The Universidad de Chile’s first ‘School of Commerce and Industrial Economy’ – the precursor of today’s School of Economics and Business – was created on 18 October 1934. A group of existing academics from the University was given the job of setting up the new entity, to respond to Chile’s growth needs and contribute to its developing economy.
The School was originally staffed by senior academics drawn from more established schools within the University. Pedro Aguirre Cerda, a distinguished lawyer and future President of Chile, became its first Dean. This group of scholars would be responsible for training Chile’s first generation of professionals in this area. The School continues, through to the present day, to contribute to the progress of the country through its prolific research output, leading contribution to public debate, teaching, and training of professionals to the highest national and international standards.
DECANO (2018-Actual) Asume José De Gregorio, profesor Titular de la Universidad de Chile, ex presidente del Banco Central y tri ministro en las carteras de economía, minería y energía. Durante el periodo que lleva como Decano, el profesor De Gregorio inauguró la Oficina de Género y Diversidad Sexual, una de…Read More
DEAN (2015-2018) During this period the master plan for improvement and expansion of the School continues to be implemented. A range of infrastructure works have been carried out to improve efficiency and quality of usage, these include the extension of the gym and renewal of equipment; the addition of a…Read More
DEAN (2010-2014) During this first tenure as Dean, the Andrónico Luksic Library was inaugurated and the new ‘Corporate Z’ building, which houses our administrative personnel, was completed. A curricular reform was carried out, revising and updating study plans to reflect the most recent thinking in the discipline and associated professions.…Read More
Professor Morandë continued the process of modernizing infrastructure, overseeing the introduction of a state of the art gym and professional standard climbing wall, and improvements to catering facilities for students. Considerable sums of money were made available by the Luksic Foundation to begin construction work on what would become one…Read More
DEAN Professor Ramos’s time in charge is particularly notable for an intensive process of renewal of infrastructure, technology, and curricula, the first such major overhaul in 15 years. The internationalization of the School began, evidenced for example in the introduction of obligatory study of English for its students. The School’s…Read More
DEAN During this time the Graduate School installations and facilities were overhauled, to provide a modern study environment.
DEAN Professor Luis Riveros became Dean but was elected Rector of the University, and so had to be replaced.
DEAN The School of Public Administration was separated off and transferred to the Political Science Institute. In 1989 the Department of Information Systems was created, and in 1990 the degree of Information and Management Control Engineering came into being. In the same year, Accountancy and Auditing became a daytime course.
DEAN During this administration, statutes were drawn up for the School of Economics and Administration.
DEAN This is the period during which an ICU alumni association was created, to assist Commercial Engineering graduates and develop extracurricular activities.
DEAN During this time, the School of Public Administration was established, in 1977). In 1978 a new site was created: the School of Economic and Administrative Sciences took possession of modern tower block premises on Diagonal Paraguay street in the center of Santiago.
DEAN In this period, Professor José Elías became Dean of Economics and Administration, with Professor Roberto Pizarro as his counterpart in the School of Political Economy. In 1973 the School of Political Economy was closed, and its students transferred to Economics and Administration.
DEAN In 1971, the University Council created campuses in the north and west of the city, to which administrative tasks were relocated. The existing eastern campus began to host economics teaching as part of the Social Sciences School. In 1972, a School of Economic and Administrative Sciences was set up…Read More
DEAN Edgardo Böeninger served as Dean until 1969, when he became Rector of the University, a position he held until 1973. During Dr. Böeninger’s time as Dean the University underwent a thorough reform process, which in the case of what is now the School signified changes including the setting up…Read More
DEAN Dr. Escobar was the first alumnus of the School to later become its Dean. During his time at the helm two specializations were added to the degree offerings: Economics and Organization, and Business Administration. In 1956 the evening classes program of Accounts and Auditing, then associated with the School…Read More
DEAN During this period the curriculum was intensified, and the number of years of study required was increased. In 1950, the University sponsored the setting up of a Center of Training and Cooperativism (Centro de Entrenamiento y Cooperativismo) and the Department of Economic Coordination of the Union of Latin American…Read More
DEAN During Professor Del Pedregal’s time as Dean, the University Council began to award our graduands the degree of Commercial Engineer. In 1945, thanks to the initiative of Jorge Marshall, Hermann Max, and Flavián Levine, an Economics Institute was created to deepen scholarship and research in the fields of general…Read More
DEAN The Universidad de Chile created the School of Commerce and Industrial Economy, precursor of today’s School. Our first institutional home was a mansion house in Compañía Street, Santiago.
