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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Academic Vice-Rectors of the CRUCH address debate on the duration of degrees and timely graduation

The Council of Rectors committee reviewed other topics such as progress on the Transferable Credit System (TCS), the qualifications framework, funding, and the lack of regulation of the current Chilean university system. The academic vice-rectors of the Council's member universities met yesterday in the CITECAMP auditorium at the University of Santiago.

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CRUCH analyzes the impact of the Ranking of Grades with rectors of private universities

Academic authorities were informed about the new factor in the admissions process and learned about its attributes from the perspective of inclusion and equity. "There was a very productive dialogue," stated the executive vice president of the Council of Rectors, Juan Manuel Zolezzi. The meeting took place at the Council of Rectors' offices […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH: “In none of the 25 CRUCH universities is there any appropriation of surpluses, which is what is called profit.”

Representatives from the Council of Rectors attended today's session of the Investigative Commission on the functioning of Higher Education. Rector Juan Manuel Zolezzi described this meeting as "a major step forward because, although the issue of profit-making is common knowledge, no state agency had previously addressed it." Representatives of the […]

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CRUCH International Relations Committee meets with French Ambassador

The working group of the Council of Rectors, headed by Rector Víctor Cubillos, met with diplomat Marc Giacomini to discuss facilitating the exchange of undergraduate students, both Chilean and French, in the fields of engineering and agronomy. The meeting took place at the offices of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) […]

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CRUCH Postgraduate Directors meet with expert on accreditation issues

“Accreditation is not, and should not be, a mere bureaucratic process,” stated Patricia O’Brien, deputy director of The New England Association of Schools and Colleges in the United States. On Wednesday, June 13, a meeting on accreditation standards was held at the offices of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) […]

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CRUCH approves inclusion of the Grade Ranking in the 2013 Admission Process

In an extraordinary plenary session, the inclusion of this factor as an additional element within the selection variables was approved, effective from the 2013 admissions process. Furthermore, the schedule for the 2013 Admissions Process was established, with the PSU exams scheduled for December 3rd and 4th. “From […]

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