Welcome to UACh

The Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh) is a leading Latin American academic institution with more than 60 years of experience educating professionals who are highly competitive at both the national and international levels.

UACh is among the top five universities nationwide and is a pioneer in delivering knowledge and culture in harmony with the environment, drawing from the unique natural surroundings of the four cities of Chilean Patagonia where its campuses are located: Valdivia, Osorno, Puerto Montt, and Coyhaique.

The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, underpinned by high-level research and development in the following areas: natural sciences, engineering and technology, medical sciences and human health, agricultural and forest sciences, and social sciences and humanities.

Outside academic spaces, knowledge is also generated in the many natural laboratories that characterize the region, including rivers, lakes, the Pacific Ocean, and the Andes Mountains. The latter are marked by the volcanoes of the Pacific Ring of Fire and shaded by temperate rainforests that represent the planet’s last remaining “cold jungle.” Within this privileged natural context, it is UACh’s open mission to act as a guardian of environmental protection.

All the endeavors of the Universidad Austral de Chile are carried out against a backdrop of diverse and dynamic cultural activity that energizes our cities and surroundings. We are proud to be home to a musical conservatory, a cinema club and university theater, various museums, a chamber orchestra, and a prestigious international film festival.

UACh has strong ties to nearby regions, territories, and beyond, extending from local engagement to global outreach. It has continually preserved and lived up to its founding mission, expressed simply by the enduring motto Knowledge and Nature.