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Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción | |
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| Type | Private |
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| Established | July 10th, 1991 |
| Affiliation | Catholic |
Academic affiliations | Chilean Traditional Universities |
| Chancellor | Fernando Chomalí |
| Rector | Christian Schmitz Vaccaro |
| Students | 14,447 (2020) |
| Undergraduates | 14,138 |
| Postgraduates | 309 |
| Location | , Chile |
| Website | www |
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TheUniversidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, translated into English as "Catholic University of the Most Immaculate Conception",[1] is a private catholic university inChile. It is part of theChilean Traditional Universities.
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TheUniversidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción was founded on July 10, 1991, by ordinance of the bishop of theArchdiocese of the Santísima Concepción, MonsignorAntonio Moreno Casamitjana.[2] The regional branch campus of thePontificia Universidad Católica de Chile inTalcahuano provided the foundation for the new university.
The university is a legally autonomous, partially state-supported, private entity. It is a member of theCouncil of Rectors of Chilean Universities, or Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (Cruch), which is a network of public and private universities whose general function is to coordinate the country's university work, and of theChilean Chapter of Catholic Universities and theInternational Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC).
The Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción consists of seven faculties (Law, Science, Education, Engineering, Medicine, Business Management and Communications, History and Social Sciences), an Institute of Theology, and a Technological Institute, with undergraduate and graduate-level courses.[3]
Although the university has branches in the cities ofChillán,Los Angeles, andCañete, its main campus and administrative offices are located in the city ofConcepción.
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