University presidents, students, and members of parliament are seeking common ground on strengthening public education.

In the context of the debate on the 2013 Budget Law, these stakeholders met to reach a consensus. "We want quality public education to be available to all Chileans," stated Juan Manuel Zolezzi, Executive Vice President of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH). At the request of Congressman Carlos Montes, a member of the Joint Committee on […]

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National Awards 2012 stay again at the CRUCH

Two graduates and three academics from institutions belonging to the Council of Rectors received awards this year in Literature, Musical Arts, History, Natural Sciences, and Applied and Technological Sciences. As has become customary in Chile, most national awards, with very few exceptions, are awarded in some way to universities belonging to the Council of Rectors.

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CRUCH and UNIFI close the work week planning future collaborations

At the closing session of the Second Chile-Finland Forum, representatives from the Council of Rectors and Finnish universities discussed potential projects and cooperation networks where both organizations could collaborate. The week of activities at the meeting between representatives concluded with a closing session at the Council of Rectors' offices.

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CRUCH and UNIFI explore new challenges for bilateral cooperation

Chilean and Finnish university rectors met today at FORUM II at the University of Santiago. With the aim of deepening the exchange and integration of knowledge and culture in higher education, Forum II was held today, a meeting between the Universities of Finland (UNIFI), the Council of Rectors of Finnish Universities […]

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CRUCH and UNIFI meet at FORUM II Chile – Finland

Teacher training in Finland, international opportunities in education, and science and technology policies, among other higher education topics, will be discussed by university presidents from Chile and Finland. The Finnish delegation will also visit the CRUCH universities located in Antofagasta, Valdivia, and Valparaíso. They will meet for the second time next Monday, August 20th […]

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The Council of Rectors presented on the Grade Ranking to the Education Committee of the House of Representatives.

The executive vice president of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, positively assessed the parliamentarians' reception of the new instrument and affirmed that "we are on the right track, aiming for equity." A special session of the Chamber of Deputies was held in the former National Congress building in Santiago, where the executive vice president was invited.

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The Postgraduate Commission is committed to strengthening this area in the CRUCH universities.

The meeting brought together representatives from the institutions that make up the Council of Rectors, who addressed topics such as student mobility, the results of scholarship applications during 2021, and internationalization strategies for postgraduate programs. Iñigo Díaz, president of the National Accreditation Commission, also participated. The Commission met at the University of Chile […]

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Rector of the University of California, Davis meets with representatives of the CRUCH

«There is a history of academic collaboration between UC Davis and the CRUCH universities, and I look forward to CRUCH’s continued participation in further developing the Chile-California program,” said Rector Ralph J. Hexter during his visit. This morning, the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) received a visit from a team […]

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