The University of Chile (Spanish: Universidad de Chile) is one of the oldest universities in the Americas, and is the largest and arguably the most prestigious in Chile. The university is often called Casa de Bello (House of Bello) in honour of its founder and first principal, Andrés Bello. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... In Chile, the term Universidades Tradicionales (Traditional Universities) is used to denote the group of universities founded before the 1980s. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... The snowcapped Andes above downtown Santiago Santiago (frequently called   in Spanish) is Chiles capital and, when viewed as a conurbation, its largest city. ... The Santiago Metropolitan Region (in Spanish, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is a landlocked administrative region in central Chile. ... The city of San Francisco, an example of an urban area. ... A mascot, originally a fetish-like term for any person, animal, or thing supposed to bring luck, is now something—typically an animal or human character—used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team (the name often corresponds with the mascot... Families Strigidae Tytonidae Ogygoptyngidae (fossil) Palaeoglaucidae (fossil) Protostrigidae (fossil) Sophiornithidae (fossil) Synonyms Strigidae sensu Sibley & Ahlquist Owls are solitary and nocturnal birds of prey. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere historically considered to consist of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... Andrés Bello (Caracas, Venezuela, November 11, 1781 - Santiago, Chile, October 15, 1865), Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose work constitutes an important part of Spanish American culture. ...

History

Background

Higher education in Chile in colonial times dates back to 1622, when on 19 August of that year, the first university in Chile, Santo Tomás de Aquino, was founded. On 28 July 1738, its name changed to Real Universidad de San Felipe, in honour of King Philip V of Spain. Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Saint Thomas Aquinas [Thomas of Aquin, or Aquino] (c. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... Events February 4 - Court Jew Joseph Suss Oppenheimer is executed in Württenberg April 15 - Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. ... King Philip V of Spain (December 19, 1683 – July 9, 1746) or Philippe of Anjou was king of Spain from 1700 to 1746, the first of the Bourbon dynasty in Spain. ...

Universidad de Chile

In 1841 the minister of public education, Manuel Montt, conceived the idea of funding a corporation for the "advancement and development of sciences and humanities". [[Andrés Bello]] formulated the project which with small modifications became a law on 19 November 1842, creating the Universidad de Chile. Manuel Montt Torres Manuel Montt Torres (1809 - 1880) was a Chilean political figure. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The Universidad de Chile was formally opened on 17 September 1843. During this period, the university consisted of five faculties (facultades): Humanities & Philosophy, Mathematical Sciences & Physics, Law & Political Sciences, Medicine, and Theology. By 1931, the number of colleges had increased to six: Philosophy & Education Sciences, Legal & Social Sciences, Biology & Medical Sciences, Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Agronomy & Veterinary, and Fine Arts. September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... The humanities are those academic disciplines which study the human condition using methods that are largely analytic, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural and social sciences. ... This article is 58 kilobytes or more in size. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... Part of a scientific laboratory at the University of Cologne. ... Physics (Greek: (phúsis), nature and (phusiké), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the fundamental laws of the universe and their precise formulation in a mathematical framework. ... Lady Justice is a personification of the law. ... Political science is the field of the social sciences concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behavior. ... medicines, see medication and pharmacology. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογια, logia, words, sayings, or discourse) is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... This article is about law in society. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Agronomy is a branch of agricultural science that deals with the study of crops and the soils in which they grow. ... Veterinary medicine is the application of medical, diagnostic, and therapeutic principles to companion, domestic, exotic, wildlife, and production animals. ... Fine art refers to arts that are concerned with beauty or which appealed to taste (SOED 1991). ...

Almost all of Chile's presidents, including all of those in the 20th century with the exception of Eduardo Frei Montalva (Universidad Catolica de Chile), Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and Augusto Pinochet Ugarte (both Army Generals) graduated from this institution. Eduardo Nicanor Frei Montalva (1911–1982) was the president of Chile from 1964 to 1970. ... General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo (November 3, 1877–April 28, 1960) was a Chilean Army officer and political figure. ... General Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte1 (born November 25, 1915) was head of the military government that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990. ...

