Author: Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities

Council of Rectors addresses the effects of social mobilizations in universities and the 2020 Admission Process

The executive vice president of CRUCH, Aldo Valle, explained that the houses of study are working internally to reschedule the closing of the second semester of the academic year 2019. Regarding the admission process, the rector Valle ratified that the PSUs will surrender on 6 and 7 of January 2020 and reiterated that the change of […]

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January 6 and 7, 2020: new modification of dates to render PSU seeks more favorable conditions to carry out the Admission Process

La decisión adoptada de manera conjunta por el CRUCH, MINEDUC y DEMRE pretende que los y las estudiantes puedan rendir las pruebas en un contexto de mayor tranquilidad y tengan la posibilidad de desplazarse a los lugares de rendición sin dificultades. En el Proceso de Admisión 2020 hay más de 295 mil personas inscritas para […]

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CRUCH: "We call on the political system as a whole to reach a constitutional agreement that responds to an already historic citizen demand"

Representatives of the Council of Rectors expressed to President Piñera the commitment of the universities to social peace. On the occasion, the executive vice president of CRUCH, Aldo Valle, stated that “on the basis of peace we can effectively advance in the purpose of rebuilding the trust of citizens in our institutions and advance […]

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Consejo de Rectores demanda el “término inmediato del uso de balines y perdigones por parte de Carabineros en manifestaciones públicas”

 After almost 200 people have suffered eye loss, the CRUCH -through a public statement- argued that “public order is not a system of physical coercion in fact on the population nor can it be guaranteed through massive physical injury, because this represents the order of fear and a systematic violation of […]

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Vice President of CRUCH, Aldo Valle: "We want to put all our universities at the service of a peaceful and essential meeting for Chile"

In the social context of the country, the Council of Rectors announced today that open dialogues will be held for citizens in its 29 universities, with the purpose of raising proposals to address social demands. The CRUCH will also carry out internal work to improve social equity within its institutions and will review its plans […]

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Council of Rectors announces new dates for the rendering of the University Selection Tests (PSU) of the 2020 Admission Process

La definición se tomó de manera conjunta entre el CRUCH, DEMRE y el MINEDUC, velando por los requerimientos del proceso de admisión y matrícula y que los y las estudiantes cuenten con todas las garantías de seguridad y tranquilidad El día de hoy se reunieron el Consejo de Rectores, la Subsecretaría de Educación Superior del […]

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Council of Rectors announces new special admission for universities located in extreme areas

This initiative will focus on the regions of Arica and Parinacota and Tarapacá, in the north, and Aysén and Magallanes, in the south, and the U. de Tarapacá, U. Arturo Prat, U. de Aysén and U. of Magallanes. The executive vice president of CRUCH, rector Aldo Valle, stated that “we are fully aware [...]

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CRUCH and OBREAL develop a seminar to share good practices in the field of research and international academic cooperation

The general secretary of the Council of Rectors, María Elena González, assured that promoting collaboration between institutions "contributes to improving the quality of universities and making more substantive contributions to community life and local development." For her part, OBREAL's international project coordinator, Elizabeth Colucci stated that “for these […]

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Council of Rectors warns of the need to speed up the execution of the 2019 Budget in higher education

The executive vice president of CRUCH, Aldo Valle, although he appreciated that this year the delay in the delivery of resources for Gratuity has been corrected, he regretted the delay in the delivery of other state funds for academic institutions. "It is not useful to the universities that these resources arrive in December," he said. In other […]

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