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A total of 30 professionals graduated from the doctoral programs in different fields of knowledge.
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Five years ago, the Universidad de La Frontera via the Vice-Rectorate of Research and Postgraduate Affairs started the tradition of public recognition of the Ph.D. graduates and the emphasis on their strengths and achievements.
In this year´s official ceremony, 30 professionals who have finished their Ph.D. studies at our university were awarded. In this regard, the Vice-rector of Research and Postgraduate Affairs, Dr. Eduardo Hebel, stated that this institution is proud of contributing to the training of advanced human capital for the region and the country.
“We are very pleased that we are able to recognize young men and women who made the decision of using the obtained tools for the creation of original knowledge that is relevant for Chilean society and humanity,” he stated.
Quality and continuity are two indispensable principles in Institutional Postgraduate Policies at the UFRO. The first is reflected in our program offer, since most of them are accredited by the National Accreditation Committee; and the second one is related to the vocation these programs have by interacting with the environment and answering to the demands of the most diverse sectors.
REMARKABLE RESULTS
The doctoral programs at the UFRO have reached remarkable results, such as the international accreditation of two of them, which turns them into unique programs in Chile since they are the only ones with this distinction (Doctorate in Natural Resource Sciences and the Doctorate in Science with specialization in Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology). Besides, there are the national accreditations, which are more than the national average, and the cooperation agreements with prestigious foreign universities. Some of them have resulted in double Ph.D. degree and double Ph.D. graduation options.
Also the significant number of CONICYT (Chilean Commission for Scientific and Technological Research) scholarships has positioned the UFRO in fifth place in obtaining scholarships for doctoral program financing.
HIGHEST DISTINCTION
The graduates received a diploma from the authorities that accredits their Doctor´s Degree, and the best graduate of all doctoral programs has been awarded with a special recognition. This highest distinction went to Elías Figueroa Villalobos of the doctoral program in Sciences with specialization in Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology.
He was very pleased and humble to receive this recognition and the ones who know his impeccable trajectory as a postgraduate student identify him as a scientist who is committed to the dissemination of his results and has a great work capacity. He stood out because of his excellent study performance – his final degree is 6.9 (with 7 being the highest grade possible) – and a scientific productivity that holds a promising future for him.
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Margarita Cancino Andrade, UFRO Doctorate in Psychology
“The training I received at the UFRO and in the doctoral program was excellent. Thanks to my tutor, Lucio Rehbein, I was able to go to Tufts University in Boston, where I was able to perfect my research program, successfully execute it, and, based on that, to generate new publications which were the basis for winning a Postgraduate Fondecyt, the only one in psychology at the regional level, what has been an important challenge and is the result of the training I received here.”
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Elías Figueroa Villalobos, UFRO Doctorate in Sciences with specialization in Applied Cellular and Molecular Biology
“I feel very privileged to have received this important recognition by the university. My time at the doctoral program has been pleasant and made me grow. In second year, I had the chance to do a double graduation with the University of Sao Paulo and it has been a positive experience during which I was able to establish important networks thanks to which I still am collaborating intensively in several publications and projects with Dr. Ricardo Pinheiro. This opportunity has been a plus that made me grow as a researcher.”
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Jorge González Villagra, UFRO Doctorate in Natural Resource Sciences
“It has not been easy. It has been full of studying and effort, sacrifice and dedication; not only because of growing beyond myself, but also because of contributing to the region and the country. But I am very pleased by all I achieved. At the moment, I am working in the field of plant physiology and my research line is related to the long term effects of climate change on fruit production. Now, I hope to be able to transfer this new knowledge to the students and to use it for my academic career.”
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Carla Chavarría Rojas, UFRO Doctorate in Educational Sciences
“I receive this achievement with a lot of happiness. These have been years of personal and family sacrifices, but for me it is tremendously rewarding because of its academic meaning. You grow as a professional and from now on a new life starts, which I want to dedicate to my research field that is oriented on social responsibility and I want to include my knowledge in undergraduate studies and also connect it with vocational topics, which is a very innovative field and presents big exploratory potential.”
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