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Hungarian Students Share How Their Internship at UC Chile Transformed Their Lives

Blanka and Noemi, two students from Hungary, arrived in Chile for a three-month internship in Special Education at the UC Interfaculty Program. Little did they…

A Journey of Belonging: Kimberly Bourdeau's Path from Haiti to UC Chile

Kimberly Bourdeau packed all her belongings into a suitcase and longed to reunite with her mother and siblings. After spending her entire life in Haiti, she…

Juan Carlos de la Llera

Juan Carlos de la Llera is the new president of UC Chile

The former dean of the Faculty of Engineering and current full professor, Juan Carlos de la Llera, is a UC Chile engineering graduate, holds a Ph.D. from the…

A group of students at the UC Chile Future Freshman Expo posing with playful accessories and smiles. (Photo credit: UC Chile)

Last Year's Most Notable Moments at UC Chile

The first Encuentro x Chile, a search for the next university president, and a major cultural expansion are just some of the milestones that marked 2024 for…

Luis Chillida with two women looking at one of his fathers artworks.

UC Chile Hosts Exhibition to Join in the 100th Birthday Celebration of Eduardo Chillida

The UC-Alameda Extension Center Art Gallery has now joined the global festivities honoring the iconic Basque sculptor with the unveiling of «Eduardo Chillida:

Professor Juan Carlos de la Llera.

UC Chile Professor Received Recognition for his Contribution in Earthquake Impact Reduction

Renowned for his pioneering technology that can mitigate seismic effects by up to 10 times, Professor Juan Carlos de la Llera has been appointed as a new…

Student-athlete Lucas Nervi laughing between two other athletes.

The Legacy of the 2023 Pan American Games

43 UC Chile students made history representing the country at the Pan American Games. They played a pivotal role in Team Chile's impressive performance…

Image of the official mascot of the Games, Fiu, a seven-colored bird. He is smiling and with his arms raised in the middle of a field with rugby players behind him.

More Than 40 UC Chile Athletes will seek glory at the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games

With a week to go, the students who will compete are training for the competition that will take place in four regions of Chile: Metropolitana, Valparaís…

Gaston Soublette looking to the left.

Gastón Soublette Recognized with the 2023 National Award for Humanities and Social Sciences

The Chilean intellectual, who taught for 47 years at Universidad Católica and served as the director of the university’s Institute of Aesthetics in the 1980s…

President Ignacio Sánchez making a speech.

Our university starts the year with many exciting announcements

President Ignacio Sanchez inaugurated the 2023 academic year and, in his speech, spoke of the success of this year's admissions. He also referred to the…

A man is giving a speech on stage while a woman is looking at him waiting to talk. In the wall is a screen with the phrase "Green Guide: for students that are joining to the UC Chile".

Hi, International Students! A green-friendly UC Chile welcomes you

If you are an international student, you should know the Green Guide, a manual on how to be sustainable during your stay at UC Chile.

The winner team (Dr. Emilio Farfán, Felipe Araya, Manuel Barroilhet, Francisco Cornejo, Agustín Gutiérrez and Matías Vergara) is posing in front of the Universidad San Sebastián.

UC Chile Medicine Students Win First Place in America's Anatomy Cup

A UC Chile Medicine team made up of second-year students and faculty members participated in the international competition organized by Latin American Anatomy…