Office of the President
The Office of the President is led by the President, the University’s highest executive authority, responsible for governing the institution in accordance with the General Statutes and the Regulations of the Organizations that work with the Office of the President.
To support the effective fulfillment of these responsibilities — and in response to the need to promote initiatives that cut across all Provost and Vice Presidential Offices — the President is directly supported in the areas of strategy and budget planning, management control and processes, communications, institutional studies, and analysis.
Its purpose is to ensure alignment between the University’s strategic priorities and its budget; coherence across internal and external communications issued by the Office of the President; agility and efficiency in high-level institutional management; coordination among Provost and Vice Presidential Offices; and the continuous improvement of key institutional processes.
Juan Carlos de la Llera Martin
Tenured Professor at the School of Engineering at UC Chile. A Civil Engineer from the same university, he earned a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in structural dynamics and seismic control. 2010 he became Dean of the School of Engineering, serving three consecutive terms until 2022. In March 2025, he was appointed President of UC Chile.
Core Functions
The President, who governs the University, is named to a renewable five-year term by the competent ecclesiastical authority, according to the norms established by the Holy See.
- Proposing policies, activity programs, and general work plans for the University to the Leadership Council.
- Proposing the approval or modification of statutes and other regulations to the Leadership Council.
- Proposing the annual budget to the Leadership Council.
- Convening and presiding over Leadership Council meetings.
- Periodically rendering an account of his work to the Leadership Council.
- Informing the Chancellor of any situation when necessary.
- Enacting regulations, decrees, resolutions, and instructions.
- Executing the Leadership Council's agreements.
- Managing and disposing of the University's assets.
- Representing the University before national and foreign officials. Represent it judicially and extrajudicially.
- Appointing academic officers and teaching and administrative staff when needed.
- Appointing and removing officers who hold a position of trust.
- Conferring academic degrees and professional titles.
All the tasks carried out by the President are detailed in the General Statutes of the University (in Spanish).
Units and Offices
Units of the Office of the President
Office of the Provost
The Office of the Provost is a unit of direct support to the Rector's management. This task ensures the alignment and coordination of the different units with the University's academic project, guiding the definition of policies and articulating the roles of various actors within the university community.
Provost
Office of the Provost for Institutional Management
The Office of the Provost for Institutional Management fosters the University's relationship with society through various channels of engagement with the environment and specific aspects of management and institutional development. This task must ensure the most significant possible impact through the transfer of the University's capabilities to society, as well as the alignment with the educational project and strengthening of the effect of the University's participation in the different organizations linked to it, and its economic sustainability, primarily through the relationship with other actors in the public, private and civil society sectors.
Provost for Institutional Management
Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs oversees the development and implementation of the University's academic policies. The Vice President of Academic Affairs heads it. Among its functions are proposing university teaching, student admission, and inclusion policies.
Vice President of Academic Affairs
Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies is responsible for developing and implementing the University's doctoral training, research and creation, innovation, and transfer policies, as well as its national and international collaboration policies for research and postgraduate studies. It also promotes and implements academic policies related to publications, artistic creation, intellectual property, and all multidisciplinary research and knowledge development at UC Chile and its regional centers and stations.
Vice President for Research and Graduate
The Office of the Vice President for International Affairs
The Office of the Vice President for International Affairs is responsible for leading and executing the University's international relations policies. This means, among other things, representing the University before international agencies and institutions, managing mobility programs for students and academics, attracting international students, and promoting internationalization within the University.
Vice President for International Affairs
Office of the Vice President for Digital Intelligence
The Office of the Vice President for Digital Intelligence is the unit charged by the President with developing and implementing the University's policy to adapt, understand, and operate efficiently and effectively in digital environments, as well as implementing the resolutions of the Leadership Council related to these matters.
Vice President for Digital Intelligence
Office of the Vice President for Finance
It is the unit responsible for developing and implementing the University's economic and financial policies. Additionally, it must propose, supervise, and control people policies, infrastructure, and physical space.
Vice President for Finance
Office of the Vice President for Communications
The unit is in charge of elaborating and executing the communications policy for the University's academic, cultural extension, publishing, marketing, and digital visibility activities.
Vice President for Communications
Offices of the Office of the President
Office of Public Relations and Protocols
Unit responsible for supporting the Office of the President in its engagement with both the internal and external communities of the University, as well as coordinating and overseeing protocol arrangements for official ceremonies and activities involving the Office of the President. Its responsibilities include organizing institutional events, coordinating official ceremonies and visits by external authorities and guests, while ensuring compliance with University protocols and values.
Executive Direction
Unit responsible for planning, executing, and coordinating the President’s daily activities, as well as overseeing internal and external communications issued by the Office of the President to the University Leadership and Academic Units. It also ensures the efficient management of the President’s agenda and coordinates other specific initiatives entrusted by the Office of the President.
Office of Strategy
Unit that advises the President and the University Leadership in the development and implementation of the Institutional Strategy, proposing a strategic roadmap and monitoring progress toward its objectives. Its responsibilities include supporting the participatory development of the strategic plan, coordinating work with advisors and experts, and promoting the integration of a strategic perspective into University decision-making and projects.
Office of Development, Processes and Management Control
Unit responsible for planning, designing, and implementing institutional processes based on efficiency and quality standards, while promoting continuous improvement. It also monitors budget performance and the progress of the institutional strategy, supporting decision-making and identifying opportunities to improve the University’s key processes.
Office of Quality, Research, and Institutional Analysis
Unit responsible for developing and implementing the University’s internal quality system and quality policy, as well as producing institutional studies, analysis, and data to support strategic decision-making. It also coordinates the systematization of institutional data and supports Institutional Accreditation processes, serving as Technical Secretariat.
