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News directed and related to all the UC Chile community: students, academics and staff.


Student-athlete Lucas Nervi laughing between two other athletes.

The Legacy of the 2023 Pan American Games

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

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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…

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UC Chile's President presented the Annual Report for 2021

In his speech, President Ignacio Sánchez highlighted the contribution to the discussion of the Chilean Constitutional Convention and advances in areas like…

Students in Main Campus

UC Chile Becomes a 100% Smoke-Free University

Since March, smoking is not allowed on any campus. However, the "Smoke-Free Campus" campaign includes support programs for smokers who wish to quit smoking…

President Ignacio Sanchez giving a speech in front of an audience gathered in the hall.

President Ignacio Sánchez calls for dialogue to solve global issues

The UC | Chile Inauguration Ceremony of the Academic Year 2022 was held face-to-face after two years of online broadcasting due to the pandemic.

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International Community at the UC Chile: my Chilean way

On September 18, Chileans celebrate Independence Day. But how the international community at UC Chile has lived our traditions?

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Mariana Zúñiga: First UC Chile student to win an Olympic medal

The Psychology freshman made history by winning the university's first Olympic-paralympic medal, adding a fourth medal for the Chilean delegation in Japan.

Four international students walk through the San Joaquin campus.

UC promotes a comprehensive internationalization model for the community

Within the new 2020-2025 Development Plan framework, the Adjunct Office of the Vice President for International Affairs VRAI) promotes Internationalization at…