Universidad de Chile
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Template:Infobox University2 Universidad de Chile (Spanish University of Chile) is one of the oldest universities in America, and the largest and most prestigious in Chile. The university is often called Casa de Bello (Bello's house) in honour of its first principal, Andrés Bello.
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History
The university's origins can be traced back to 1622, when on 19 August of that year, the first university in Chile, Santo Tomás de Aquino, was founded. On 28 July 1738, its name changed to Real Universidad de San Felipe, in honour of King Philip V of Spain. On 17 April 1839, after Chile had achieved independence from the Kingdom of Spain, the university was officially renamed to Universidad de Chile, and formally opened on 17 September 1843. During this period, the university consisted of five faculties (facultades): Humanities & Philosophy, Mathematical Sciences & Physics, Law & Political Sciences, Medicine, and Theology. By 1931, the number of colleges had increased to six: Philosophy & Education Sciences, Legal & Social Sciences, Biology & Medical Sciences, Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Agronomy & Veterinary, and Fine Arts.
Colleges and Campuses
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The University holds 16 faculties distributed in 13 campuses:
- Casa Central: Main Administrative services.
- Campus Antumapu: Located on southern Santiago, holds the Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, the Faculty of Forestry Sciences and the Faculty of Veterinary and Bovine Sciences.
- Campus Andrés Bello: Located in Downtown Santiago, holds the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism and the Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences.
- Campus Juan Gomez Millas: Located in the Macul district of Santiago, holds the Bachelor Program, the Faculty of Art, the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Philosophy & Humanities, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the School of Journalism .
- Campus Medicine (North): Holds the University's Clinic Hospital, the Faculty of Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine.
- Campus Medicine (South): It is the Exequiel González Cortés Hospital.
- Campus Medicine (East): Holds the Mental Health Unit.
- Campus Medicine (Center): Holds the San Borja - Arriarán Clinic Hospital.
- Campus Medicine (West): Holds part of the Faculty of Medicine.
- Campus Miraflores: Holds the Faculty of Dentistry.
- Campus Pío Nono: Holds the Faculty of Law.
- Campus Beaucheff: Holds the Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the School of Engineering.
Services
The Universidad de Chile is in charge of a variety of nationwide services, including:
- The National Astronomical Observatory, functioning since 1852
- The Chilean Commission on Nuclear Power (CCHEN)
- Investigative efforts in Antarctica, since 1940
- Official seismological service and volcanic activity vigilance, since 1908
- Chile's Symphonic Orchestra, since 1941
- Chile's National Ballet, since 1945
- Symphonic Chorus, since 1945
- Centre for Byzantine, Neohellenic, Arabic and Judaic Culture Studies
- Largest Clinical Hospital in the country
- Institute for Easter Island Studies
- Centre for Space-related Studies, with collaborative activities in NASA, and other international agencies
- Universidad de Chile Theatre
- Nutrition and Food Technology Institute (INTA)
- Museum of Popular American Art, since 1947
- Experimental Theatre (1944) (later National Theatre of Chile)
- Chile's NIC.
And more than twenty other centres of national and international importance.
External links
- Official Web Site (http://www.uchile.cl/)