University of La Frontera
Universidad de La Frontera, or UFRO, is a public university in Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile. It is a derivative university and part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. UFRO boasts a student body with a variety of abilities and from a variety of backgrounds, many of them are Mapuche descent.
Also recorded as University of the Frontier
University of La Frontera
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- University of the Frontier
- Founded
- 1981
- Headquarters
- Temuco
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Universidad de La Frontera, or UFRO, is a public university in Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile. It is a derivative university and part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. UFRO boasts a student body with a variety of abilities and from a variety of backgrounds, many of them are Mapuche descent.
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The University of La Frontera is part of the Consortium of Universities of the State of Chile (Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile, CUECH).
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — University of the Frontier • Native Name — Universidad de La Frontera • Motto — Itinerarium mentis ad veritatem • Established — 1981 • Campus — Andres Bello Campus, Medicine Campus • Students — 11,053 (2020) • Undergrad — 10,427 • Postgrad — 626 • Affiliations — Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas Consorcio de Universidades Estatales de Chile • Location — Temuco, Chile • Website — www.ufro.cl
Facilities
Facilities
The university owns a property called Rucamanque Ecological and Cultural Park, that is used for research, environmental education, and conservation. Rucamanque holds old-growth and second-growth forest.
Notable alumni
Notable alumni
• Pedro Cayuqueo, Mapuche activist and journalist • Gloria Dünkler, writer and recipient of the 2016 Pablo Neruda Award • Natividad Llanquileo, attorney, Mapuche activist, and member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021–present) • Elisa Loncón, academic, Mapuche activist, and President of the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021–2022) • Andrea Parra, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile (2018–present) and former Governor of the Malleco Province (2014–2016) • Jorge Saffirio, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile (2022–present) and former Governor of the Malleco Province (2008-2010)
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Institutional history
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1981
University of La Frontera established.
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- 1.Ministerio de Educación Pública de Chile. Crea Universidad de La Frontera.
- 2.Historia.
- 3.Escuela de Derecho.
- 4.UFRO contará con nueva carrera de Geografía para el proceso de Admisión 2025.
- 5.La Universidad.
- 6.Con el 62,67% de los votos Dr. Juan Manuel Fierro es electo como Rector de la Universidad de La Frontera.
- 7.Juan Manuel Fierro asume como nuevo rector (s) de la Universidad de La Frontera.
- 8.Campus.
- 9.Universidad de La Frontera Campus Pucón Historia.
- 10.UFRO - Campus Pucón.
- 11.Facultades.
- 12.Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Medioambiente.
- 13.FCJE UFRO – Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Empresariales UFRO.
- 14.Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades UFRO – Facultad de Educación, Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades.
- 15.Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias UFRO.
- 16.Facultad de Medicina - Universidad de La Frontera.
- 17.Facultad de Odontología UFRO.
- 18.Universidad de La Frontera elabora plan para disminuir gastos ante problemas financieros.
- 19.Hasta $30 millones: los elevados sueldos a académicos de la UFRO a pesar de profunda crisis financiera.
- 20.UFRO descarta sobresueldos a académicos y reconoce déficit presupuestario de $18 mil millones.
- 21."Es irresponsable establecer una cifra": UFRO descarta 700 despidos por plan de ajuste presupuestario.
- 22.Déficit financiero de la UFRO aumenta a $38 mil millones: desvincularán a más de 200 personas.
- 23.Superintendencia de Educación Superior aprobó Plan de Ajuste Presupuestario de la Universidad de La Frontera.
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