María Zuñiga, president of the deans of Education at CRUCH: “If we want the best to come to education, let's start by introducing a minimum standard for applications…”

The academic met with the Minister of Education, Harald Beyer, to discuss the admission requirements for teacher training programs and the Inicia Test. "If we want the best students to come to education, let's start by introducing a minimum standard for the application process," warned the dean of the University of La Serena. At the Ministry of […]

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CRUCH addresses timely graduation strategies and a new calculation of the reference fee

The Council of Rectors highlighted its commitment to working on strategies that allow for timely graduation—defined as the formal duration of the program plus one year—and a reduction in university dropout rates, noting that changes to the formal duration of degree programs require a national agreement. Meanwhile, the […]

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CRUCH and CONFECH join forces in rejecting profit in Higher Education

University presidents and students agreed to develop a joint work agenda, which will include monthly meetings. The executive vice president of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, requested the immediate withdrawal of charges against those facing legal problems for protesting. In its second meeting of the year, the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) […]

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The Statistical Yearbooks for the years 2005 to 2010 are now available in Excel format.

The publications present annual information from the universities that make up the Council of Rectors. Starting today, Excel versions of the Statistical Yearbooks published by the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) between 2005 and 2010 are available to facilitate the use of this data by researchers. […]

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Council of Rectors acknowledges significant progress in the new financing proposal from the Ministry of Education

The executive vice president of CRUCH, Juan Manuel Zolezzi, praised the details of the initiative promoted by the Minister of Education, Harald Beyer. "It is a significant step towards freeing families from debt," stated the rector of the University of Santiago. In the monthly plenary session of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities, […]

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CRUCH and U. de Concepción convene the International Workshop "Development of the Doctorate in a University of Excellence"«

The seminar will address strategies for advancing quality, internationalization, and innovation in doctoral training. The event will feature presentations by Hernan Chaimovich from the University of São Paulo; Zlatko Skrbis from the University of Queensland in Australia; and Patrick S. Osmer from Ohio State University in the United States, in addition to other experts […]

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The CRUCH Research Commission and CONICYT join forces to promote the development of science and technology in Chile

Miguel O'Ryan, president of the Science, Technology, and Research Committee of the Council of Rectors, stated that "we believe progress was made in general terms, and we hope to continue making progress on concrete issues throughout the year." The first meeting of the year between the president of the National Research Commission […] was given a positive assessment.

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Summit meeting between university presidents and students: CRUCH and CONFECH reaffirm common themes for 2012

The CRUCH executive committee and the CONFECH executive board, in their first official working meeting, established an agenda for 2012, continuing to agree on the issues of admissions, funding, quality, and democratization. At the meeting, both parties committed to maintaining an ongoing dialogue to achieve their objectives […]

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Minister of Education pledges to make progress on key issues in higher education

The top official at the ministry confirmed that progress will be made on pending issues such as the Superintendency of Higher Education, quality assurance, the elimination of profit-making in higher education, and the State Universities Law. The Ministry of Education will submit a proposal within 60 days on how to improve the reference tuition fee system. […]

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Council of Rectors meets with the president of the Senate to analyze the agenda in higher education

At the meeting, the university presidents called for addressing key issues in higher education this year, such as the Superintendency of Higher Education, the elimination of profit-making in education, and quality assurance. The Executive Committee of the Council of University Presidents met this morning with the President of the Senate, Senator Camilo […]

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