The Pontificia Universidad Católica
de Chile (UC) was founded on June 21, 1888, to offer training
in traditional professions 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 (but with some
public support), urban, multi-campus university. It is
one of six Catholic universities, and one of 25 institutions
within the Chilean university system.
Its 18 Faculties are distributed on 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 television network that broadcasts into
all regions, and a Clinical Hospital dependent on the
School of Medicine.
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Over the last few years the University's
leadership in research and graduate programs has had considerable
influence on the country's cultural and scientific development.
Among other achievements, are an important number of inventions
in chemistry (a copper-refining process), in engineering
(an induction oven), and in medicine (vaccines).
Graduates of the School of Architecture
have also made important contributions to the country with
such work as the Central Building of the UC, and the National
Library.
Upon the 100th anniversary of its foundation,
the UC continues to make every effort to develop its existing
facilities and institutions, as well as to make its intellectual,
creative, and spiritual capacity available to the community.
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His
excellency. Most Reverend Joaquín Larraín
Gandarillas, Archbishop of Anazarba, founder and first
Rector.
Monsignor Carlos casanueva. Rector between 1920 and
1953 |
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