Major Reforms during Military Regime of 1973-1989

During Augusto Pinochet's military regime from 1973 to 1989, the University suffered many profound changes, some of which greatly weakened the University's academic, economic and social influence. On 2 October 1973, Decree number 50 stated that the University's Presidents would be designated by the Military Junta. Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte[1] (November 25, 1915–December 10, 2006) was a general and President of Chile. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

The second major blow to the University's integrity came on 3 January 1981, when another Decree completely restructures the the University. All of its provincial campi were separated, cojoined with provincial campi of the Universidad Técnica del Estado (now Universidad de Santiago de Chile and designated as separate Universities, such as the Universidad de Talca, Universidad de Valparaiso, the Instituto Pedagógico (Pedagogical Institute, now the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación), the Universidad de Antofagasta, the Universidad de Tarapacá, Instituto Profesional de Osorno (now Universidad de los Lagos), Instituto Profesional de Chillán (now Universidad del Bío-Bío), Universidad de la Frontera, and Universidad de la Serena. January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) (Spanish: University of Santiago, Chile) is one of the oldest public universities in Chile. ... Universidad de Talca is a university in Chile. ... Universidad de Valparaíso is a university in Chile. ... Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación is a university in Chile. ... Universidad de Antofagasta is a university in Chile. ... Universidad de Tarapacá is a university in Chile. ... Universidad del Bío-Bío is a university in Chile. ...

In spite of the complete restructuring of the University, it still remains as Chile's most prestigious University in terms of research, applicant preferences and social impact.

Colleges and campuses

Casa Central headquarters

The University holds 16 faculties distributed in 13 campi: ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 482 KB) Casa Central Universidad de Chile Autor:Alstradiaan Alstradiaan Blog Fecha:Abril de 2005 Fotografía tomada con una cámara digital Olympus camedia D-395 de 3. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 482 KB) Casa Central Universidad de Chile Autor:Alstradiaan Alstradiaan Blog Fecha:Abril de 2005 Fotografía tomada con una cámara digital Olympus camedia D-395 de 3. ...

• Casa Central: Headquarters. Main administrative services. 33°26′39.83″S, 70°39′3.55″W
• Campus Antumapu: Located in southern Santiago, holds the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, the Faculty of Forestry Sciences and the Faculty of Veterinary and Bovine Sciences. (Web site)
• Campus Andrés Bello: Located in Downtown Santiago, holds the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism and the Faculty of and Economic and Business. Web site
• Campus Juan Gómez Millas: Located in the Macul district of Santiago, holds the Bachelor Program, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Philosophy & Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the School of Journalism.
• Campus Medicine (North): Holds the University's Clinic Hospital, the Faculty of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine. (Web site)
• Campus Medicine (South): Site of the Exequiel González Cortés Hospital.
• Campus Medicine (East): Holds the Mental Health Unit.
• Campus Medicine (Center): Holds the San Borja-Arriarán Clinic Hospital.
• Campus Medicine (West): Holds part of the Faculty of Medicine.
• Campus Miraflores: Holds the Faculty of Dentistry. (Web site)
• Campus Pío Nono: Holds the Faculty of Law. (Web site) 33°26′6.99″S, 70°38′6.72″W
• Campus Beaucheff: Holds the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the School of Engineering. (Web site) 33°27′27.83″S, 70°39′46.66″W

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Related institutions and services

Facultad de Derecho (Law School).

The University of Chile is in charge of a variety of nationwide services and institutions, including: Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 820 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Universidad de Chile (university) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 820 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Universidad de Chile (university) Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner...

• The National Astronomical Observatory, functioning since 1852
• The Chilean Commission on Nuclear Energy (CCHEN)
• Investigative efforts in Antarctica, since 1940
• Official seismological service and volcanic activity vigilance, since 1908
• Chile's Symphonic Orchestra, since 1941
• Chile's National Ballet, since 1945
• Symphonic Chorus, since 1945
• Centre for Byzantine, Neohellenic, Arabic and Judaic Culture Studies
• Largest Clinical Hospital in the country
• Institute for Easter Island Studies
• Centre for Space-related Studies, with collaborative activities at NASA, and other international agencies
• Universidad de Chile Theatre
• Nutrition and Food Technology Institute (INTA)
• Museum of Popular American Art, since 1947
• Experimental Theatre (1944) (later National Theatre of Chile)
• Chile's NIC.

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Alumni

Main article: List of Universidad de Chile People

Literature: // Federico Errázuriz (1871-1876) - Lawyer Aníbal Pinto (1876-1881) - Lawyer Domingo Santa María (1881-1886) - Lawyer Federico Errázuriz E. (1896-1901) - Lawyer Germán Riesco (1901-1906) - Lawyer Pedro Montt Montt (1906-1910) - Lawyer Ramón Barros Luco (1910-1915) - Lawyer Juan Luis Sanfuentes (1915-1920...

