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 […]
Academic authorities from both countries discussed the similarities between their education sectors. Michael Spence, Chancellor of the University of Sydney, stated that “higher education in Australia and Chile shares challenges related to economic development and the demands of social inclusion.” This discussion took place during a meeting between the Council of Rectors of the […]
Representatives from Chile and Europe analyzed topics such as student mobility, the role of the State in higher education, and its funding. An important meeting took place at the headquarters of the Council of Rectors between rectors and directors of international relations from Chilean universities belonging to the CRUCH (Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities) and rectors of European universities and representatives of […]
The Alfa Puentes program aims to reverse the low rate of international students at Latin American universities, which stands at only 0.41%, compared to 61% in Europe. The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH), along with representatives from UNESCO, the European University Association (EUA), […]
María Teresa Marshall, executive director of the Council of Rectors, visited leading universities in California (USA) as part of the Chile-California Program and efforts to strengthen bilateral relations for the development of strategic alliances at the postgraduate level. Within the framework of the Chile-California Program, the executive director of the Council of Rectors of the […]
The meeting included Alberto Mayol, a sociologist and academic from the University of Chile, who analyzed the significance and legacy of the student movement and the work carried out by university rectors in the educational debate. In the monthly plenary session, held at the Austral University of Chile in Valdivia, the 25 rectors […]
93,574 applicants were selected through the CRUCH admissions process. The application process for the 25 traditional universities and the eight private universities affiliated with the Admissions System of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) was successfully completed. 25,761 more students—than in 2011—were selected through […]
According to the results obtained by the applicants, the University Selection Tests maintain a trend similar to previous years. Regarding the socioeconomic gap, the 2012 admissions process shows stable patterns compared to the previous year and preceding years. For 2013, the Council of Rectors will make changes to the test […]
At the second annual meeting of this working group, the board that will serve for the next two years was elected and will be headed by Sara Yusta Manterola, from the Catholic University of Temuco. This took place within the framework of the First International Congress of University Libraries, organized by the Federico Santa María University, […]
The Council of Rectors informed the Higher Education Division of the Ministry of Education that students at traditional universities receive approximately 130,000 food and living allowance scholarships. The rectors met with representatives of the Confederation of Chilean Students (CONFECH) to analyze the situation and explore ways to extend the provision of these scholarships.
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