Author: Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities

Executive Vice President of CRUCH assures that it is necessary to review the financing model of higher education

Rector Aldo Valle assured that student benefits should be thought of as "an articulated public policy of effective social mobility." He argued that those who access the Gratuity "are young people from poor families, with academic gaps and who are the first to enter the university in their families." In addition, he insisted on the Council's proposal […]

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ENCE survey of CRUCH universities reveals how their students experience academic life and learning processes

During the presentation of the results, the rector of the Catholic University of Temuco, Aliro Bórquez, said that "we have been learning to have data of this nature to optimize our work and improve the quality of higher education." The 90.1% of the first-year students and the 87.9% of the fourth-year students […]

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CRUCH universities will analyze ENCE survey results on student experience and learning in higher education

The main results 2018 of the National Survey of Evaluation of Student Engagement (ENCE), in which more than 7 thousand students from universities of the Council of Rectors participated, will be analyzed this Friday, May 10 in the context of the international seminar “Student Engagement and Promotion of University Training ”. The ENCE survey, which is […]

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Council of Rectors assesses advances in Gender Equality policies in its universities

According to the report of the CRUCH advisory commission in this area, the 61% of the Council's universities has created Gender Equity units or directorates and the 72% has developed protocols against gender violence. The executive vice president, rector Aldo Valle, highlighted the progress made by the institutions, but warned that […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH: "We have a duty to stop and look at our admission system and warn, promptly and with measure, that we must introduce changes"

The authority of the Council of Rectors inaugurated this Tuesday the Seminar "University Admission and Selection in Chile: How to respond to the requirements and diversity of talents of the young people of the XXI century?", Organized by the Single Admission System of the CRUCH in conjunction with the University of Los Lagos. On the occasion, […]

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CRUCH seminar will address initiatives to measure writing, innovation in assessment and equity programs in universities

Starting tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, the CRUCH Single Admission System will develop the Seminar "University Admission and Selection in Chile: How to respond to the requirements and diversity of talents of young people of the 21st century?" It will include the participation of rectors, academic authorities and researchers. In the activity […]

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Council of Rectors agrees to incorporate measurement of writing in the admission system and proposals for improvement of the current instruments

After listening to the evaluation and recommendations for adjustments to the USPs presented by the members of the Committee of Experts of the Single Admission System, the plenary session of the Council defined a work agenda for the short and medium term. In addition, the CRUCH defined its five representatives for the new Access Committee of the […]

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Executive Vice President of CRUCH: "The door cannot be closed on social problems, we must assume them and dialogue with those who can effectively contribute to better solutions"

The rector Aldo Valle announced that the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities will send a proposal to the Minister of Education to address the situation of students who will lose Gratuity for exceeding the formal duration of their careers. The Council's proposal will seek to “avoid the impairment that, until now, the application of […]

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CRUCH authorities receive the rectors of the Diego Portales and Alberto Hurtado universities who join the Council

The executive vice president, rector Aldo Valle, led a meeting this Thursday, March 21 with the rectors Carlos Peña and Eduardo Silva. The two new rectors will participate for the first time in the monthly CRUCH session, which will take place next Thursday, March 28 in Santiago. “For us it is an occasion that has character […]

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