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39-644: The school has approximately 800 students enlisted ranging from 15 to 19 years old with 10 new classes beginning every year. The student body is divided between 30 classes divided in Freshman , Junior and Senior year. The natural science programme includes subjects such as biotechnology , physics , chemistry and biology ; the political science programme subjects such as social studies , economics , psychology and media studies ; and language and arts programmes with subjects such as French, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek and music. Besides these profile subjects we teach

78-421: A number of mandatory subjects such as math, English, social studies and Danish, as well as approximately 25 select subjects ranging from astronomy over philosophy to physical education. Risskov Gymnasium was originally Amtsgymnasiet, Vejlby-Risskov ( Danish : County Gymnasium, Vejlby-Risskov). In the 1960s the school commission in the, now defunct, Vejlby-Risskov Municipality suggested that the fifth gymnasium in

117-477: A period of adjustment as they navigate university life, there are numerous UK websites available that offer support and resources to help freshers with university preparations, such as providing guidance on accommodation, academic advice, social activities, and general tips for a successful start to their university journey. Unlike in Scotland , this term is not used in reference to pre-university education,

156-531: Is a public research university in Santiago , Chile . It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843. It is the oldest university in the country. It was established as the continuation of the former colonial Royal University of San Felipe (1738) (Spanish: Real Universidad de San Felipe ), and has a rich history in academic, scientific and social outreach. The university seeks to solve national and regional issues and to contribute to

195-457: Is a person in the first year at an educational institution, usually a secondary school or at the college and university level, but also in other forms of post-secondary educational institutions . In Albania the freshman/woman is called "fruth", which literally means "measles". The etymology of it is "a person that has not yet passed the social measles", social measles referring to the transformation of social skills that usually takes place in

234-617: Is called Erstsemester , or in short and more common, Ersti , with erst meaning 'first' and the -i adding a benevolently diminutive tone. The plural is Erstis . Unlike the word freshman , which stands for a student in their whole first year , the German word Ersti is exclusively used for students in their first semester . Students of higher semesters are accordingly called Zweitsemester , Drittsemester , Viertsemester etc. and sometimes, but rarely, also Zweitis , Drittis , Viertis , etc. Students at

273-704: Is known as "trote" (lit. "prank") there. The first known hazing episode in Brazil happened in 1831 at the Law School of Olinda and resulted in the death of a student. In 1999, a Chinese Brazilian calouro of the University of São Paulo Medicine School named Edison Tsung Chi Hsueh  [ pt ] was found dead at the institution's swimming pool; this has since become one of the most well known episodes of violent hazing and has received extensive national media coverage since that year. The term "first year"

312-549: Is the main Chilean institution in scientific and technological research. It is responsible for a third of the scientific publications and also for the implementation of a high percentage of competitive research projects in most academic fields, including basic sciences, technologies, humanities, social sciences and arts. Projects funded by the Fund for Scientific and Technological Development (FONDEF): 30 projects currently ongoing, in

351-466: Is used for a first-year student at university or college. The student orientation period at Canadian universities is often called "Frosh week." Mechón or mechona is used for the first-year students of University of Chile , a term that has spread to the rest of the universities in the country. The term brucoš is used for either first-year college or university students or students who haven't yet passed any exams. Some Asian countries use

390-417: The "Civil Code", a model for America), the building of the road network to join the territory, and the energy and production infrastructure. By 1931, the number of colleges had increased to six: Philosophy & Education Sciences, Legal & Social Sciences, Biology & Medical Sciences, Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Agronomy & Veterinary, and Fine Arts. The institution has also contributed to

429-553: The "advancement and development of sciences and humanities". Andrés Bello a Venezuelan poet and humanist, formulated the project which with small modifications became a law on November 19, 1842, creating the Universidad de Chile. The foundation answered the need to modernize the country which a little more than two decades before had become independent from Spain. It replaced the Real Universidad de San Felipe, which

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468-600: The Academic Bachelor's Program. The university also offers special admission to outstanding athletes, blind students, people with media studies in other countries, ethnic agreements, internal career changes and people with studies in other schools. Alongside this the institution implemented in 2012 an exclusive way of admission called the Sistema de Ingreso Prioritario de Equidad (SIPEE) for students of public system with special vacancies in all careers. Also, in 2014

507-549: The Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins in Santiago's downtown. The design is the work of Lucien Ambroise Hénault , and Fermín Vivaceta was in charge of the construction. The catalog has more than 3 million books, journals, theses and other bibliographic records available to 48 libraries of the university. The libraries are distributed in 27,536 square meters, where there are 5.278 reading places and 1.082 computers for use of

546-699: The European Union based on research sciences indicators, places it among the 400 best universities in the world. SCImago Institutions Rankings (SIR) makes a characterization of institutions based on research, innovation and visibility on the web, and in 2017 report on investigation, which included more than 4,500 institutions of higher education and other centers in the world, the University of Chile ranked first in Chile, 10 in Latin America and 424 in

