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The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is the seat of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The latter is the superior authority that assists the President in the scope of his competence and is responsible for the academic progress of the University, in accordance with the academic policies set forth by the President and the Superior Council, and the regulations in force.
The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs is made up of the Head Office of Teaching and Learning, the Head Office of Technical Assistance, the Office of Postgraduate Education and Affairs, the Office of Distance Education, the Office of Academic Employment and Faculty Development, the Department of Self-evaluation and Quality, and the Department of Institutional Academic Projects Control.
In turn, the Head Office of Teaching and Learning is the authority responsible for supporting and advising the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in the development of teaching activities at the University. The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs directly supervises and coordinates the Office of Students Affairs, the Office of Admission, the Office of Teaching and Learning and the Office of Bibliographic and Digital Information.
Andrés Fuentes
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
About the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
He is an Industrial Civil Engineer with DEA, MSc and PhD from the University of Poitiers, working as a research associate at the ENSMA School of Engineering and the CNRS of France. He served as a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh and as a Maître de Conférences at Aix-Marseille Université. Since 2009 he has been an Academician of the USM Department of Industries where he is a Full Professor. He is currently an Associate Editor of the Fire Safety Journal. Between 2016 and 2020 he was Academic Advisor, as well as Director of the Master of Science in Industrial Engineering (MIIsc) between 2012 and 2020, currently Director of the Master of Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship (MITE) and Founder of the PhD Program in Applied Engineering at the USM. Likewise, he was a Member and Director of the Engineering Study Group 1 of Fondecyt. During his career, he has obtained various recognitions as a researcher, obtaining the Silver Combustion Medal (2018) and Distinguished Paper (2016) from the Combustion Institute. As a teacher, he has been distinguished as Outstanding Teacher during the years 2013, 2015 and 2022, he has also been Guest Professor at the University of Rouen, France, PUCRio, Brazil and BIT, China.
General Directorate of Teaching
Catherine Tessini
Senior Director of Teaching
Jennifer Jones
Director of Teaching and Learning
Cecilia Reyes
Director of Student Affairs
Paulina Yáñez
Director of Studies
María José Faúndes
Director of Admission (S)
Rimsky Espíndola
Director of Bibliographic and Digital Information
General Directorate of Technical Assistance
Andrés Aranguiz
Senior Director of Technical Assistance
Franck López
Director of Qualifications
Postgraduate and Programs Directorate
Jorge Ardila
Senior Director of Postgraduate Education and Affairs
Distance Education Directorate
Ronny Vallejos
Director of Distance Education
Directorate of Academic and Teaching Human Resource Development
Sandra Estay
Director of Academic and Teaching Human Resource Development
Self-assessment and Quality Unit
Lilian Smith
Self-assessment and Quality Unit
Academic Projects Unit
Julia Bustamante
Academic Projects Unit
Academic Directors
Claudio Tapia
San Joaquín Campus
Luis Acosta
Vitacura Campus
Ricardo Cahe
Viña del Mar Campus
Sergio Bello
Concepción Campus