University of Concepción

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The Universidad de Concepción ( UDEC ) ( en.: University of Concepción ) is a university in Concepción in Chile.

The university, founded in 1919 was the first regional university of Chile. Founder of the University was Enrique Molina Garmendia ( 1871-1964 ). The current President of the UDEC is Sergio Lavanchy Merino. It is the third largest university in Chile one of the most important universities in Latin America.

The university is divided into the central campus " Concepción Campus " and the " Chillán Campus" and the " Los Ángeles Campus".

At 18 faculties 82 study programs (18 doctoral programs, 42 master programs, 30 university certificates) are available and trained around 60,000 students.

Faculties

  • Faculty of Agronomy
  • Faculty of Architecture, Town planning and Geography
  • Faculty of Biological Sciences
  • Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
  • Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
  • Faculty of Forest Sciences
  • Faculty of Judicial and Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Natural and Oceanographic Sciences
  • Faculty of Chemical Sciences
  • Faculty of Social Sciences
  • Faculty of Education
  • Pharmaceutics Faculty
  • Faculty of Arts and Humanities
  • Faculty of Engineering
  • Faculty of Agronomy
  • Faculty of Medicine
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • Faculty of Odontology

Well-known professors

  • Jorge Rojas Hernández, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, Professor of Environmental and Social Sciences
  • Raimund citizens, Professor of Mathematics
  • Augusto Parra, Professor of Economics, Rector 1990-1997
  • Carlos From Plessing Baentsch, professor of pharmacy, rector from 1987 of 1990 and 1973
  • Daniel Peñailillo, Professor of Civil Law

University partnerships

  • Deggendorf University
  • Georg -August- University of Göttingen
  • University of Kassel
  • Technical University of Munich
  • University of Passau
  • Cleveland State University
  • North Carolina State University
  • Otto -von- Guericke- University of Magdeburg
  • Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Socio-political Relevance

The son of the rector and medical student Miguel Enríquez founded in 1965 in the University of Concepción, the Movimiento de Izquierda Marxist- Leninist Revolucionaria MIR (Movement of the Revolutionary Left ).

Earthquake in Chile 2010

The University of Concepción was damaged by the earthquake in Chile in 2010.

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