585-528: The Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences initiated the Programa de Equidad de Género (PEG) with special vacancies for the first 40 women applicants who remain on the waiting list. The University of Chile has the largest and most complex postgraduate system in the country, formed with 36 doctoral programs, 116 master's programs, 38 graduate programs and 69 specialized courses. The University of Chile

624-608: The Instituto Pedagógico (Pedagogical Institute, now the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación ), the Universidad de Antofagasta , the Universidad de Tarapacá , Instituto Professional de Osorno (now Universidad de los Lagos ), Instituto Professional de Chillán (now Universidad del Bío-Bío ), Universidad de la Frontera , and Universidad de la Serena . Some faculties, such as

663-598: The National Accreditation Commission with the maximum score in both areas (2011–2018). The university has a total of 69 study programs, 55 of which are conducive to professional degrees and 14 degrees terminales. Alongside this imparts the Academic Bachelor's Program, which reports directly to the Vice Presidencies of Academic Affairs. The admission to the programs is through a selection test (Prueba de Selección Universitaria) or

702-450: The areas of Education, Health, Engineering and Agriculture, Forestry and Animal Sciences. Financed by CORFO (Corporation for Fostering Production): The university has 3,168,373 m of urban land, 648,502 m of built land in use and 103,884,600 hectares of agricultural land. The institution has five campuses, all distributed within the metropolitan area. In 1872 this emblematic building was opened, with neoclassical frontage that spans in

741-476: The beginning of their first year of university are often known in England and Wales as freshers ; however, the term ' first years ' is also used. The first week of term before lessons is widely known as freshers' week , when there are usually no classes, and students take part in induction events and fairs; but this arrangement is not universal. As freshers are newcomers to the institutions and often experience

780-696: The complete restructuring of the University of Chile, it still remains Chile's most prestigious university in terms of research, applicant preferences and social impact. The university's community involves the collaboration of academics, students and staff, who perform the tasks that establish its mission and functions. The University of Chile is organized into six vice presidencies ( Vicerrectorías ): Currently there are 19 faculties and four interdisciplinary institutes which perform academic tasks undergraduate, graduate, research and extension. The University of Chile offers undergraduate and graduate programs in all areas of knowledge, whose quality has been recognized by

819-418: The current president Gabriel Boric , and two presidents from other countries (Mexico and Ecuador). The QS University Ranking ranks the University of Chile as the fourth in Latin America and 180 in the world for year 2021. The school boasts an outstanding 100 points in both Academic and Employer Reputation categories. The world ranking of universities, elaborated by Shanghai JiaoTong University (China) and

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858-823: The development of Chile. It is recognized as one of the best universities in Latin America for its leadership and innovation in science, technology, social sciences, and arts through the functions of creation, extension, teaching, and research. It is considered the most important and prestigious university in the country. Its five campuses comprise more than 3.1 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi) of research buildings, health care centers, museums, theaters, observatories, and sports infrastructure. The institution has more than 40,000 undergraduate and graduate students, offering more than 60 different bachelor and professional degrees, 38 doctoral programs and 116 master programs. Notable alumni include Nobel laureates Pablo Neruda and Gabriela Mistral , twenty-one Chilean presidents including

897-413: The end of S1. The first year of primary education in Scotland is known as Primary 1 ( P1 ). At the four ancient Scottish universities the traditional names for the four years at university are Bejan ("Bejant" at the University of St Andrews ) (1st), Semi (2nd), Tertian (3rd) and Magistrand (4th), though all Scottish universities will have a "freshers' week" (as with all British universities) and

936-665: The equivalent terms being year sevens for the first year of secondary school and first years , lower sixths and year twelves used at sixth forms . First year (also known as S1 in Scotland) is the first year of schooling in secondary schools in Scotland and is roughly equivalent to Year 8 (Second Form) in England and Wales and Year 9 (Second Form) in Northern Ireland. Most pupils are 12 or 13 years old at

975-592: The first year of university. Freshmen/women are regarded as socially inept. In much of the Arab world , a first-year is called a mubtadi' ( مبتدئ ; plural مبتدئون , mubtadi'ūn ), which is Arabic for "beginner". In Brazil , students that pass the vestibulares and begin studying in a college or university are called "calouros" or more informally "bixos" ("bixetes" for girls), an alternate spelling of "bicho", which means "animal" (although commonly used to refer to bugs). Calouros are often subject to hazing , which

1014-431: The formation of the intellectual elites and leaders of the country. Most of the Chilean presidents have studied in its lecture halls, as well as people with prominent roles in politics, business and culture. During Augusto Pinochet 's military regime from 1973 to 1989, the university experienced many profound changes. On October 2, 1973, Decree number 50 of 1973 stated that the university's presidents would be designated by

