Higher
Education in
Chile
Study Abroad Chile.
Higher
education is provided by universities, professional institutes and technical
centres. The Division of Higher Education of the Ministry of Education is
responsible for planning and development strategies and for the distribution
of funds in higher education. The main coordinating bodies are the Consejo
de Rectores de Universidades Chilenas (for the State universities) and the
Consejo Superior de Educación. The latter accredits private establishments.
The oldest universities and institutos profesionales enjoy academic autonomy.
Private universities are subject to academic control by an academic entity
which must approve study plans and curricula and organize and supervise
examinations for students who follow studies to obtain an academic degree
or a professional qualification. The same provision is valid for the new
Institutos Profesionales. Higher education is not free. Students with limited
resources may have access to a system of crédito fiscal universitario, which
is allocated to universities according to the number of disadvantaged students
enrolled. New private universities and Institutos Profesionales are not
entitled to this.
Languages
of instruction:
Spanish
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