University of O'Higgins

The University of O'Higgins (UOH) (Universidad de O'Higgins) is a Chilean state university, created by law in 2015,^[2] during the second government of President Michelle Bachelet, along with the University of Aysén. It is located in the Region of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins. It began its operations in March 2017.^[3]

University of O'Higgins

Universidad de O'Higgins
Type	Public
Established	2015
Rector	Fernanda Kri Amar[1]
Students	5,030 (2022)
Address	Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 611 , Rancagua , Region of O'Higgins , Chile 34.1645°S 70.7417°W / -34.1645; -70.7417
Affiliations	Chilean Traditional Universities, es:Consorcio de Universidades Estatales de Chile (CUE)
Website	uoh.cl

Along with the University of Aysén, it is the first state university to be created in Chile in more than two decades, the last created in 1993.^[4] O'Higgins and Aysén were the only Chilean regions where no campuses of University of Chile or the Technical State University (UTE) were created, which were converted to "regional universities" beginning in 1981,^[5] and so were until 2015 the only regions without their own state universities.