Confederation of Chilean Students

Official logo of CONFECH

The Confederation of Chilean Students (Spanish: Confederación de Estudiantes de Chile, CONFECH) is a student organization in Chile that congregates the student federations of universities in Chile.

It was established on October 23, 1984, in Valparaiso. In 2012, CONFECH called for a march on the streets of Santiago in response to a government commissions that seven Chilean universities had been pocketing profits; over 100,000 Chilean students participated in the march. CONFECH also organized student demonstrations against proposed government higher education reforms.

Former CONFECH leader Gabriel Boric became president of Chile in 2022.

Structure

The CONFECH brings together students from the universities in Chile, which are organized in democratically elected federations. It is the only student organization with a national character and it has been in existence for over ten years.

Member federations

The independent federations that form part of CONFECH include:

State universities

Private universities

Indigenous

See also

References

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  4. ↑ "Former student leader inaugurated as Chile's president". University World News. Retrieved 2025-01-16.