UC Center for Educational Transformation (CENTRE)
The center strengthens the professional capacities of education actors.
Link with the Society
From our Faculty we are linked with society to enrich the professional and academic development of its members, in addition to strengthening the public commitment we have with society through links with different educational establishments, institutions and organizations.
LAGAR Alliance
The LAGAR Alliance is an agreement made between the Faculty of Education UC and the Local Public Education Service Gabriela Mistral (SLEP GM), in October 2021, which seeks to strengthen public education in the districts of La Granja, Macul and San Joaquín.
Through LAGAR Alliance, the Faculty of Education promotes different activities to improve the quality of learning for boys, girls and young people who study in that territory.
Centers and Foundations
Get to know our centers and foundations that work to serve the needs of the country.
Center for Studies of Religion
Promotes and articulates research, teaching and outreach activities with a view to providing a better understanding of religion in Chile and Latin America.
Family Center
Study center that promotes interdisciplinary understanding and well-being of the family.
UC Center for Public Policy
Research center that promotes the interdisciplinary work of academics from all UC faculties to address the main problems of the country.
UC Down Center
Center that is in charge of training professionals who are experts in improving the quality of life of people with Down Syndrome and their families.
EDULAB
The Innovation in Education Laboratory (EduLab) transforms the scientific research of the university teams with innovative solutions to improve the quality of education.
Rural Life Foundation
It provides education and training to people in rural areas with difficulties in accessing better living conditions.
MEASURE UC
It is a center for research, development and services oriented towards measurement and evaluation applied in various fields such as education and society.
Penta UC
The Talent Studies and Development Program of the Catholic University strengthens the capacities of students with academic and creative talents.
Heritage Education Routes of Memory
This is a platform that seeks to enrich the educational experience of visiting a heritage site, by having materials that account for the historical development and patrimonialization that collect the memory of those who have inhabited and built them. In this way, the platform contributes to citizen education and historical memory through heritage education.
Future School Library
The Future UC School Library participates in the educational process of children and young people through the creation of school libraries and the generation of spaces where cultural and academic activities aimed at students and their environment are carried out.
Practicum Programme
Convinced that the training of future teachers needs a curriculum based on practice, from the UC Education Practices System We promote and provide our students with a series of coherent and integrated experiences to contribute to the training of excellent preschool educators and teachers of basic and secondary education in Chile.
Observatory of Educational and Digital Practices (OPED)
The Observatory of Digital Educational Practices (OPED) has the general objective of researching, developing and implementing a training plan so that students and teachers have the necessary skills that allow them to teach in a digital context both inside and outside the university.
