María Elena González is appointed executive director of the Unified University Admission System

The professional will establish the institutional framework that will manage the Admissions System starting with the 2013-2014 academic year. Among her immediate tasks are defining professional profiles for the proposed positions and working on the formation of the national and international panels. The board of the Unified University Admissions System of the Council of […]

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Postgraduate Directors meet at USACH

The project “Your PhD in Chile” was presented at the event. This website, which will showcase the doctoral programs offered by the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), will be available soon. On June 4th, an expanded meeting of the Postgraduate Advisory Committee of the Council of Rectors was held at the University of Santiago, Chile. […]

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Carolina Foundation and Council of Rectors deliver results of scholarships for short postdoctoral stays in Spain

The beneficiaries are students from the University of Valparaíso and the Catholic University of Maule. Through an agreement between the Council of Rectors and the Carolina Foundation, two students from CRUCH institutions will be able to undertake stays of up to three months at Spanish universities. According to the Carolina Foundation, the students selected for the program are […]

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Council of Rectors approves modification to the PSU of Sciences

Continuing with the work to improve the Admissions System, based on the recommendations of the Pearson Report, the Council determined modifications to the University Selection Tests for students from technical high schools. The Executive Vice President of the Council of Rectors reminded the young people who will take the PSU this year, their families, and […]

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Council of Rectors opens citizen consultation

This initiative is part of the Citizen Participation process in which CRUCH is participating. The General Secretariat of the Council of Rectors has launched a public consultation to gather the opinions of the general public on matters concerning the organization. Citizens can access the consultation materials through the institutional website […]

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Delegation of universities headed by the Bavarian Minister of Science meets with the Council of Rectors

During the visit, the rectors of the Bavarian universities expressed their interest in establishing cooperative ties and invited their Chilean counterparts to visit their institutions. The group, comprised of nine universities from the state of Bavaria and led by the Minister of Science, Research and the Arts, Dr. Wolfgang Heubisch, met […]

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The Ministry of Education releases figures from the socioeconomic re-evaluation process after meeting with the executive vice president of CRUCH.

«We want them to be certain that no student requiring financial support will be left unprotected,” stated Rector Juan Manuel Zolezzi. The Ministry of Education also announced the opening of an appeals process, which will conclude on May 30. The Executive Vice President of the Council of Rectors, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, visited the Ministry offices […]

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The Commission for Strengthening Grade Rankings receives student representatives and representatives from the Ministry of Education

At the meeting, the guests praised the implementation of this instrument and proposed ideas for its strengthening. The commission members shared the work that has been done in the working group on this matter. With the presence of guests from the Ministry of Education and the Confederation of Chilean Students (CONFECH), the […]

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Executive Vice President of the Council of Rectors meets with representatives of higher education in Spain

The meeting focused on potential collaborations between the Council of Rectors and Spanish universities. The Council of Rectors received a visit from a delegation from the Spanish Embassy and Universidad.es, a government initiative promoting Spanish higher education institutions. Those present at the meeting included […]

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