Duoc UC

{{Infobox university

| name = Duoc UC

| native_name = Fundación Instituto Profesional Duoc UC

| image_name = Logo DuocUC.svg

| image_size = 260px

| motto = Cercanía. Liderazgo. Futuro.

(Closeness. Leadership. Future.)

| rector = Carlos Díaz Vergarahttps://www.duoc.cl/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Memoria-Anual-Duoc-UC-2021.pdf

| established = {{Start date|df=yes|1968|11|07}}

| founder = Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile{{cite web | url=https://www.uc.cl/en/about-uc/ | title=About UC Chile }}

| affiliation = UNESCO-UNEVOC,[https://unevoc.unesco.org/home/Explore+the+UNEVOC+Network/lang=en/centre=3069 UNEVOC Network Directory] Erasmus+,[https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/ Erasmus+] iMech+,[https://imechplus.org/partners/ Partners – iMech+] WFCP,[https://wfcp.org/members/ Members – World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics] NASAD,[https://nasad.arts-accredit.org/directory-lists/substantial-equivalency-programs/ Substantial Equivalency Programs – National Association of Schools of Art and Design] IMIA,[https://imia-medinfo.org/wp/duocuc-school-of-health/ DuocUC School of Health – IMIA] NMEDSUP,[https://nmedsup.cl/colaboradores/ Colaboradores – NMEDSUP] CORFO,[https://www.corfo.cl/sites/cpp/ip-cft-2030 Corfo – Corporación de fomento de la producción] CORMA,[https://www.corma.cl/memoria-corma-2017-2018/contenido/gestionsocial.html#/9/ Memoria Corma 2018] CIM UC CORMA[https://madera.uc.cl/ Centro UC de Innovación en Madera – Inicio]

| type = non-profit

| faculty = 3,876 (2015){{Cite web |url=http://www.duoc.cl/hechos-y-cifras |title=Hechos y Cifras | DUOC UC |access-date=16 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024448/http://www.duoc.cl/hechos-y-cifras |url-status=dead }}

| administrative_staff = 2,203 (2015){{Cite web |url=http://www.duoc.cl/hechos-y-cifras |title=Hechos y Cifras | DUOC UC |access-date=16 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024448/http://www.duoc.cl/hechos-y-cifras |url-status=dead }}

| students = 103,000 (2021){{Cite web|url=https://www.mifuturo.cl/buscador-de-instituciones/|title = Mi Futuro | Mineduc}}

| city = Región Metropolitana de Santiago
Región de Valparaiso
Región del Biobío
Región de la Araucanía
Región de los Lagos

| campus = 20 (2023)

| website = {{URL|www.duoc.cl}}

}}

Duoc UC is an accredited, non-profit private institute of higher education in Chile.{{Cite web |title=Ley 20.129 |url=https://www.cnachile.cl/Paginas/Ley%2020129.aspx |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.cnachile.cl}}{{Cite web |url=http://learnchile.cl/en/partners/ |title=Partners Archivo – Learn Chile |access-date=16 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117065444/http://learnchile.cl/en/partners/ |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |title=Duoc UC |url=http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/b45963804d9b067da827bd48b49f4568/Duoc.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417144520/http://www.ifc.org/wps/wcm/connect/b45963804d9b067da827bd48b49f4568/Duoc.pdf?MOD=AJPERES |archive-date=2015-04-17 |access-date=2024-02-28}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Expansión de la Cobertura de las distintas áreas del Bienestar Social – Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile |url=http://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-93762.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.memoriachilena.gob.cl}}{{Cite web |title=UC. Decade 1960:1968. |url=http://www.uc.cl/universidad/nuestra-historia/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |language=es}}[http://www.saca.cnachile.cl/public/assets/institucional/DocumentosProcesosAcreditacion/INST-00018-03-00/NOTIFICACI%C3%93N%20DECISI%C3%93N//IP009-INST-00018-03-RESD-1.pdf Comisión Nacional de Acreditación. Resolución 418–2017]

Nowadays it has 20 campuses, more than 103,000 students and ca. 3,169 teachers.{{Cite web |url=http://www.duoc.cl/hechos-y-cifras |title=Hechos y Cifras | DUOC UC |access-date=16 November 2015 |archive-date=17 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117024448/http://www.duoc.cl/hechos-y-cifras |url-status=dead }} Its rector is Carlos Díaz Vergara.{{Cite web |title=MI FUTURO {{!}} MINEDUC |url=https://www.mifuturo.cl/buscador-de-instituciones/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.mifuturo.cl}}{{Cite web |title=El académico Carlos Díaz asumirá como nuevo rector de Duoc UC |url=http://www.uc.cl/noticias/el-academico-carlos-diaz-asumira-como-nuevo-rector-de-duoc-uc/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile |language=es}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Construcción del IP y CFT como fundación {{!}} DuocUC |url=http://www2.duoc.cl/50aniversario/hito/construcci%C3%B3n-del-ip-y-cft-como-fundaci%C3%B3n |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www2.duoc.cl}}{{Cite web |title=BND Visor : La reforma en la Universidad Católica de Chile |url=http://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:9302 |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Historia de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile : 1888 – 1988 – Memoria Chilena |url=http://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-8398.html |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=Memoria Chilena: Portal |language=es}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.duoc.cl/international-affairs|title = International Affairs – Duoc UC}}

