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We invite you to live a Global Mobility experience at UC Chile. We are a university that opens its doors to people from all over the world, with a large international community, we offer exchange opportunities, immersive and Spanish programs, courses, research, health programs and much more.
With more than 135 years of social commitment inspired by our Catholic identity, forming people driven by the development of interdisciplinary research, sustainability with a view to carbon neutrality by 2038, interculturalism, inclusion and diversity, gender equality and academic integrity.
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Why Chile?
At the extreme south of the world, Chile is a country with more than 8000 kilometers long from the north to the Antarctic, bordered on one side by the imposing Andes Mountains, and on the other by the immense Pacific Ocean, containing in its geography beautiful landscapes and unique ecosystems. More than 18 million people inhabit this territory, where the culture of ancestral peoples is mixed with Latin American and foreign traditions and the ways of life of rural and urban, southern and northern, continental and insular areas...
This is your chance to get to know Chile.
Why Chile?
At the extreme south of the world, Chile is a country with more than 8000 kilometers long from the north to the Antarctic, bordered on one side by the imposing Andes Mountains, and on the other by the immense Pacific Ocean, containing in its geography beautiful landscapes and unique ecosystems. More than 18 million people inhabit this territory, where the culture of ancestral peoples is mixed with Latin American and foreign traditions and the ways of life of rural and urban, southern and northern, continental and insular areas...
This is your chance to get to know Chile.
International students
Learn about the 6 mobility programs available for international students: 1) Exchange Program, 2) Study Abroad, 3) Dual Degree/Dual Degree Program, 4) Special Programs, 5) Internships, Internships and Residencies and 6) Health Programs.
Exchange program
Allows international students to take courses at UC Chile for 1 to 2 academic semesters, while maintaining their regular student status at their home university.
For this, there must be a prior bilateral exchange agreement between the home university and UC Chile, except for those universities that are part of an international network together with UC Chile, in which case students from those institutions are allowed to participate in the exchange program without the need for a bilateral exchange agreement.
Study Abroad
The Study Abroad program is unilateral and allows international students to take courses at UC Chile. It has a duration of 1 to 2 academic semesters.
There are two ways to do a Study Abroad at UC Chile; Unilateral agreements, there must be a previous agreement in force between the student's university of origin and UC Chile; Free movers, do not require an agreement and the student can take courses at UC Chile as long as he/she maintains his/her regular student status at the university of origin.
Dual degree and degree programs
It is a mobility that lasts between 2 to 5 semesters as appropriate. It allows the student to obtain a degree at UC Chile and at his/her university of origin, under specific conditions of the institutions and agreements in force.
To do a double degree you must be an undergraduate student. To do a double degree you must be in a Master's program.
Special programs
Internships, practicums and residencies
Connect with UC Chile's academic and professional projects through professional training and research collaboration.
Research internships and professional practices
These are face-to-face, hybrid or virtual experiences that support research or professionalization projects. This new area, created within the Global Mobility Department, complements and enhances the work of the Research Department, as well as the undergraduate and research areas of the academic units. These initiatives favor the development of critical thinking in academic contexts of experiential learning, also promoting the strengthening of global competencies aligned with the graduate profile of UC Chile.
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Artistic residencies
Program of permanence in Chile where, through contact with other artists, the individual or collective artistic practice is deepened.
Overseas health programs
These opportunities are specific for careers and study programs in the area of Health and Life Sciences. Consult the available offer with academic units of the UC School of Medicine.
Clinical observations
Observational rotations, agreed among professionals performing the same function, with the objective of sharing and learning from the experiences of peers from different countries.
Internships or clinical rotations
They allow the student to provide individualized attention to people, which generates a significant educational impact in the application of knowledge acquired in the classroom. Professional internship in a specialized clinical service or in a hospital, outpatient, educational or sports facility.
Internship at UC Chile
Undergraduate academic activity that aims to strengthen the professional, cognitive, procedural and/or attitudinal competencies of international students at UC Chile. It is developed in public or private institutions, which allow students to learn and participate in their processes and perform tasks in their field or professional discipline.
Sites of interest
Contact the special programs, internships and externships team: