Universidad Diego Portales is the oldest private university in Chile. Founded in 1982, it has various campuses in Santiago and Talca. The university is especially recognized for its Law, Psychology, Administration and Journalism studies. The university opened a campus in Temuco, but had to close it due to poor economical results. A professor giving a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Santiagos Metropolitan Cathedral Santiago (officially in Spanish Santiago de Chile) is Chiles capital and largest city. ... Talca (1998 pop. ... Temuco Temuco is a city in southern Chile, capital of the IX región de Chile (la AraucanÃa). ...
Since being founded in 1982 and becoming independent in 1993, the UniversidadDiegoPortales has been a private law endowment for higher education, cultivating freedom of thought, opinion and education for imparting and conveying knowledge regarding the Truth, Goodness and Beauty of humankind, society and nature through teaching, research and cultural activities
DiegoPortalesUniversity is a private and pluralistic academic institution in terms of its principles that have been defined by the great values inherent to the classical, Judeo-Christian, western tradition, as well the particular values of Chile.
The UniversidadDiegoPortales offers an intensive Spanish courses before each semester that are not included in the exchange.