Locations

The institution's schools are present in 5 of the 16 Regions of Chile (2023).{{Cite web |title=Dónde Estamos – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/nosotros/donde-estamos/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

The patrimonial and university extension building of Santiago can also be seen virtually.{{Cite web |title=Tour Virtual – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/admision-old/tour-virtual/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

Santiago Metropolitan Region \|Campus Alameda
class="wikitable" !Region !Campus
rowspan="12" \| \|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
rowspan="2" \| \|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:{{Cite web |title=Nos acreditamos contigo, ¡Con todo! – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/nos-acreditamos-contigo/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

School of Administration and Business
School of Communication
School of Construction
School of Design
School of Gastronomy
School of Informatics and Telecommunications
School of Engineering and Natural Resources
School of Health
School of Tourism and Hospitality

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !School !Professional Career !Technical Career
School of Business and Administration{{Cite web \|title=Administración y Negocios – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/administracion-negocios/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Digital Marketing Engineering \|Administration Technician
rowspan="5" \| \|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{{Cite web \|title=Comunicación – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/comunicacion/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Sound Engineering \|Sound Technician
rowspan="5" \| \|Audiovisual Communication \|Audiovisual Technician
Advertising \| rowspan="4" \|
Public Relations, mention in Marketing
Digital Animation
Acting and Performance
School of Construction{{Cite web \|title=Construcción – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/construccion/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Risk Prevention Engineering \|Risk Prevention Technician
rowspan="5" \| \|Construction Engineering \|Construction Technician
rowspan="4" \| \|Electrical Facilities and Projects Technician
Topographer Technician
Restoration of Patrimonial Goods
Architectural and Structural Drawing and Modeling
School of Design{{Cite web \|title=Diseño – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/diseno/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Industrial Design \|Illustration
rowspan="3" \| \|Graphic Design \|Development and Web Design
Interior Design \| rowspan="2" \|
Fashion Design
School of Gastronomy{{Cite web \|title=Gastronomía – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/gastronomia/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Administration in International Gastronomy \|Gastronomy Technician
School of Computer Science and Telecommunications{{Cite web \|title=Informática y Telecomunicaciones – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/informatica-telecomunicaciones/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Infrastructure and Technological Platforms Engineering \|Infrastructure and Technological Platforms Administration
rowspan="2" \| \|Informatics Engineering \|Computer Analyst-Programmer
Connectivity and Network Engineering \|Network and Telecommunications Administration
School of Engineering and Natural Resources{{Cite web \|title=Ingeniería y Recursos Naturales – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/ingenieria-recursos-naturales/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Automotive Mechanical and Autotronics Engineering \|Automotive Mechanical and Autotronics Technician
rowspan="8" \| \|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
rowspan="4" \| \|Electromechanical Maintenance Technician
Geology and Probing Control Technician
Veterinary and Livestock Technician
Food Quality Technician
School of Health{{Cite web \|title=Salud – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/salud/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Biomedical Informatics \|Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Technician
rowspan="5" \| \| rowspan="5" \| \|Chemistry and Pharmacy Technician
Dental Technician
Nursing Technician
Radiodiagnosis and Radiotherapy Technician
Physical Preparation Technician
School of Tourism and Hotel Management{{Cite web \|title=Escuela de Turismo y Hotelería – Duoc UC \|url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/turismo/ \|access-date=2023-01-30 \|website=www.duoc.cl}} \|Turism and Hotel Industry \|Hotel Management Technician
rowspan="2" \| \|Ecoturism \|Adventure Tourism Technician
Tourism & Hospitality \|Tourism Technician, mention in Tourism Companies

