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University of Chile
University of Chile is a public university in Santiago, Chile, founded in 1842.
- Type
- Public university
- Location
- Santiago, Chile
- Founded
- 1842
- Teaching language
- Spanish
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Logo: Frontispicio Casa Central Universidad de Chile por Nicanor Plaza. Año 1874., Public domain
The University of Chile (Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, founded in 1842 as the successor to the colonial Royal University of San Felipe. It is the oldest university in the country.
It is organised into faculties and institutes covering architecture and urbanism, arts, agricultural sciences, physical and mathematical sciences (engineering), chemistry and pharmacy, social sciences, veterinary and livestock sciences, law, economics and business, philosophy and humanities, medicine, dentistry, communication and international studies, plus the Clinical Hospital. Its campuses include the historic Casa Central on the Alameda and the Beauchef engineering campus. Alumni include poets Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda.
Teaching is in Spanish. Admission is through the national PAES test, and the university participates in Chile's free-tuition scheme for eligible students.
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Courses at University of Chile are taught in Spanish.
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University of Chile was founded in 1842.
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