The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile was founded on June 21, 1888 by Monsignor Mariano Casanova, Archbishop of Santiago. His goal was to create an institution capable of blending academic excellence and training based on the Christian doctrine. The local and universal historical context that the Church faced when the University was founded inspired the institution to train professionals who led Christian lives and who could renew energies for the coming generations. The first Rector was Monsignor Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas and the first two faculties were Law, Physical Sciences and Math.,
At a global level, Chile is one of the most outstanding natural laboratories for the study of disasters of natural origin, where concepts and models can be put to the test.
The multidisciplinary and integrated team of CIGIDEN brings together more than 30 researchers and professionals who travel along six lines of research.


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