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Cross-border · Sustainability and civic impact · Chile

UTEM vice-rector represents Chilean rectors' council at UNESCO sustainability meeting

Carmen González Henríquez, UTEM's vice-rector for research and postgraduate studies, took part in a UNESCO meeting on university sustainability on behalf of Chile's Council of Rectors.

Photo: Carlos Figueroa Rojas / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it matters: The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities was represented at the UNESCO meeting by a member of its research commission.

The Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) reported that one of its representatives took part in a UNESCO meeting on university sustainability.

According to CRUCH, the representative was Dr Carmen González Henríquez, vice-rector for research and postgraduate studies at UTEM and a member of the council's research commission.

CRUCH said she shared experiences on university governance and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The council said topics included sustainability as a core axis of university management, the measurement of results and collaboration between institutions.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

CRUCH took part in the UNESCO meeting through research commission member Carmen González Henríquez, who, according to the council, shared experiences on university governance and the Sustainable Development Goals.

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