University of the Americas (Chile)

University of the Americas
	Universidad de Las Américas
Motto	Tu meta es la nuestra
Motto in English	Your goal is ours
Type	private, non-profit
Established	1988
President	Herman Chadwick
Rector	Pilar Romaguera, PhD
Academic staff	500
Students	22,790
Undergraduates	22,734
Postgraduates	56
Location	Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Campus	219,407 square metres (54.217 acres)
Website	www.udla.cl

University of the Americas (Spanish: Universidad de Las Américas), locally known as UDLA, is a private Chile an university.

Founded in 1988, UDLA is currently the second largest by enrollment in Chile.

History

UDLA was founded in 1988 and started its academic activities in 1989. Its headquarters are located in the commune of Providencia, in Santiago.

Its first principal was Mario Albornoz, a commercial engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and MA in economics from the University of Chicago.

In 1995, UDLA created a branch in Quito, Ecuador.

In 1997, it was declared autonomous in 1997 by the CSE, a branch of Mineduc.

In 2000, Laureate International Universities, acquired UDLA, allowing students to obtain combined degrees from other institutions in the Laureate group.

Between 2000 and 2007, UDLA became the largest private university in Chile.