The Central University of Chile (UCEN) ( es, Universidad Central de Chile) is the first autonomous private university in

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, founded in 1982 in

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. It's accredited in the areas of institutional management and undergraduate teaching by the National Accreditation Commission of Chile for a term of four years from December 2017 to December 2021. The Central University of Chile is structured in five faculties in which are held 33 undergraduate programs and a Intitute that imparts 6 top-level technical careers. Also Central University has PhD., masters and various training programs and continuing education in the areas of

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. The Headquarters of Central University of Chile is located in the University District of Santiago, near the Toesca metro station, addition to four campuses, an extension center and a sports center in the heart of the capital, totaling more than 89,000 m² infraestructura. Also has one campus in the city of La Serena, Región de Coquimbo in the north of Chile.

Rectors

Faculties

* Faculty of Engineering and Architecture **School of Engineering **School of Architecture and Landscape * Faculty of Economy, Government and Communications ** School of Economics and Business ** School of Government and Communications * Faculty of Education and Social Science ** School of Initial Education ** School of Secondary Education and Social Sciences * Faculty of Law and Humanities ** School of Law and Social Work * Faculty of Healthcare science ** School of Health ** School of Psychology and Occupational Therapy * Institute of Technical Careers

Notable alumni

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. Senator for Senate cirucunscripcion No. 12 (

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International agreements

America

* Argentina **

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* Bolivia ** Fundación Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la Sierra UPSA ** Universidad Central * Brazil ** Centro Universitario LA SALLE UNILASALLE ** Centro Universitario Salesiano de Sao Paulo (UNISAL) ** International Faculty of Curitiba ** Faculdade América Latina ** Faculdade da Serra Gaúcha FSG ** Faculdade de Medicina do ABC ** Centro Universitário Internacional - UNINTER ** Pontificia Universidad Católica de Campinas ** Universidade Católica de Goiás **

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** Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul – UNISC ** Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) * Colombia ** Corporación Universitaria U de Colombia **

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** Universidad Antonio Nariño ** Universidad Central ** Universidad de Boyacá ** Universidad de San Buenaventura Seccional Cali ** Universidad de Sucre ** Universidad del Atlántico ** Universidad del Rosario **

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** Universidad ICESI ** Universidad Militar Nueva Granada ** Universidad Piloto de Colombia ** Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana ** Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Montería **

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** Universidad Tecnológico de Antioquia ** Universidad de Investigación y Desarrollo ** Universidad EAN **

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* Costa Rica ** Tecnológico de Costa Rica ** Universidad Santa Paula * Cuba ** Universidad de La Habana * Ecuador ** Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral ** Universidad Central * United States ** Kansas State University * Mexico ** The College of Mexico **

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** Instituto Superior de Arquitectura y Diseño – ISAD ** Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey – ITESM **

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** Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa ** Universidad de Oriente – Puebla ** Universidad LUX ** Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – UNAM ** Universidad Pedagógica Nacional ** Universidad Tecnológica de Puebla ** Universidad Tecmilenio **

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* Parama **

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** Universidad Especializada de Las Américas * Peru **

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** Universidad Continental **

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** Universidad Nacional del Altiplano **

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** Universidad Privada de Tacna * Uruguay **

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Asia

* China **

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** Zhejiang International Studies University * Korea ** Universidad Católica de Daegu **

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** Hankuk University of Foreign Studies – HUFS ** Kyung Hee University, Graduate School of Pan-Pacific International Studies and College of International Studies

Europe

* Croacia ** University of Zágreb * France ** École Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture et de Paysage de Bordeaux ** Institut Supérieur de Gestion – ISG ** Université Catholique de Lyon * Germany ** Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences * Italy **

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** Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" * Netherlands **

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* Romani ** Scola Nationala de Studii Politice si Administrative – SNSPA * Spain ** Centro de Estudios Superiores la Salle ** Real Centro Universitario Escorial María Cristina ** Universidad Autónoma de Madrid **

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** Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha ** Universidad de Granada ** Universitat Juame I **

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** Universidad de Sevilla **

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** Universitas Miguel Hernández ** Universitat de les Illes Balears **

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** Universitat Rovira i Virgili ** Universidad Santiago de Compostela ** Universidad de Vic – Universidad Central de Cataluña (Campus Manresa) * Sweden **

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Campus

File:Casa Central de la Universidad Central de Chile.jpg, Headquarters of the University File: Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales Universidad Central de Chile.jpg, Gonzalo Hernández Campus File:Campus Vicente Kovacevic I.jpg, Vicente Kovacevic I Campus File:Campus Vicente Kovacevic II.jpg, Vicente Kovacevic II Campus File:Centro de Extensión Hugo Gálvez Gajardo.jpg, Extension Center File:Centro Deportivo Universidad Central de Chile.jpg, Sports Center File:Vista Interior VKII.jpg, Inside view of Vicente Kovacevic II Campus

Student Federation

The Central University of Chile Students Federation (''Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad Central de Chile'' bbr. FEUCEN is an organization that represents all the students of the University with the academic authorities and the CONFECH (Confederation of Chilean Students). The current president of the FEUCEN is Marco Velarde a student from the School of Sociology.

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