page_title: University of Chile
section_title: Faculty and institutes
hierarchical_section_title: University of Chile / Organization / Faculty and institutes
caption_attribution_description: Edificio Tecnoaulas de la Facultad de Economía y Negocios de la Universidad de Chile en la noche
context_page_description: The University of Chile is a public university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842 and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. It is the oldest and the most prestigious in the country. It was established as the continuation of the former colonial Royal University of San Felipe, and has a rich history in academic, scientific and social outreach. The university seeks to solve national and regional issues and to contribute to the development of Chile. It is recognized as one of the best universities Latin America for its leadership and innovation in science, technology, social sciences, and arts through the functions of creation, extension, teaching, and research.
  Its five campuses comprise more than 3.1 square kilometres of research buildings, health care centers, museums, theaters, observatories, and sports infrastructure. The institution has more than 40,000 undergraduate and graduate students, offering more than 60 different bachelor and professional degrees, 38 doctoral programs and 116 master programs.
  Notable alumni include Nobel laureates Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral, and twenty Chilean presidents.
context_section_description: Currently there are 14 faculties and four interdisciplinary institutes which perform academic tasks undergraduate, graduate, research and extension.
  Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism
  Faculty of Arts
  Faculty of Sciences
  Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
  Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
  Faculty of Forestry Sciences
  Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
  Faculty of Social Sciences
  Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
  Faculty of Law
  Faculty of Economy and Business
  Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities
  Faculty of Medicine
  Faculty of Dentistry
  Institute of Public Affairs
  Institute of International Studies
  Institute of Communications and Image
  Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology
caption: Faculty of Economics and Business Tecnoaulas Building at night
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