Universidad Alberto Hurtado | |
Motto | The Jesuit University of Chile |
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Type | Jesuit |
Established | October 23, 1997 |
President | Cristián del Campo Simonetti[1] |
Rector | Eduardo Silva Arévalo |
Academic staff | 359[2] |
Students | 4300 |
Address | Almirante Barroso 6 , , , |
Website | Alberto Hurtado University |
Alberto Hurtado University (Spanish: Universidad Alberto Hurtado – UAH) is a Jesuit university located in Santiago, Chile. Established in 1997, the university was created from the merger of three separate institutes: Instituto Latinoamericano de Doctrina y Estudios Sociales (ILADES), the Centro de Investigación, Desarrollo de la Educación (CIDE), and the Fundación Educacional Roberto Bellarmino. The university is named after a famous Chilean Jesuit Saint, Father Alberto Hurtado. UAH is a member of the AUSJAL and of FLACSI.