The President of AUR (Association of Regional Universities) in Chile, the Ambassador of Chile and the Rector of the University of Dunaújváros had Negotiations about the Ways of Cooperation

Verónica Chahin Sarah, the Ambassador of Chile, and a delegation leaded by Dr. Patricio Sanhueza, the president of AUR (Association of Regional Universities) from Chile visited the University of Dunaújváros on the 6th November 2017., where Dr. István András, the Rector of the university accepted their visit.

The visit and the meeting was organized by the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference and the university. Among other Hungarian higher educational institutions the delegation from Chile contacted the University of Dunaújváros to continue negotiations about cooperation opportunities.

The AUR is an association of 22 universities having regional official residences in the South American country. Their primary goals are the reinforcement of the intellectual activities of the specific region, the promotion of the social development, the improvement of the cooperation with the production sector, the support of the state policies and programs, the promotion of the cultural programs and the maintenance of the regional identity and the diversity of the regional values.

Following the professional introduction and the negotiations the members of the delegation participated in a campus tour, in which they got to know the higher educational infrastructure of the university. 

The participants of the meeting:

Verónica Chahin Sarah, Ambassador of Chile,

Carlos Gajardo,Second Secretary and Consul, Embassy of Chile in Hungary,

Patricio Sanhueza, the Rector of the Universidad de Playa Ancha and the President of AUR,

Rodolfo Walter, the Head Secretary of the Universidad de Concepción and the Head Secretary of AUR;

José Abalos, the Chief Executive Officer of AUR,

Dr. Orsolya Heuer, Counsellor-at-law, the Hungarian Rectors’ Conference,

habil István András István Rector, the University of Dunaújváros,

habil Mónika Rajcsányi-Molnár, Vice Rector of Academic and General Affairs, the University of Dunaújváros

habil Béla Palotás, Vice Rector of Scientific and Research Affairs, the University of Dunaújváros

Katalin Gyöngyössy Head of the International Relations Office, the University of Dunaújváros

József Vágó international relations coordinator, International Relations Office, the University of Dunaújváros