Universidad de las Américas (Chile)

Universidad de Las Americas, is a private Chilean university, founded in 1988, belonging to the network Laureate International Universities private Universities. The university has programs"Undergraduate traditional day, preferably Young full-time classes Monday Friday, "Undergraduate traditional evening", which is preferentially targeted to working adults can attend classes daily schedule evening, "Undergraduate Executive for balance work, family and studies, with classestwo evenings a week and noon on Saturday, the "Continuing Studies" (graduate) oriented professionals who already possess a university degree or technical refinement and wishing.

In the system of higher education in Chile, University is a private, autonomous region declaredin 1997 by the Higher Education Council (CSE) and formally accredited in 2007 by the National Commission CNA CHILE Accreditation.

History

Universidad de Las Americas (UDLA) was founded in 1988 and started its academic activities in 1989. Declared Autonomous by the Higher Education in December 1997. Its headquarters is located in the metropolitan area of Santiago in the commune of Providencia.

The first Rector was the UDLA Hon. and Magfco. Mr. Galdámez Mario Albornoz, who was a commercial engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Masters of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago in United States.

During his tenure in 1995, inaugurated the campus Quito (Ecuador), namely that the...
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