Research

Strengthen multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary scientific cooperation to address issues of binational interest, along with the mobility processes of researchers and students, in addition to positioning science and innovation as the basis for the design of policies that respond to country issues. These are the main objectives of the first Chile – Italy Forum, a meeting …

In Concepción: More than 90 academics from Chile and Italy will gather in an international scientific meeting to address the challenges of both nations Read More »

This year, Chile will host the most important global meeting on climate change: the Conference of the Parties, COP 25. Although Chile is responsible for only 0.25% of global emissions, our country is very vulnerable to this phenomenon. More than a decade ago, Universidad Católica began a pioneering project to learn and generate new knowledge …

Ten years of LINCGLobal: a pioneering initiative of scientific collaboration Read More »

The CNRS is one of the world’s leading research institutions. Created in 1939, it has 33 thousand collaborators, in more than 1000 research laboratories in France and the world. These laboratories are shared with universities or other institutions dedicated to scientific research in any of the disciplinary areas. Together, they house more than 60,000 researchers, …

Important collaboration agreements are renewed in the 80 years of the CNRS Read More »

Between 2000 and 2015, Latin America generally experienced a favorable socioeconomic context. A majority of countries that went from a “medium” to a “high” level of human development and the population below the poverty line decreased from 42% in 2000 to 29% in 2012. However, several are the challenges we face as a region: almost …

Several joint challenges leave Forum of Universities of the Pacific Alliance Countries Read More »

From December 2nd to December 13th, Chile will host the United Nations Conference of the Parties (COP25). The event seeks to promote active policies to care for and protect the planet. It is the most important summit on climate change in the world and where high-level representatives from 197 countries meet. The conference will also …

UC experts work together before COP 25 in Chile Read More »

About 40 academics and authorities from eight Latin American universities are participating in the first Forum of Universities of Countries of the Pacific Alliance, a pioneering initiative in the continent. This meeting, organized by Universidad de Chile, Ministry of Foreign Affairs -through the Directorate of Energy, Science and Technology and Innovation (Decyti) -, the Council …

The first Universities of the Pacific Countries Alliance Forum begins Read More »

The academics of the Faculty of Biological Sciences Francisco Bozinovic and Luis Larrondo, were appointed members of the Academy of Sciences of Latin America, after the vote of a qualified majority in the council of this institution. President Claudio Bifano and Foreign Minister Rafael Apitz-Castro, assure that “the ACAL is very pleased by its recent …

UC academics are appointed members of the Latin American Academy of Sciences Read More »

This year marks 200 years since, in 1819, Bernardo O’Higgins and Johan Adam de Graaner, representing King Karl XIV, signed the first bilateral agreement between Chile and Sweden. It is in this context that the third Chile Sweden Academic Forum will be held, organized by the ACCESS platform, a collaborative network that seeks to deepen …

Chile-Sweden Forum commemorates two centuries of collaboration between both countries Read More »

In 1997 the first collaboration agreement was signed between the University of Notre Dame and Universidad Católica. Since then, the relationship between both institutions has been increasing through a series of academic exchange agreements, visiting professors and specific agreements with the Faculties of Engineering, Faculty of Law, among others. The institution belongs to the Congregation …

Notre Dame highlights link with UC as an example for the region Read More »

The important global conference of Stanford University, WIDS 2019, had a satellite version in Chile, which featured talks by prominent governmental national speakers, business and academic fields, as well as talks transmission from the parent conference. The activity took place on March 4th at the Innovation Center inside San Joaquín Campus of the Pontificia Universidad …

March of women in data science: Millennium Nucleus Midas and UC hold Stanford satellite conference Read More »