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EDUCATIONAL

MODEL

S ince its foundation, the PUCV has aimed not only PROFESORES PARA CHILE

to train the professionals our society needs, but
also to ensure our students are individuals with
a comprehensive education. Our university’s
Educational Model contains the fundamental
Sprinciples underlying our educational task.
The PUCV Educational Model comprises an organised
The PUCV Educational Model comprises an organised
set of concepts, premises and decisions that guide the
set of concepts, premises and decisions that guide the
education of students. Likewise, it shows the self-regulation
education of students. Likewise, it shows the self-regulation
capacity of an institution that takes a responsible part in
capacity of an institution that takes a responsible part in
the national and international higher education system.
the national and international higher education system.
The PUCV reasserts its continued commitment to the region,
The PUCV reasserts its continued commitment to the region,
to the country as well as to the international community
to the country as well as to the international community
through this Educational Model that has been developed
through this Educational Model that has been developed
with the participation of the entire academic community,
with the participation of the entire academic community,
who have revisited the previous institutional definitions
who have revisited the previous institutional definitions
expressed in the 2009 “Formative Proposal” and the 2005
expressed in the 2009 “Formative Proposal” and the 2005
“Undergraduate Educational Project.”
“Undergraduate Educational Project.”
The Educational Model is the result of our institutional
The Educational Model is the result of our institutional
history; that is, an intensive work created by many
history; that is, an intensive work created by many
generations of scholars and students that have always
generations of scholars and students that have always
given their best effort to this purpose. It retrieves what
given their best effort to this purpose. It retrieves what
we have been, what we have done as well as what we
we have been, what we have done as well as what we
have projected on our way to the Centennial. For over 90
have projected on our way to the Centennial. For over 90
years, our university community members have made our
years, our university community members have made our
founders’ thinking concrete.
founders’ thinking concrete.
The Educational Model is structured around three basic
The Educational Model is structured around three basic
ideas that are perpetual in the history of our university: to
ideas that are perpetual in the history of our university: to
be a Catholic institution, to be an institution of excellence,
be a Catholic institution, to be an institution of excellence,
and to be an institution with public vocation. From these
and to be an institution with public vocation. From these
original ideas emerge four conceptual pillars that guide
original ideas emerge four conceptual pillars that guide
the work of our university: a comprehensive education, an
the work of our university: a comprehensive education, an
education of excellence, lifelong learning, and an education
education of excellence, lifelong learning, and an education
that seeks to permanently outreach the community.
that seeks to permanently outreach the community.
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