 * Gabriela Mistral (Nobel Prize 1945, National Literature Prize 1951) * Pablo Neruda (Nobel Prize 1971, National Literature Prize 1945) * Felipe Alliende * Alfonso Calderón (National Literature Prize 1998) * Pablo de Rokha (National Literature Prize 1965) * Delia Domínguez * José Donoso (National Literature Prize 1990) * Jorge Edwards (National Literature Prize 1994) * Mariano Latorre (National Literature Prize 1944) * José Victorino Lastarria * Pedro Lemebel * Enrique Lihn * Hernán Loyola * Nicanor Parra (National Literature Prize 1969) * Gonzalo Rojas (National Literature Prize 1992) * Roque Esteban Scarpa (National Literature Prize 1980) * Antonio Skármeta * Volodia Teitelboim (National Literature Prize 2002) * Armando Uribe (National Literature Prize 2004) 

History:

 * Juan Luis Espejo (National History Prize 1978) * Mario Góngora (National History Prize 1976) * Jorge Hidalgo (National History Prize 2004) * Álvaro Jara (National History Prize 1990) * Ricardo Krebs (National History Prize 1982) * José Toribio Medina * Rolando Mellafe (National History Prize 1986) * Néstor Meza Villalobos (National History Prize 1980) * Lautaro Núñez Atencio (National History Prize 2002) * Mario Orellana (National History Prize 1994) * Eugenio Pereira Salas (National History Prize 1974) * Gabriel Salazar (National History Prize 2006) * Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna * Sergio Villalobos (National History Prize 1992) * Ismael Valdés 

Philosophy:

 * Joaquín Barceló * Humberto Giannini (National Prize of History and Social Sciences 1999) * Federico Schopf 

Dramatic Arts:

 * Bélgica Castro (National Arts Prize 1995) * Pedro de la Barra (National Arts Prize 1952) * María Izquierdo 

Plastic Arts:

 * José Balmes (National Plastic Arts Prize 1999) * Ana Cortés (National Arts Prize 1974) * Sergio Montecino (National Plastic Arts Prize 1993) * Israel Roa (National Arts Prize 1985) * Fernando Lavoz 

Music:

 * Luis Advis * Carlos Botto (Music National Prize 1996) * Víctor Jara * Alfonso Letelier (Music National Prize 1968) * Sergio Ortega * Horacio Salinas * Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson (Music National Prize 1951) * José Seves * Florcita Motuda * Pedro Yáñez 

Exact Sciencies:

 * Nibaldo Bahamonde (National Prize of Natural Sciences 1996) * Danko Brncic (National Prize of Sciences 1987) * Claudio Bunster * Héctor Croxatto (National Prize of Sciences 1979) * Eric Goles * Humberto Maturana (National Prize of Natural Sciences 1994) * Igor Saavedra Gatica * Francisco Varela 

Law:

 * Arturo Alessandri Rodríguez * Arturo Prat Chacón 

República de Chile Presidents:

 * Federico Errázuriz (1871-1876) - Lawyer * Aníbal Pinto (1876-1881) - Lawyer * Domingo Santa María (1881-1886) - Lawyer * Federico Errázuriz E. (1896-1901) - Lawyer * Germán Riesco (1901-1906) - Lawyer * Pedro Montt Montt (1906-1910) - Lawyer * Ramón Barros Luco (1910-1915) - Lawyer * Juan Luis Sanfuentes (1915-1920) - Lawyer * Arturo Alessandri Palma (1920-1925; 1932-1938) - Lawyer * Emiliano Figueroa (1925-1927) - Lawyer * Juan Esteban Montero (1931-1932) - Lawyer * Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1938-1941) - Lawyer and teacher * Gabriel González Videla (1946-1952) - Lawyer * Jorge Alessandri (1958-1964) - Engineer * Salvador Allende (1971-1973) - Medic * Patricio Aylwin (1990-1994) - Lawyer * Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1994-2000) - Lawyer * Ricardo Lagos Escobar (2000-2006) - Lawyer * Michelle Bachelet (2006-2010) - Lawyer (SHe's a MEDIC!!) 

Foreign Presidents:

 * Carlos Mesa (Bolivia, 2003-2005) * Domingo Faustino Sarmiento (Argentina, 1868-1874) 

References

• A brief history of the University of Chile (in Spanish) Reseña Histórica de la Universidad de Chile
• Information on the University of Chile's research (in Spanish) Investigación en Cifras

External links

• Official Web Site