Universidad Austral de Chile | |
Motto | Libertas Capitur |
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Type | Traditional |
Established | September 7, 1954 |
Rector | Hans Richter Becerra (Actual) |
Administrative staff | 776 |
Students | 17,411 (2020) |
Undergraduates | 16,931 |
Postgraduates | 480 |
Address | Avenue Independencia #641 , , , 39°48′26″S 73°15′04″W / 39.8073°S 73.2511°W |
Website | www |
Austral University of Chile (Spanish: Universidad Austral de Chile or UACh) is a Chilean research university based primarily in Valdivia, with satellite campuses in Puerto Montt and Coyhaique. Founded on September 7, 1954, it is one of the eight original Chilean Traditional Universities. It operates as a nonprofit self-owned corporation under private law, and receives significant state-funding.