458 Years of History

• Three cultures: Mapuche-Huilliche (native population), Spanish and German

• 140,000 inhabitants

• Resident foreign communities: Italian, Spanish, German, Jewish, Dutch and Palestinian.

• Productive focal areas: Forestry, agriculture, livestock, seaport activity, naval industry and university activity.

Founded on September 7th, 1954Founding Schools:

•Agriculture

•Veterinary

•Forestry

•General Studies

Mission: “The development of the southern area of Chile”

Presence in the South of Chile

•Valdivia

•Osorno

•Puerto Montt

•Coyhaique•Coyhaique

Accredited university for 6 years by National Accreditation Commission

•Teaching

• Undergraduate Programs

• Graduate Programs

•Research

•Community links

•Management

Schools•Sciences

•Agriculture

•Economics and Business

•Forestry

•Law and Social Sciences

•Veterinary

•Engineering

•Philosophy and Humanities

•Medicine

12,000 students

•34 academic programs in Valdivia

•8 academic programs in Puerto Montt

•Accounting and Auditing

•Acoustics

•Agronomy

•Anthropology

•Architecture

•Bachelor of Engineering

•Biochemistry

•Biological Sciences

•Business

•Chemistry and Pharmacy

•Civil Engineering

•Computer Sciences

•Construction Engineering

•Dentistry

•Electronics

•Forestry

•Food Manufacturing Engineering •Journalism •Law •Marine Biology •Mechanical Engineering •Medical Technology •Medicine •Natural Resources Conservation •Naval Engineering •Nursing and Obstetrics •Occupational Therapy •Teaching English as a Foreign Language •Teaching Physical Education, Sports and Recreation•Teaching Spanish and Communication •Tourism Business Administration •Veterinary •Visual Arts

Puerto Montt

• Aquaculture

• Business

• Medical Technology

• Computer Sciences Engineering

• Civil Industrial Engineering

• Phonoaudiology

• Psychology

• Teaching Special Education

1,000 students

•8 Professional Doctorate Programs

•21 Master Programs

•17 Specialization Programs

•19 Diploma Programs

Doctorate Programs

•Agricultural Sciences

•Human Sciences

•Cellular and Molecular Biology

•Ecology

•Veterinary

•Interuniversity Forestry

•Microbiology

405 research projects

(2010)

•327 ISI publications (2009)

•246 ISI publications (2008)

•234 ISI publications (2007)

•107 Scielo publications (2009)

• 93 Scielo publications (2008)

• 99 Scielo publications (2007)

Priority areas

•Health

•Humanities

•Engineering

•Agriculture and Livestock

•Forestry

•Enviroment

Community Links

•Music Conservatory

• Chamber Orchestra

•Cinema Club

•Valdivia International Film Festival

•Choir

•BAFUACh International Tours

MuseumsHistorical and Anthropological

“Mauricio van de Maele”

•German Colonial in Frutillar

•San Pedro de Alcántara Castle

•San Luis de Alba Castle

•Santa Laura Park

•Contemporary Art

•Exploration “Rudolph Amandus Philippi”

•Germany

•Argentina

•Australia

•Bolivia

•Brazil

•Canada

•Colombia

•Korea

•Costa Rica

•Cuba

•Denmark

•Ecuador

•Spain

•United States

•France

•Guatemala

•Honduras

•Italy

•Mexico

•Nicaragua

•Norway

•New Zealand

•Paraguay

•Perú

•United Kingdom

and others…

277 International Agreements

2009:

• 80 incoming students

• 29 outcoming students

United States Germany

Spain Mexico

Australia Brazil

Uruguay England

Argentina Scotland

Centres•Artificial Insemination

•Center for the Science in Global Sustainability UACh-Virginia Tech

•CENEREMA (National Training Center of Livestock Management)

•Experimental Centers of Agricultural Lands

•Centers of Resource and Enviroment Analysis

•Technical Education Center

•Continuing Education

•Production and Forestry Experimentation

•La Trapananda Center in Coyhaique

Agosto 2010