Duoc UC

Duoc UC is an accredited, non-profit private institute of higher education in Chile.^[16][17][18] It was founded under the umbrella of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 1968, which provides technical and professional degrees through practical and industry-focused programs.^[19][20][21]

Duoc UC

Fundación Instituto Profesional Duoc UC
Motto	Cercanía. Liderazgo. Futuro. (Closeness. Leadership. Future.)
Type	non-profit
Established	7 November 1968 (1968-11-07)
Founder	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile[1]
Affiliation	UNESCO-UNEVOC,[2] Erasmus+,[3] iMech+,[4] WFCP,[5] NASAD,[6] IMIA,[7] NMEDSUP,[8] CORFO,[9] CORMA,[10] CIM UC CORMA[11]
Rector	Carlos Díaz Vergara[12]
Academic staff	3,876 (2015)[13]
Administrative staff	2,203 (2015)[14]
Students	103,000 (2021)[15]
Location	Región Metropolitana de Santiago Región de Valparaiso Región del Biobío Región de la Araucanía Región de los Lagos
Campus	20 (2023)
Website	www.duoc.cl

Nowadays it has 20 campuses, more than 103,000 students and ca. 3,169 teachers.^[22] Its rector is Carlos Díaz Vergara.^[23][24]

History

Duoc UC was founded in 1968 under the name "Worker Farmer University Department of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile" (Departamento Universitario Obrero Campesino de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) to give free education to students from lower social backgrounds, children of workers and farmers in particular. This practice was already being conducted by the University of Chile and especially the State Technical University (UTE), which was immersed in the era of university reform university classrooms opened to workers and low-income students who could study technical courses at universities despite economic shortcomings.^[25][26]

Duoc grew rapidly and a year after its foundation it already had one campus and 475 students. The following year, the campuses tripled, and the number of students grew to 3,033. In 1972 Duoc UC already had 30,000 students enrolled in its courses and programs. The growth achieved in its early years prompted the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile to give legal autonomy and management, approving the creation of the Duoc Foundation, on 7 September 1973.^[27][28]

Locations

The institution's schools are present in 5 of the 16 Regions of Chile (2023).^[29]

The patrimonial and university extension building of Santiago can also be seen virtually.^[30]

Region	Campus
Santiago Metropolitan Region	Campus Alameda
	Campus Antonio Varas
	Campus Educación Continua
	Campus Maipú
	Campus Melipilla
	Campus Padre Alonso de Ovalle
	Campus Plaza Norte
	Campus Plaza Oeste
	Campus Plaza Vespucio
	Campus Puente Alto
	Campus San Bernardo
	Campus San Carlos de Apoquindo
	Campus San Joaquín
Valparaíso Region	Campus Valparaíso
	Campus Viña del Mar
Biobío Region	Campus San Andrés de Concepción
	Campus Arauco
	Campus Nacimiento
Araucanía Region	Campus Villarrica
Los Lagos Region	Campus Puerto Montt

Schools and programs

Currently, DuocUC has 9 schools distributed over 20 campuses (2023) where Professional and Technical level careers are taught:^[31]

1. School of Administration and Business
2. School of Communication
3. School of Construction
4. School of Design
5. School of Gastronomy
6. School of Informatics and Telecommunications
7. School of Engineering and Natural Resources
8. School of Health
9. School of Tourism and Hospitality

