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Universidad de Las Américas | |
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| Motto | Tu meta es la nuestra |
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Motto in English | Your goal is ours |
| Type | private, non-profit |
| Established | 1988 |
| President | Jorge Selume |
| Rector | Pilar Romaguera, PhD |
Academic staff | 500 |
| Students | 22,790 |
| Undergraduates | 33,000 (2025)[1] |
| Postgraduates | 56 |
| Location | , Region Metropolitana ,Chile |
| Campus | 219,407 square metres (54.217 acres) |
| Website | www |
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University of the Americas (Spanish:Universidad de Las Américas), locally known asUDLA, is a privateChilean university.
UDLA was founded in 1988 and started its academic activities in 1989. Its headquarters are located in the commune ofProvidencia, inSantiago.
Its first rector was Mario Albornoz, a commercial engineer from thePontifical Catholic University of Chile and MA in economics from theUniversity of Chicago.
In 1995, UDLA created a branch inQuito,Ecuador.
In 1997, it was declared autonomous in 1997 by theCSE, a branch ofMineduc.
In 2000,Laureate International Universities, acquired UDLA, allowing students to obtain combined degrees from other institutions in the Laureate group. In 2020, the organization left its work in the country and the university's finances were taken over by non-profit organization Foundation of Education and Culture (Spanish:Fundación Educación y Cultura).[2]
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