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Université Pontificale Catholique du Chili
Université Pontificale Catholique du Chili
The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (UC) is one of the most important universities in Chile and Latin America. It was founded on 21 June 1888, has 18 faculties distributed on four campuses in Santiago and one regional campus located in the south of the country.
Facts and figures :
- National University (Member of Chancellor Council) with 30% state contribution
- Third in Latin America and 331 in the world (THS-QS World Univ. Rankings, 2010)
- Highest National Accreditation
- Approximately 27,000 students, more than 1,600 foreigners 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 present in all areas of the University, with 35 doctorates ranging from the Arts to the Neurosciences. More than 900 students (22% of them foreign) are following these programs, which have graduated over 1,280 doctors in the course of their history. In this way, the UC has continued to create a critical mass of researchers both in and out of Chile. The University’s leadership in research and graduate programs has exerted 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, 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. In this sense, 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.
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