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Strategic axis: International Expansion

Discover how UC Chile goes out into the world through news about students, academics, partnerships and international forums.


Friends UC directors met with the President and other UC Chile authorities.

Friends UC, Our Ally Foundation in the North

Based in the US, this non-profit corporation provides a series of initiatives that support the university being at the forefront of higher education…

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UC Chile student shares his positive experience with Harvard's Aspire Leaders Program

Felipe Gálvez was one of the 110 finalists in the 2021 edition of the Aspire Leaders Program, which offers courses and classes to prepare future university…

Luciano Lizana and Álvaro Donoso, Paperlux team.

3 Awesome Innovations Developed by UC Students

PaperLux is a low-cost optical device that transforms screens into interactive whiteboards, making it a great solution for education. Palpa is a shower sponge…

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UC Chile Continues Rank as the Best Chilean University

The latest edition of the prestigious British ranking places the university in the lead among Chilean universities and No. 121 in the world.

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The new version of the 3MT® contest is open

For the ninth year, the competition will bring together doctoral students who will speak to a non-specialized audience in English for no more than 3 minutes…

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How UC Chile keeps strengtheing its links with Africa

UC Chile signed an agreement with a religious organization that allows its community to volunteer in Kenya. Adding this opportunity to those it already offers…

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Join a virtual research internship program and get connected with the world

The Second Edition of the Online and International Research Internship Program is now open. Organized by the Hemispheric University Consortium (HUC) network…

Students at Spanish classes.

"Español UC": more than 30 years promoting the teaching of Spanish as a foreign language

Created in 1990, it is the first program for teaching Spanish as a second language in Chile and one of the first in Latin America. More than 4,000 people have…

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UC Chile signs an agreement with the University of California and its 41 nature reserves for joint research

To promote collaborative studies and investigate the causes and effects of climate change on biodiversity, to monitor socio-ecological processes in arid lands…

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Australian expert shares insights on how to build an international curriculum in higher education

Professor Betty Leask —who gave a lecture at UC Chile in April— is a worldwide recognized researcher and consultant regarding the internationalization of the…

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New promising ways to strengthen global relations at UC Chile

Fresh concepts drive the Office of the Vice President for International Affairs, such as "being able to cross borders without leaving the university" or…

International students inside the Fresno Hall, at Main Campus.

UC Chile Welcomes International Students After Two Years of Online Classes

More than 300 students from 20 different countries will join the UC community in the first semester of 2022. "We expect to end the year with more than 500…