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Universidad Austral de Chile

Austral University of Chile
Universidad Austral de Chile
Motto Libertas Capitur
Type Traditional
Established September 7, 1954
Rector Oscar Galindo Villarroel (2014–present)
Administrative staff
776
Students 11,000
Location Avenue Independencia #641
39°48′26″S 73°15′04″W / 39.8073°S 73.2511°W / -39.8073; -73.2511Coordinates: 39°48′26″S 73°15′04″W / 39.8073°S 73.2511°W / -39.8073; -73.2511
Website uach.cl

Austral University of Chile (Spanish: Universidad Austral de Chile or UACh) is a research university in Chile based in Valdivia although it has some institutions and careers in Puerto Montt. Founded by decree on 7 September 1954 it is one of the eight original Chilean Traditional Universities. Juridically it is a nonprofit self-owned corporation under private law and is significantly state-financed.

The history of UACh dates back to 1942 when a society called Sociedad de Amigos del Arte was formed in the city of Valdivia to promote culture. One of the society's main goals was the establishment of a university in the city. The idea of creating a university was presented to the national congress in the 1950s by the senator for Valdivia, Carlos Acharán Pérez de Arce, who later succeeded in consolidating the project. In a meeting held on 16 February 1954 supporters of installing a university created a directory and proclaimed Eduardo Morales Miranda as president of it. The initial founding depended on donations from private persons including some industrial businessmen. After have been founded by decree on 7 September 1954 the university was inaugurated on 12 March 1955 by president Carlos Ibáñez del Campo. The inauguration was also attended by the rectors of the University of Chile and the States Technical University as well as the ambassadors of Venezuela and Argentina and representatives of the Netherlands, Germany and the United States.

The first degree programmes to be taught at the university were fine arts, agronomy, forestry engineering and veterinary medicine, each of which had also its own faculty.


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