Chile - South America
Education System Information | |||
Chilean Education Portal (Spanish): | |||
http://www.enlaces.cl/ | |||
Online resource directory for primary, secondary, and vocational/technical education. The site provides a searchable database of schools organized by region; curricular information and resources arranged by subject area; and link lists | |||
Comprehensive Description of Education System (Spanish): | |||
http://www.campus-oei.org/quipu/chile/index.html | |||
Education System: | |||
http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/latin-america-an d-the-caribbean/chile/profile-of-education.html | |||
IESALC Chile Page: | |||
http://www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve/ | |||
Reports on various aspects of education in Chile; (Page opens in Spanish, available in English and French; search under “studies by country” on the upper right hand side) | |||
WENR - Chile Profile: | |||
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/CI_ProfSpr94.pdf | |||
WENR - Chile's Education System: | |||
http://www.wes.org/ewenr/wenrarchive/CI_ProfFall92.pdf | |||
Government Links | |||
Ministry of Education (Spanish): | |||
http://www.mineduc.cl/ | |||
Provides searchable databases of recognized Chilean secondary schools and postsecondary institutions (public and private), as well as information on policies governing the recognition of foreign degrees | |||
Educational Institutions | |||
University Listings: | |||
http://www.cnap.cl/Acr_Inst/Resultado.htm | |||
University Portal (Spanish): | |||
http://www.universia.cl/ | |||
Comprehensive information and links regarding Chile’s universities | |||
Professional Bodies | |||
Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Education (Spanish): | |||
http://www.cide.cl/ | |||
Center for Education Research and Development; organization that does research and analysis to promote improvements in education in Chile and the rest of Latin America | |||
Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (Spanish): | |||
http://www.cnap.cl/ | |||
National Accreditation Commission; information about Chile’s accreditation process; list of accredited institutions under the sidebar | |||
Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (Spanish): | |||
http://www.conicyt.cl/ | |||
National Commission for Science and Technology Research; extensive information on CONICYT activities, a description of the research accreditation process, and directories of accredited programs organized by university and subject | |||
Consejo Superior de Educación (Spanish): | |||
http://www.cse.cl/ASP/WEB_CSE_Home.asp | |||
Higher Council on Education; detailed information on accreditation procedures for schools, vocation/technical institutions, and universities; statistics; and directories of accredited schools and institutions | |||
Fulbright Commission (Spanish): | |||
http://www.fulbrightchile.cl/ | |||
Information on educational exchange between Chile and the U.S. | |||
Red Universitaria Nacional: | |||
http://www.reuna.net/ | |||
National University Network |