Founded in 1888, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is currently one of the leading higher education institutions in Latin America.
Approximately 22,000 students are enrolled in graduate and undergraduate programs, which encompass a wide range of disciplines and professional schools. Its faculty includes approximately 2,000 professors, several of whom have received prestigious international awards for their contributions.
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile strives to provide its students with an educational experience that motivates both personal growth and the development of an inquisitive and critical mind. One of our objectives is to educate persons who are committed to the construction of a more just and prosperous society.
Our University is an important national center for research in social sciences, natural sciences, health, economics, agriculture, philosophy, theology, arts and literature.
Located in a young and geographically distant country, we believe that maintaining an active exchange program with foreign universities is crucial for academic development. This interest has lead to the establishment of academic exchange agreements with more than three hundred universities in forty-six countries. Each year a growing number of students and professors, largely from the United States, Europe, and Asia study at our university.
We believe that the progress of Chile relies on the contribution that its universities can make through education, the generation of new knowledge, public policy proposals and the promotion of technology transfer. Our University has taken on this challenge as part of its mission. We invite you to be part of this effort.
Its mission is to have both a national and international presence, and promote comprehensive education and academic excellence above all. Since the beginning the USM has developed comprehensive academic programs that not only train good engineers but also globally competent professionals. USM currently maintains links with universities and institutions all over the world.
The Adolfo Ibáñez University (UAI) is a private university of Chile pertaining to the Adolfo Ibáñez Foundation. In 1988, according with the new educational legislation, a new university was founded on the base of the Valparaiso Business School (Escuela de Negocios de Valparaiso), an old institution for the professional teaching in business administration founded in 1953 thanks to the contribution of Adolfo Ibáñez Boggiano. The new university would take its name some decades ahead.
In the Chilean higher educational scheme, UAI is a private university accredited in the country by CNAP and internationally by AACSB and AMBA.
The Adolfo Ibañez University is ranked 1° Private University in Chile according to América Economía, and the CSIC (Spanish institution for University research)