Catholic University of Northern Chile
| Catholic University of Norte | |
|---|---|
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| motto | Ver más allá |
| founding | May 31, 1956 |
| Sponsorship | Roman Catholic Church |
| place | Antofagasta |
| country |
 Chile
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| Rector | Jorge Tabilo Álvarez |
| Students | 10,077 (2010) |
| Professors | 853 (2010) |
| Networks | FIUC |
| Website | www.ucn.cl |
The Catholic University of Northern Chile ( Spanish : Universidad Católica de Norte , short: UCN ) is a Roman Catholic university under ecclesiastical law in Antofagasta ( Chile ).
It was founded on the initiative of Jesuits and with the support of Berta González de Astorga on May 31, 1956. In 1964 it was recognized by the Ministry of Education.
In 2013 it had 10,141 pregrado students and 468 posgrado students. Rector is Jorge Tabilo Álvarez; Grand Chancellor is Pablo Lizama Riquelme , Archbishop Emeritus of Antofagasta .
Faculties
- Civil and civil engineering
- Natural sciences
- Marine science
- Economics and Administration
- Humanities
- Engineering and Earth Sciences
- Medical sciences
- law Sciences
Personalities
- Carlos Aldunate Lyon SJ (1916–2018), Professor and Rector (1966–1968)
See also
Web links
Commons : Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.ucn.cl/sobre-ucn/rectoria/
- ↑ Members. In: www.fiuc.org. International Federation of Catholic Universities, accessed September 21, 2019 .
- ↑ Historia de la UCN website Universidad Católica del Norte, accessed on July 19, 2018
- ^ Ficha de institución: Universidad Católica del Norte Ministerio Nacional de Educación
Coordinates: 23 ° 40 ′ 52 ″ S , 70 ° 24 ′ 36 ″ W