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Universidad Central de Chile | |
Type | Private (non-profit) |
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Established | 9 November 1982 |
President | Patricio Silva Rojas |
Rector | Santiago González Larraín |
Academic staff | 1,200 |
Students | 13,186 (2020) |
Undergraduates | 11,748 |
Postgraduates | 1,438 |
Location | , , |
Website | www.ucentral.cl |
Universidad Central de Chile (English: Central University of Chile), abbreviated as UCEN, 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 Universidad Central de Chile is structured in five faculties in which are held 33 undergraduate programs and an institute 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 Universidad Central de 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.
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- |
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