The Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh) is a distinguished Latin American academic institution with more than 60 years of experience educating professionals who are highly competitive at both the national and international levels.
Master's Programmes
About
History
The Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh) was founded in Valdivia in 1954, mainly through the initiative of local citizens. It was created in response to the urgent need to establish an institute of higher education that was focused on local needs and interests, decentralizing knowledge, research, culture, and the arts in a way that was revolutionary in Chile at the time.
Education
The unique attributes of the Universidad Austral de Chile have positioned it as one of the top five universities in Chile as well as 17th in all of Latin America according to the Times Higher Education rankings, which include the top 300 institutions of higher education in the region.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
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University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2023
1001
2022
1001 -200
2021
801
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2023
1140 -34
2022
1106 -62
2021
1044
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2023
1201
2022
1201 -200
2021
1001
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Student Reviews
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Anonymous rated 3 out of 5 stars
I think that we have a lot of teachers that are quite humane and caring, but we are lacking in research and in our capacity to teach things effectively and efficiently. Most of our teachers haven't been through courses on pedagogy/andragogy, and they have a lot of troubles with planning classes and planning the curriculum in general. There's a lot of academic overload, in...
Austral University
Anonymous rated 4 out of 5 stars
Austral university is a very good choice to start a career in physics but not to continuing with a master degree.
It was great!
Anonymous rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very nice and beautiful campus in Valdivia, big garden and beautiful classrooms. Good staff and teachers, lots of professional events with career oportunities.
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