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University of Concepción[edit]
Universidad de Concepción | |
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| Motto | Por el desarrollo libre del espíritu. |
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Motto in English | For the free development of the spirit. |
| Type | Private (with State contributions) |
| Established | May 14, 1919 |
| Budget | US$66 million |
| Rector | Sergio Lavanchy Merino |
Academic staff | 1.164 |
| Students | 23.130 |
| Postgraduates | 1.597 |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Blue and yellow |
| Nickname | UdeC |
| Website | www.udec.cl |
The University of Concepción (in Spanish: Universidad de Concepción), also known for its acronym UdeC, is one of the most prestigious universities in Chile. It is the third oldest university in the country, and it is part of the Rector's Counsil. It was the first one founded in the South of Chile, and the first to become a private-law corporation. Besides that, it belongs to the Southern Cross University Network (in Spanish: Red Universitaria Cruz del Sur).
Its main campus is located at the Concepción University City, and aditionally counts with facilities in Chillán and Los Ángeles.
The 2011 CSIC University Ranking places the University of Concepción as the second best nationwide, and 19th best in Latin America; and third best in Chile according to the classifications developed by the America Economia magazine and the 2010 SIR Iberoamerican Ranking.
History[edit]
Background[edit]
In the late XIX century and early XX century, many scholars from Concepción started to plead for the construction of a university for the South region of Chile, in which it could be possible to study professional careers outside the capital, Santiago. However, a project of this magnitude required a high level of organization, which didn't exist so far. In February 1917, the newspaper El Sur reported:
The idea of creating a university could not be possible yet because of "the lack of organization of all the people who wanted to do so".
— Diario El Sur, 1917.
Comittee Pro-University[edit]
On March 23, 1917, the first official meeting was carried out in order to make true two dreams of the citizens: a Clinical Hospital and a University.
After debating, it was possible to define a comittee in charge of the constructions of these two objectives, that were closely related, because the Clinical Hospital should become the base of the new University's Medical School. Some notable characters of this comittee were Enrique Molina Garmendia, Pedro Nolasco, Edmundo Larenas and Virginio Gómez.
Foundation[edit]
Then, the comission started working in the presentation of the laws to the Congress that would create the University officially. These were sent and approved, and on May 14, 1919, Enrique Molina Garmendia founded the University and became its first rector.
Nowadays, the University subsists thanks to different firms belonging to the "Corporation University of Concepción". The Lottery is one of the main companies. Thus, the University of Concepción has managed to become one of the most modern and important universities in Chile.