THE EVOLVING PUBLIC ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN CHILE & CALIFORNIA- SYMPOSIUM VIDEO NOW AVAILABLE

October 15, 2015

The Evolving Public Role of Universities in Chile and California - Symposium Video Available Now 

BERKELEY, CA, October X, 2015 – On June 24, CSHE hosted research teams to discuss the similarities and differences in the public role and practices of universities, focusing on four prominent public and private institutions: the Universidad de Chile and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Santiago, UC Berkeley and Stanford University. 

A recording of the Chile-Berkeley-Stanford Symposium The Evolving Public Role of Universities in Chile and California, held on the UC Berkeley campus, is now available.

Among the objectives of the symposium:  

  • Comprehending and examining the evolving public roles of leading public and private universities in Chile and the California, with attention to the strengths and weaknesses of each institutions and how they reflect global trends.
  • Identifying best practices and policies related to expanding the public role of universities in areas such as supporting socio-economic mobility, community service, technology transfer and regional/national economic development.
  • Generating a policy framework to help expand the public role of universities in Chile and California within mass higher education systems