University for Development

Universidad del Desarrollo
Motto	Universidad de Exelencia
Motto in English	University of Excellence
Type	Private
Accreditation	6 Years - Until 2027
President	Federico Valdés
Students	15,994
Undergraduates	14,880
Postgraduates	1,114
Address	680 La Plaza Ave, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile, Chile; 33°23′30″S 70°30′04″W / 33.3916117°S 70.50113104°W
Colors	Blue and white
Website	udd.cl
	Location in Chile

Universidad del Desarrollo (Spanish for "University for development") is a Chilean private university. Its main campus is in Santiago de Chile, with a secondary campus in Concepción.

San Carlos de Apoquindo campus in Santiago, Chile.

History

The University was founded in Concepción in 1990, in the residence of a well known family, located in the Trinitarias Street in downtown Concepción. Its founders were Joaquín Lavín, Carlos Délano, Ernesto Silva, Cristián Larroulet, Hernán Büchi and Federico Valdés.

The first degree given was in Business Administration (Ingeniería comercial). The following year, architecture, journalism were added and a law school opened.

In 1993, its main campus was inaugurated. The following year programs for industrial engineering and social sciences were opened. In 1997, the university gained autonomy from the Catholic University of Chile. Two years later, the university opened a new campus, while absorbing the Universidad de Las Condes, and its student body.

In 2001, the university inaugurated its new campus in San Carlos de Apoquindo, where most of the faculties are. Notable exceptions, are the Medical School and the Drama School, both of which are in the old Universidad de Las Condes house.

In 2006, the university opened its newest building for the Health Area Faculties in Concepción; located less than one block away from the main campus.

Rankings

UDD's MBA faculty was ranked first in Latin America by América Economía, one of Latin America's most important business magazines. Its MBA program was also ranked 12th among all Latin American business schools.^[1] América Economía magazine also ranked UDD in first place in developing entrepreneurship and leading abilities to its students within Latin American universities.^[2]

In 2017 UDD's Medicine School was ranked second in Chile in the national medical exam, surpassing most traditional universities in Chile.^[3] Besides, UDD is currently ranked as the best private university in Chile, standing 5th overall, according to the national CNAP accreditation program.

Sports

UDD features football, hockey, volleyball, rodeo, debate, tennis and basketball teams, competing within higher education leagues and championships.^[4]

Accreditation

The University applied and got accreditation for five years in 2006, in the areas of Institutional Management, Degree-Conducing Teaching, Vinculation with the Environment, and Continuous Education.^[5]

Schools and careers

Faculty of Architecture, Arts and Design
- Architecture
- Environments and Objects Design
- Digital Design
- Graphic Design
Faculty of Communications
- Journalism
- Drama
- Advertising
- Cinema
Law School
- Law
Faculty of Business and Economy
- Business Administration (Ingeniería Comercial)
- Administration Execution Engineering
Faculty of Humanities and Social Studies
- Baccalaureate in Science
- Baccalaureate in Humanities and Social Studies
Faculty of Government
- Political Sciences
Faculty of Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mining Engineering
- Geology (Earth Science)
Faculty of Health
- Medicine
- Medical Technologies
- Speech-language pathology
- Kinesiology
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Odontology
Faculty of Psychology
- Psychology
Faculty of Education
- Pedagogy

Notable faculty members

Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel^[6]

References

^ "Universia Chile. Portal de las Universidades chilenas".
^ "Apostando por la calidad". Archived from the original on 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2011-10-27.
^ "Diario La Segunda". La Segunda.
^ "Bienvenido a la UDD - Universidad del Desarrollo". Universidad del Desarrollo -.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "About KSH". Retrieved 27 December 2024.

External links

Official site

[1] "Universia Chile. Portal de las Universidades chilenas".

[2] "Apostando por la calidad". Archived from the original on 2009-12-27. Retrieved 2011-10-27.

[3] "Diario La Segunda". La Segunda.

[4] "Bienvenido a la UDD - Universidad del Desarrollo". Universidad del Desarrollo -.

[5] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2009-07-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "About KSH". Retrieved 27 December 2024.

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