University of La Frontera

University of the Frontier (Spanish: Universidad de La Frontera), or UFRO, is a public university in Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile. It is a derivative university and part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. UFRO boasts a student body with a variety of abilities and from a variety of backgrounds, many of them are Mapuche descent.

University of the Frontier

Universidad de La Frontera
Motto	Itinerarium mentis ad veritatem
Established	1981
Students	11,053 (2020)
Undergraduates	10,427
Postgraduates	626
Location	Temuco, Chile 38.7474°S 72.6177°W / -38.7474; -72.6177
Campus	Andres Bello Campus, Medicine Campus
Affiliations	Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas Consorcio de Universidades Estatales de Chile
Website	www.ufro.cl

Facilities

The university owns a property called Rucamanque, that is used for research, environmental education, and conservation. Rucamanque holds old-growth and second-growth forest.

Notable alumni

• Pedro Cayuqueo, Mapuche activist and journalist^[1]
• Gloria Dünkler, writer and recipient of the 2016 Pablo Neruda Award^[2][3]
• Natividad Llanquileo, attorney, Mapuche activist, and member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021–present)^[4]

• Elisa Loncón, academic, Mapuche activist, and President of the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021–2022)^[5]
• Andrea Parra, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile (2018–present) and former Governor of the Malleco Province (2014–2016)^[6]

References

1. "ESPACIO PÚBLICO". 2016-01-18. Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
2. "Premio de Poesía Joven Pablo Neruda 2016 a Gloria Dunkler" [2016 Pablo Neruda Youth Poetry Award to Gloria Dunkler] (in Spanish). Pablo Neruda Foundation. 16 March 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
3. "Gloria Dünkler". Antología en Movimiento (in Spanish). 5 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
4. Cádiz, Rocío; Montes, Pablo (2021-05-15). "Académicos, feministas, exministros, indígenas: los perfiles que pueden definir el futuro político de Chile". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-05.
5. "Elisa Loncon Antileo". Department of Education - University of Santiago. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
6. Chile, BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de (2020). "Irle Andrea Parra Sauterel. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2021-07-04.