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School of Design & School of Communication
Instituto Profesional DUOCUC |
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| Founded in 1968 | ||||||
| HEAD OF THE INSTITUTION Director School of Design Carlos Hinrichsen |
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| ADDRESS Antonio Varas 666, Torre PISO 13, CL-7500961 Providencia, Santiago, Chile Phone +56 2 354 0000, Fax +56 2 354 0178 Website http://www.duoc.cl/ |
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CAMPUSES DuocUC has 10 campus: Alameda, Antonio Varas, San Carlos de Apoquindo, Plaza Oeste, Plaza Vespucio, Alonso de Ovalle, Puente Alto, Concepción, Viña del Mar y Valparaíso. |
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CONTACT PERSON Coordinator Gloria Pichard Antonio Varas 666. Torre PISO 13, CL-7500961 Providencia, Santiago Phone +56 2 354 0000, Fax +56 2 354 0078 E-mail gpichard[at]duoc.cl |
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OTHER CONTACT PERSONS Juan Carlos Ergozáin, Director of International Relations, Jerdozain[at]duoc.cl |
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| GENERAL INFORMATION ON THE MEMBER UNIT | ||||||
| A. ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION | ||||||
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FACULTIES AND DEPARTMENTS OF THE MEMBER UNIT DuocUC has nine schools, one of them is the member unit SCHOOL OF DESIGN, which offers the following programs: 1. Industrial design (4 year program) 2. Fashion design (4 year program) 3. Graphic Design (4 year program) 4. Interior design (4 year program) 5. Digital illustration (2 year program) 6. Graphic production (2 year program) *the last two articulate into the 4 year programs |
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AVAILABLE BACHELOR LEVEL OR EQUIVALENT PROGRAMS AND THE ESTIMATED DURATION OF STUDYING DuocUC teaches 4 year programs (professional) and 2 year programs (technical). The structure is according to law and to the Chilean higher education system. |
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CONTACT PERSON(S) FOR INQUIRIES ON DIFFERENT STUDY PROGRAMS Gloria Pichard, Internacional[at]duoc.cl |
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MAIN FOCUS IN EDUCATION Each program and curriculum is designed and updated according to current and future industry needs, involving representatives of each area of study, industry members and academic staff from DuocUC and other academic institutions. |
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| B. AIMS, PHILOSOPHY AND COLLABORATION | ||||||
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SUMMARY OF MISSION STATEMENT DuocUC has defined its mission as the professional-technical training of people with a solid ethical base, capable of successfully performing in the labor market and committed to the development of the country. |
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THE ROLE OF THE MEMBER UNIT IN INTERNATIONAL SECTOR AND ITS COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS Development of cooperation programs with foreign institutions for training of DuocUC students and faculty: continuing education, exchange, collaborative projects with the industry. |
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THE ROLE OF THE MEMBER UNIT IN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL SECTORS AND IN HOME CITY AND ITS COLLABORATION WITH PARTNER UNIVERSITIES, ASSOCIATIONS, INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS CONNECTIONS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS. Leader in training of design students, biggest school of design in Chile with more than 4,000 full time students. Constantly develops projects together with the industry, real training in the job for regular students. Partner with several companies for development of contests, specific projects such as NOKIA Only Planet. Companies with whom DuoUC has developed a series of initiatives: Samsung, General Motors, Gensler, Savory, Drive, among others. |
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| INFORMATION ON STUDENT EXCHANGES | ||||||
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SUBJECT AREAS FOR EXCHANGE STUDENTS Product design, fashion design, graphic design, interior design. |
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DEADLINES TO APPLY FOR AN EXCHANGE PERIOD November 15 |
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TEACHING LANGUAGES Spanish |
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BEGINNING AND ENDING DATES OF THE SEMESTER First semester: March – July Second semester: August – December |
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COSTS PER MONTH (studying and living) USD 650 approx. |
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NUMBER OF DEGREE STUDENTS
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NUMBER OF INCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS 23 NUMBER OF OUTGOING EXCHANGE STUDENTS 4 NUMBER OF OTHER STUDENTS (continuing education, post-experience courses, other) n/a |
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