Pontifical Catholic University of Chile
| Pontifical Catholic University of Chile | |
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| Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile | |
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| Latin: Universitas Catholica Chilensis | |
| Motto | In Christi lumine pro mundi vita |
| Established | June 21, 1888 |
| Type | Private Catholic |
| Chancellor | Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa |
| Rector | Ignacio Sánchez Díaz |
| Staff | 2,732 |
| Students | 22,122 |
| Location | Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins #340, Santiago |
| Website | www.uc.cl |
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC or PUC) (Spanish: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) is one of the six Catholic Universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two Pontifical Universities in the country, along with the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. It is also one of Chile's oldest universities and one of the most recognized educational institutions in Latin America.[1] Since it is a Pontifical University, it has always had a strong and very close relationship with the Vatican. It was founded on June 21, 1888 through a decree issued by the Santiago Archbishop. Its first chancellor was Monsignor Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas, and at the very beginning, the university only taught two subjects, law and mathematics. It is part of the Universities of the Rectors' Council of Chilean Universities, and although it is not state-owned, a substantial part of its budget is given by state transferences under different concepts.
According to the "Higher Education Supplement" (THES), published by British newspaper The Times, it is located in the 277th spot among the world's best universities, making it the best ranked Chilean university.[2] In the 2010 admission process, approximately 48% of the students who achieved the best score in the Prueba de Selección Universitaria matriculated in the UC.[3]
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Campuses
UC has four campuses in Santiago and one campus in Villarrica. The campuses in Santiago are:
- Casa Central
- San Joaquín
- Oriente
- Lo Contador
These four campuses have a total of 223,326.06 m2 constructed in a 614,569.92 m2 terrain. The Villarrica campus has 1,664 m2 constructed in a 2,362.5 m2 terrain.
History
UC was founded on June 21, 1888, to offer training in traditional professions (law) and in technological and practical fields such as business, accounting, chemistry, and electricity. On February 11, 1930, Pope Pius XI declared it a pontifical university, and in 1931 it was granted full academic autonomy by the Chilean government. It is a private, urban, multi-campus university. It is one of the eleven Chilean Catholic universities, and one of the twenty-five institutions within the Rectors' Council (Consejo de Rectores), the Chilean state-sponsored university system.
UC's 18 faculties are distributed through four campuses in Santiago and one regional campus located in southern Chile. The technical training centers affiliated with the University are: DUOC, the Rural Life Foundations, the Baviera Foundation, the Catechetical Home and the San Fidel Seminary. These centers carry out technical-academic extension activities in rural and agricultural areas. Other UC activities are a Sports Club, a nation-wide television network, and a Clinical Hospital dependent on the Faculty of Medicine.
UC 's Graduates of the School of Architecture (one of the most prominent in Latin America) have also made important contributions to the country with such work as the Central Building ("Casa Central") of UC, and the National Library.
Two of its most important alumni are the Jesuit Saint Alberto Hurtado and Eduardo Frei Montalva, a Chilean president. Both of them studied in the School of Laws. Sebastián Piñera, current Chilean president, graduated from the university's School of Economics.
Collaborations
The Department of Industry and System Engineering is engaging Stanford Technology Venture Program of Stanford University on a collaboration on innovation and technology ventures.
Faculties & Subjects
- College UC
- Bachelor of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Bachelor of Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts and Humanities
- Faculty of Agronomy & Forest Engineering
- Agronomy
- Forest Engineering
- Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Urban Studies
- School of Architecture
- Architecture
- School of Design
- Design
- Institute of Urban and Territorial Studies
- School of Architecture
- Faculty of Arts
- School of Visual Art
- Visual Art
- School of Theater
- Acting
- Institute of Music
- Music
- School of Visual Art
- Faculty of Biological Sciences
- Biology (with an academic major in "Natural Resources & Environment" or "Bioprocesses")
- Biochemistry
- Marine Biology
- Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
- Commercial Engineering
- Economics Institute
- School of Administration
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Institute of Sociology
- Sociology
- School of Psychology
- Psychology
- School of Social Work
- Social Work
- Institute of Sociology
- Faculty of Communications
- School of Journalism
- Journalism
- Audiovisual Direction Program
- Institute of Medical Studies
- School of Journalism
- Arts Faculty
- Arts
- Faculty of Law
- Law
- Faculty of Language and Literature
- English Literature and Linguistics
- Spanish Literature and Linguistics
- Institute of Chinese Literature
- Faculty of Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Education
- General Education
- Faculty of Engineering
- School of Engineering
- Dept. of Engineering and Construction Management
- Dept. of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
- Dept. of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering
- Dept. of Transportation and Logistics Engineering
- Dept. of Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Dept. of Mechanical and Metallurgical Engineering
- Dept. of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering
- Dept. of Electrical Engineering
- Mining Center
- School of Construction
- Construction
- School of Engineering
- Faculty of Philosophy
- Institute of Philosophy
- Philosophy
- Institute of Aesthetics
- Aesthetics
- Institute of Philosophy
- Faculty of Physics
- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Astronomy
- Department of Physics
- Physics
- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Faculty of History, Geography, and Political Science
- Institute of History
- History
- Institute of Geography
- Geography
- Institute of Political Science
- Political Science
- Institute of History
- Faculty of Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Faculty of Medicine
- School of Medicine
- Medicine
- School of Nursing
- Nursing and Obstretics
- School of Odontology
- Odontology
- School of Medicine
- Faculty of Chemistry
- Chemistry
- Chemistry and Pharmacy
- Faculty of Theology
- Theology
People
Student Body Demographics
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Professors
- Paz Yrarrázaval - former director of the Escuela de Teatro.[4]
Alumni
- Juan Emilio Cheyre, a retired Chilean Army General, Master's degree in Political Science
- Adriana Delpiano, a Chilean politician and former Intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, undergraduate degree in Social Service[5]
- Joaquín Lavín, current Minister of Education of Chile, undergraduate degree in Business Administration
- Sebastián Piñera, current president of Chile, undergraduate degree in Economics (1971) and was a professor in the university
- Ricardo Raineri, current minister of energy, undergraduate degree in Economics and still is a professor in the Department of Industrial and System Engineering of the university
- Camila Merino, current Minister of Labor and Social Welfare for Chile, majored in Industrial Civil Engineering
- Hernán de Solminihac, current Minister of Public Works and and is a professor in the university
External links
- Official Web Site (Spanish)
Source
References
- ^ http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=latin_america
- ^ Higher Education Supplement. 2009 The Times.
- ^ http://dsrd.uc.cl/los-mejores-puntajes-prefieren-la-uc
- ^ "Muere la destacada actriz nacional Paz Yrarrázaval". La Tercera. 2010-04-11. http://latercera.com/contenido/1453_250445_9.shtml. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ El Mercurio (Santiago), 28 de enero de 2007, p.D8
