University of La Frontera explained

University of the Frontier (es|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.

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]
• Jorge Saffirio, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile (2022–present) and former Governor of the Malleco Province (2008-2010)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016-01-18. ESPACIO PÚBLICO. 2021-07-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160118083848/http://espaciopublico.cl/quienes_somos/detalle.tpl?id=202. 2016-01-18.
2. Web site: 16 March 2017. Premio de Poesía Joven Pablo Neruda 2016 a Gloria Dunkler. 2016 Pablo Neruda Youth Poetry Award to Gloria Dunkler. 26 January 2018. Pablo Neruda Foundation. Spanish.
3. Web site: 5 February 2009. Gloria Dünkler. 26 January 2018. Antología en Movimiento. Spanish.
4. Web site: Cádiz . Rocío . Montes . Pablo . 2021-05-15 . Académicos, feministas, exministros, indígenas: los perfiles que pueden definir el futuro político de Chile . 2021-07-05 . EL PAÍS . es.
5. Web site: Elisa Loncon Antileo. 2021-07-04. Department of Education - University of Santiago.
6. Web site: Chile. BCN Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de. 2020. Irle Andrea Parra Sauterel. Reseñas biográficas parlamentarias. 2021-07-04. bcn.cl.
7. Web site: 2024-11-24 . Diputado Jorge Saffirio pide que se implemente un plan estratégico ante déficit de 38 mil millones que tiene la Universidad de la Frontera – Temuco Televisión . 2024-11-27 . es-CL.