Universidad Miguel de Cervantes

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Located in Santiago, Chile, Universidad Miguel de Cervantes is a private institution recognized for its strong focus on the social sciences, humanities, law, and business administration. The university is particularly well known for its humanistic approach to professional education, aiming to foster civic responsibility and ethical leadership among its student body. While instruction is primarily conducted in Spanish, the university welcomes international applicants through standard institutional exchange agreements and global partnerships that facilitate study-abroad semesters. Prospective international students are supported by the university's academic coordination offices, which assist with integration, course enrollment, and local cultural adaptation. A distinctive characteristic of the institution is its commitment to flexible learning models and continuing education, designed specifically to accommodate working professionals and non-traditional students within the capital region.

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Miguel de Cervantes University (Spanish: Universidad Miguel de Cervantes) is a private university located in Santiago de Chile and was established in 1996. This university had around 853 students in 2010. It is accredited by Chile's National Accreditation Commission (CNA-Chile). Founded in 1996, it was officially recognized as a university on November 27, 1997, by Exempt Decree No. 1169 of the Ministry of Education. Its only campus is located at calle Mac Iver 370, Santiago commune near Metro stations Santa Lucia (Line 1), Bellas Artes and Plaza de Armas (Line 5). It is located within the historic center of the city. The university became autonomous on January 15, 2009. Miguel de Cervantes University is one of eight Chilean universities that are not accredited by the National Accreditation Commission (CNA-Chile). Moreover, it is in 56th and last place in América Economía magazine's 2012 ranking of Chilean universities. It is not mentioned in the El Mercurio 2006 ranking of universities and QS World University Rankings 2012. It is ranked 69th in Chile (15596th worldwide) in the "Webometrics Ranking of World Universities...

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