Central University of Chile
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Universidad Central de Chile | |
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Type | Private (non-profit) |
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Established | 9 November 1982 |
President | Ricardo Napadensky Bauzá |
Rector | Santiago González Larraín |
Academic staff | 1,200 |
Students | 13,186 (2020) |
Undergraduates | 11,748 |
Postgraduates | 1,438 |
Location | , , |
Website | www.ucentral.cl |
The Central University of Chile (UCEN) (Spanish: Universidad Central de Chile) is the first autonomous private university in Chile, founded in 1982 in Santiago de Chile. It's accredited in the areas of institutional management and undergraduate teaching by the National Accreditation Commission of Chile for a term of four years from December 2017 to December 2021.
The Central University of Chile is structured in five faculties in which are held 33 undergraduate programs and a Intitute that imparts 6 top-level technical careers. Also Central University has PhD., masters and various training programs and continuing education in the areas of Management, Business, Government, Architecture, Social Sciences, Law, Education, Health and Technology.
The Headquarters of Central University of Chile is located in the University District of Santiago, near the Toesca metro station, addition to four campuses, an extension center and a sports center in the heart of the capital, totaling more than 89,000 m2 infraestructura. Also has one campus in the city of La Serena, Región de Coquimbo in the north of Chile.
Rectors[]
Name | Period |
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Carlos Blin Arriagada | 1983–1985 |
Húgo Gálvez Gajardo | 1985–1995 |
Vicente Kovacevic Poklepovic | 1995–2000 |
Gonzalo Hernández Uribe | 2000 |
René Martínez Lemoine | 2000–2001 |
Luis Lucero Alday | 2002–2011 |
Dr. Ignacio Larraechea Loeser | 2011 |
Dr. Luis Merino Montero | 2011-2012 |
Rafael Rosell Aiquel | 2012-2015 |
Santiago González Larraín | 2015- |
Faculties[]
- Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
- School of Engineering
- School of Architecture and Landscape
- Faculty of Economy, Government and Communications
- School of Economics and Business
- School of Government and Communications
- Faculty of Education and Social Science
- School of Initial Education
- School of Secondary Education and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Law and Humanities
- School of Law and Social Work
- Faculty of Healthcare science
- School of Health
- School of Psychology and Occupational Therapy
- Institute of Technical Careers
Notable alumni[]
- Felipe Harboe. Senator for Senate cirucunscripcion No. 12 (Bio Bio Cordillera).
- Romy Schmidt. Former Minister of National Assets.
International agreements[]
America[]
Argentina
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
- Universidad Nacional de San Juan
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
- Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
- Universidad de Boyacá
- Universidad de Sucre
- Universidad del Atlántico
- Universidad del Rosario
- Universidad EAFIT
- Universidad ICESI
- Universidad Militar Nueva Granada
- Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Universidad Santo Tomás
Costa Rica
Cuba
- Universidad de La Habana
Ecuador
United States
Mexico
Parama
Peru
- Universidad Científica del Sur
- Universidad Continental
- Universidad de Lima
- Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Uruguay
Asia[]
Europe[]
Croacia
France
Germany
Italy
- Politecnico di Milano
- Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"
Netherlands
- Universiteit Leiden
Romani
Spain
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Universidad de Alcalá
- Universidad de Granada
- Universidad de La Rioja
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- Universidad de Málaga
- Universidad de Oviedo
- Universidad de Sevilla
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
- Universitat de les Illes Balears
- Universitat de València
- Universitat Politècnica de València
- Universitat Rovira i Virgili
- Universidad Santiago de Compostela
Sweden
Campus[]
Headquarters of the University
Gonzalo Hernández Campus
Vicente Kovacevic I Campus
Vicente Kovacevic II Campus
Extension Center
Sports Center
Inside view of Vicente Kovacevic II Campus
Student Federation[]
The Central University of Chile Students Federation (Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad Central de Chile [abbr. FEUCEN]) is an organization that represents all the students of the University with the academic authorities and the CONFECH (Confederation of Chilean Students). The current president of the FEUCEN is Marco Velarde a student from the School of Sociology.
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Coordinates: 33°27′11″S 70°39′37″W / 33.45306°S 70.66028°W
- Central University of Chile
- Universities in Chile
- Educational institutions established in 1982
- Universities in Santiago Metropolitan Region
- 1982 establishments in Chile