UFRO student team wins the Copec Future Challenge Innovation Competition and will travel to Silicon Valley

A new achievement places Universidad de La Frontera on the national — and now international — innovation stage. For the second consecutive year, students from the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences have been recognised in the Desafío Futuro Copec, this time earning an internship in Silicon Valley, in San Francisco, one of the world’s leading technology hubs.

UFRO welcomes 39 incoming national and international exchange students for the first semester of 2026

Coming from eight countries and three Chilean universities, the students will pursue their studies across the University’s six Faculties, further strengthening the international profile of the University of La Frontera and its academic links.

UFRO researchers contribute to the development of a pilot plant for direct lithium extraction in Chile

In partnership with universities in Germany and Bolivia, the University of La Frontera is contributing to the implementation of a pilot plant in northern Chile based on membrane technologies, aimed at supporting more responsible and sustainable lithium extraction.