1053-481: The maximum awarded by the agency, for the period between 2011 and 2018. The University of Chile, the Catholic University , University of Santiago , Catholic University of Valparaíso and the University of Concepción are the only institutions in this country that have the highest accreditation. In 1841 the minister of public education, Manuel Montt , conceived the idea of funding a corporation for

1092-499: The military regime. The second major change came on January 3, 1981, when another decree completely restructured the university. All of its provincial campuses were separated, cojoined with provincial campuses of the Universidad Técnica del Estado (now Universidad de Santiago de Chile and Universidad de Atacama ) and designated as separate universities, such as the Universidad de Talca , Universidad de Valparaiso ,

1131-520: The one located in avenida Portugal and which now belongs to the Universidad Mayor, were privatized and sold at bargain prices to Pinochet cronies. These changes were orchestrated by influential advisors to the dictatorship as a way to moderate the university's influence on the nation's politics, economics, public policies and intellectual movements, considered leftist by Augusto Pinochet and other right-wing government officials. In spite of

1170-522: The same names as used in the United States (freshman, sophomore , junior, senior), among them Malaysia . In some elite institutions in France, freshman/woman is called "cagne", the etymology of which is from Middle Age French, meaning "weighed down by the books", "lame because weighed down by books." In Germany , a first-semester student of a university program (Bachelor, Master, State exam etc)

1209-530: The school had a Higher Preparatory Examination (HF) programme and between 1972 and 1990 the school offered supplementary courses within specific disciplines. In 2007 the school changed its name to Risskov Gymnasium (RiG), since the Danish counties had been disbanded in 2007. 56°11′40″N 10°12′35″E  /  56.1944°N 10.2097°E  / 56.1944; 10.2097 Freshman A freshman , fresher , first year , or colloquially frosh ,

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1248-517: The stable artistic sets of Extension Center Arts and Culture "Domingo Santa Cruz" (CEAC), museums, exhibition halls and theaters University performs dissemination and extension work. The University of Chile is in charge of a variety of nationwide services and institutions, including: There are more than twenty other centres of national and international importance. Many intellectuals and prominent Chilean leaders have graduated, or done academic work, from this university. Among them are 21 presidents of

1287-907: The term is as widely used with more traditional terms. Freshman is commonly in use as a US English idiomatic term to describe a beginner or novice, someone who is naive, a first effort, instance, or a student in the first year of study (generally referring to high school or university study). New members of Congress in their first term are referred to as freshmen senators or freshmen congressmen or congresswomen , no matter how experienced they were in previous government positions. High school first year students are almost exclusively referred to as freshmen, or in some cases by their grade year, 9th graders . Second year students are sophomores, or 10th graders , then juniors or 11th graders , and finally seniors or 12th graders . At college or university, freshman denotes students in their first year of study. The grade designations of high school are not used, but

1326-457: The terms sophomore , junior, and senior are kept at most schools. Some colleges, including historically women's colleges, do not use the term freshman but use first year, instead. Beyond the fourth year, students are simply classified as fifth year, sixth year, super senior, etc. Some institutions use the term freshman for specific reporting purposes. University of Chile The University of Chile ( Spanish : Universidad de Chile )

1365-427: The top rating in quality indicators of research, accreditation, infrastructure and inclusion. On December 21, 2011, the University of Chile was notified by the National Accreditation Commission (CNA) of the positive evaluation in all obligatory areas (institutional management and undergraduate teaching) and electives (research, teaching graduate and linkage with medium). Thus the university is accredited by seven years,

1404-410: The university community. The Digital Library provides access to over 50,000,000 documents: books, theses, journals and articles, and digitized historical value as maps, manuscripts, sheet music, crafts, photographs, audio and movies objects The electronic publications of the University of Chile are freely accessible through the institutional repository, academic journals and e-book portal. Through

1443-615: The vicinity of Aarhus should be placed in Vejlby . However, a municipal reform had been announced so the municipalities surrounding Aarhus and Aarhus County collaborated to take over the project and the school was placed in Risskov . The first students started in 1968 in rented rooms as the school buildings had not yet been completed. In 1969 construction on the school was done and it was inaugurated in October, 1969. Between 1969 and 1980

1482-476: The world. Another study which highlights the performance of this institution is the Ranking Web of Universities (Webometrics), which measures the presence and impact on the web of over 11,000 universities and qualifies this college as leader of the country, six in Latin America and 371 worldwide. In the 2016 version of the ranking made by AméricaEconomía, University of Chile was ranked first in Chile with

1521-407: Was established in 1738. The university was formally opened on September 17, 1843. During this period, the university consisted of five faculties (facultades): Humanities & Philosophy , Physical & Mathematical Sciences , Law & Political Sciences , Medicine , and Theology . During its first years the university gave considerable support to education, institutional organization (such as

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