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National policy · Leadership and governance · Chile

Chile's rectors' council library commission holds second 2026 meeting in Santiago

Representatives of universities in CRUCH, Chile's council of rectors, met on 21 and 22 October in Santiago for its library commission's second regular meeting of 2026.

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Why it matters: Representatives of CRUCH member universities took part in the library commission's two-day meeting, hosted by Universidad Alberto Hurtado and Universidad Diego Portales.

CRUCH, the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities, reported that its library and documentation commission (CABID) held its second regular meeting of 2026 in Santiago on 21 and 22 October.

According to the council, representatives of its member universities took part, and the meeting took place at Universidad Alberto Hurtado and Universidad Diego Portales.

Universidad Diego Portales said its Nicanor Parra Library hosted the second day of the meeting on 22 October.

The council said the meeting allowed participants to share experiences, and in its announcement described CRUCH libraries as strengthening collaborative work on challenges in access to knowledge and research.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

Representatives of CRUCH member universities met over two days in Santiago for the library commission's second regular meeting of 2026, which the council said allowed them to share experiences.

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