School	Professional Career	Technical Career
School of Business and Administration[32]	Digital Marketing Engineering	Administration Technician
	Logistics Management Engineering	Logistics Management Technician
	Foreign Trade Engineering	Foreign Trade Technician
	Administration Engineering, mention in People Management	People Management Technician
	Administration Engineering, mention in Finance	Finance Technician
	Auditing	General Accounting, mention in Tax Legislation
School of Communication[33]	Sound Engineering	Sound Technician
	Audiovisual Communication	Audiovisual Technician
	Advertising
	Public Relations, mention in Marketing
	Digital Animation
	Acting and Performance
School of Construction[34]	Risk Prevention Engineering	Risk Prevention Technician
	Construction Engineering	Construction Technician
		Electrical Facilities and Projects Technician
		Topographer Technician
		Restoration of Patrimonial Goods
		Architectural and Structural Drawing and Modeling
School of Design[35]	Industrial Design	Illustration
	Graphic Design	Development and Web Design
	Interior Design
	Fashion Design
School of Gastronomy[36]	Administration in International Gastronomy	Gastronomy Technician
School of Computer Science and Telecommunications[37]	Infrastructure and Technological Platforms Engineering	Infrastructure and Technological Platforms Administration
	Informatics Engineering	Computer Analyst-Programmer
	Connectivity and Network Engineering	Network and Telecommunications Administration
School of Engineering and Natural Resources[38]	Automotive Mechanical and Autotronics Engineering	Automotive Mechanical and Autotronics Technician
	Machinery and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Engineering	Machinery and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Technician
	Electricity and Industrial Automation Engineering	Electricity and Industrial Automation Technician
	Environmental Engineering	Renewable Energies Technician
	Agricultural Engineering	Agricultural Technician
		Electromechanical Maintenance Technician
		Geology and Probing Control Technician
		Veterinary and Livestock Technician
		Food Quality Technician
School of Health[39]	Biomedical Informatics	Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Technician
		Chemistry and Pharmacy Technician
		Dental Technician
		Nursing Technician
		Radiodiagnosis and Radiotherapy Technician
		Physical Preparation Technician
School of Tourism and Hotel Management[40]	Turism and Hotel Industry	Hotel Management Technician
	Ecoturism	Adventure Tourism Technician
	Tourism & Hospitality	Tourism Technician, mention in Tourism Companies

Specialization and continuing education

Through the specialization programs, people and companies can opt for different courses, diplomas and also study plans, transforming them into complete study plans that allow the student to articulate and validate careers of the institution or also to focus them on their professional development.^[41]

Extension and Branches UC

See the main list with hyperlinks available in: Duoc UC on spanish wikipedia.

Focus Area	Divisions and Extension Centers
Technical Secondary Education	Liceo Bicentenario Politécnico -Andes Polytechnic High School- (Foundation Subsidiary)
Diploma and specialization	Educación Continua DuocUC
R&D	CITT DuocUC: Innovation and Technology Transfer Center
R&D	Centro Innova
R&D	IA Applied Investigation
R&D	DDF Duoc Design Factory
Sports	DuocUC Sports
Culture & Arts	DuocUC Theater
Diploma and specialization	DuocUC Observatory
Communications	SOMOS Magazine
Communications	EscomTV
Employment	Duoc Laboral.cl
Comunicaciones	School of Communication Radios: AE Radio
Diploma and specialization	Teacher Training Center
R&D	Technology Centers for Engineering and Natural Resources
Culture & Arts	Extension Center: Cousiño Building (Valparaíso)
Culture & Arts	Extension Center: Íñiguez Palace (Santiago)
Communications	La Cantera Producer
Diploma and specialization	Center for the Regularization of Basic and High School Studies for Adults (Inactive)

International Networks

Duoc UC is an important actor within the Professional Technical field at a global and national level, being part of important international networks, thus providing opportunities for development and professional improvement to our students and foreign students:^[42]

Membership in International Networks

• World federation of colleges and polytechnics
• International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art Media and Design Archived 2 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
• International Council of Design
• International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (WDO)
• Audio Engineering Society
• Global University Network for Innovation
• Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management
• International Medical Informatics Association
• The Broadcast Education Association
• Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training
• SUNY COIL Network
• Design Factory Global Network

International Accreditation

The School of Design became accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) in 2015^[43]

In 2015 the English Program at Duoc UC achieved the Oxford Quality Gold Category from Oxford University Press^[44]

In 2012 our Biomedical Computing program received internacional accreditation by the International Medical Informatics Association.^[45]

Collaborative Projects

Design Factory Duoc UC Design Factory is a Space of Collaborative Innovation based on the Design Factory model from the Aalto University in Finland. This center encourages the students' training and creativity as the fundamental component of the skills to innovate.^[46]

The Design Factory Global Network (DFGN)^[47] currently operates in eleven institutions of higher education around the world. The objective of this network and its partner members is to be the leader in international university collaboration, beyond academic boundaries.

Institutional bond

• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
• Archbishop of Santiago
• Annexed to Pontifical University, Holy See, Vatican State

Notable alumni

• María Elena Swett, Chilean actress.
• Patricio "Pato" Escala Pierart, Chilean animator and film producer.
• Fernanda Urrejola, Chilean actress.
• Christiane Endler, Chilean footballer.

External links

• Duoc UC Official Web Site (in Spanish)
• Duoc UC English Website
• Learn Chile (in English)
• Wikimedia Commons multimedia about Duoc UC

Gallery

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  Campus San Carlos de Apoquindo
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  Centro de Extensión Edificio Cousiño, Valparaíso (Edificio patrimonial)
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  Campus Maipú, Santiago