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!School

!Professional Career

!Technical Career

School of Business and Administration{{Cite web |title=Administración y Negocios – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/administracion-negocios/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Digital Marketing Engineering

|Administration Technician

rowspan="5" |

|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{{Cite web |title=Comunicación – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/comunicacion/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Sound Engineering

|Sound Technician

rowspan="5" |

|Audiovisual Communication

|Audiovisual Technician

Advertising

| rowspan="4" |

Public Relations, mention in Marketing

Digital Animation

Acting and Performance

School of Construction{{Cite web |title=Construcción – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/construccion/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Risk Prevention Engineering

|Risk Prevention Technician

rowspan="5" |

|Construction Engineering

|Construction Technician

rowspan="4" |

|Electrical Facilities and Projects Technician

Topographer Technician

Restoration of Patrimonial Goods

Architectural and Structural Drawing and Modeling

School of Design{{Cite web |title=Diseño – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/diseno/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Industrial Design

|Illustration

rowspan="3" |

|Graphic Design

|Development and Web Design

Interior Design

| rowspan="2" |

Fashion Design

School of Gastronomy{{Cite web |title=Gastronomía – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/gastronomia/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Administration in International Gastronomy

|Gastronomy Technician

School of Computer Science and Telecommunications{{Cite web |title=Informática y Telecomunicaciones – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/informatica-telecomunicaciones/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Infrastructure and Technological Platforms Engineering

|Infrastructure and Technological Platforms Administration

rowspan="2" |

|Informatics Engineering

|Computer Analyst-Programmer

Connectivity and Network Engineering

|Network and Telecommunications Administration

School of Engineering and Natural Resources{{Cite web |title=Ingeniería y Recursos Naturales – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/ingenieria-recursos-naturales/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Automotive Mechanical and Autotronics Engineering

|Automotive Mechanical and Autotronics Technician

rowspan="8" |

|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

rowspan="4" |

|Electromechanical Maintenance Technician

Geology and Probing Control Technician

Veterinary and Livestock Technician

Food Quality Technician

School of Health{{Cite web |title=Salud – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/salud/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Biomedical Informatics

|Clinical Laboratory and Blood Bank Technician

rowspan="5" |

| rowspan="5" |

|Chemistry and Pharmacy Technician

Dental Technician

Nursing Technician

Radiodiagnosis and Radiotherapy Technician

Physical Preparation Technician

School of Tourism and Hotel Management{{Cite web |title=Escuela de Turismo y Hotelería – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/escuela/turismo/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

|Turism and Hotel Industry

|Hotel Management Technician

rowspan="2" |

|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.{{Cite web |title=Cursos y Diplomados – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/oferta-academica/cursos-diplomados/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

= Extension and Branches UC =

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

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!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:{{Cite web |title=Vinculación Internacional – Duoc UC |url=https://www.duoc.cl/nosotros/relaciones-internacionales/vinculacion/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www.duoc.cl}}

= Membership in International Networks =

[http://wfcp.org/membership/ World federation of colleges and polytechnics]
[http://www.cumulusassociation.org/member/ International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art Media and Design] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202044656/http://www.cumulusassociation.org/member/ |date=2 December 2015 }}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20151003105658/http://www.ico-d.org/connect/index/post/2027.php International Council of Design]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20151128211008/http://www.icsid.org/members/listing/member_list62.htm International Council of Societies of Industrial Design] (WDO)
[http://www.aes.org/sustaining_members/?companyID=259/ Audio Engineering Society]
[http://www.guninetwork.org/institutional-members/ Global University Network for Innovation]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20151208102443/http://www.globalalliancepr.org/website/member/duocuc-fundaci%C3%B3n-instituto-profesional-duocuc/ Global Alliance for Public Relations and Communication Management]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20150826072919/http://www.imia-medinfo.org/new2/node/172 International Medical Informatics Association]
[http://www.beaweb.org/wp/?page_id=1704/ The Broadcast Education Association]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20151208063428/http://www.oitcinterfor.org/en/general/ilocinterfors-member-institutions-network-south-south-and-triangular-cooperation/ Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training]
[http://coil.suny.edu/ SUNY COIL Network]
[http://dfgn.org/ Design Factory Global Network]

= International Accreditation =

The School of Design became accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) in 2015http://www.duoc.cl/ver/noticia/escuela-de-diseno-duoc-uc-es-la-primera-en-sudamerica-en-recibir-la-certificacion?tags=home {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}

In 2015 the English Program at Duoc UC achieved the Oxford Quality Gold Category from Oxford University Press[http://diario.elmercurio.com/detalle/index.asp?id={71d5b3bf-6ff2-4427-af6e-585852ed436d} elmercurio]

In 2012 our Biomedical Computing program received internacional accreditation by the International Medical Informatics Association.{{Cite web |url=http://www.duoc.cl/noticias/2012/11/12/acreditacion-informatica-biomedica.html |title=Programa de Informática Biomédica obtiene acreditación internacional por parte de la IMIA |access-date=3 May 2016 |archive-date=7 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507182549/http://www.duoc.cl/noticias/2012/11/12/acreditacion-informatica-biomedica.html |url-status=dead }}

= 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.{{Cite web |title=Design Factory – Duoc UC |url=http://www2.duoc.cl/designfactory/ |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=www2.duoc.cl}}

The Design Factory Global Network (DFGN)http://dfgn.org/ 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.