The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) is one of the top universities in Chile and Latin America. It was founded on 21 June 1888, has 18 faculties spread out over four campuses in Santiago and one regional campus located in the south of the country.
 

Facts and figures :

• National University (Member of the Chancellor Council) with a 30% state contribution
• Ranked third in Latin America and 331^st in the world (THS-QS World Univ. Rankings, 2010)
• Highest National Accreditation
• Approximately 27,000 students, more than 1,600 overseas students from 40 countries
• 18 faculties
• Nearly 1,600 teachers and faculty members
• 5 campuses including 4 in Santiago and one in the south in Villarrica
• 650,000 m² of premises
• 110,000 Alumni

 
Research is carried out in all areas of the University, with 35 doctoral programs ranging from the Arts to the Neurosciences. More than 900 students (22% of them from overseas) follow these programs, which have produced over 1,280 doctors during the course of their history. In this way, the UC has continued to create a critical mass of researchers both in Chile and abroad. The University’s leadership in research and graduate programs has exerted a considerable influence on the cultural and scientific society of the country, and has led it to become a major research center in social sciences, natural sciences, health, economics, agriculture, philosophy, theology, the arts, technology and humanities. In addition, its research activities allow it to support doctoral programs and create a stimulating educational and intellectual environment.
 
Internationalization is a variable that permeates all the work performed throughout the university. From this perspective, the academic training, research and curricula must be up to international standards.

The International Academic Relations Office carries out this endeavor through various activities and programs.

Find out more at:

• http://internationalrelations.uc.cl/estrategia-de-internacionalizacion-uc/internationalization-strategy#sthash.nLP9SuQB.dpuf