Please see below free online courses available for U21 HSG member university Undergraduate Health Sciences students. This page will be updated when further opportunities are added.
Courses from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Course number |
Course |
Places available per Semester |
Semester in which the course is
taught |
Hours per Week |
Instruction Weeks |
Final evaluation Weeks |
Language of instruction |
MEC284 |
Electrocardiography Practice |
1 |
First Semester |
3 hours per week |
18 |
2 |
Spanish |
MED828 |
Tropical Neglected Diseases: from
Field Study to Microscope |
1 |
First and second Semester |
1.5 hours per week |
18 |
2 |
Spanish |
MEB166 |
FGM Health and Community |
1 |
Second Semester |
1.5 hours per week |
18 |
2 |
Spanish |
MEB174 |
FGM Solidarity and First Aid |
1 |
First and second Semester |
1.5 hours per week |
18 |
2 |
Spanish |
MED832 |
Social Innovation in Health |
2 |
Second Semester |
3 hours per week |
18 |
2 |
Spanish |
MED808 |
Wilderness Medicine |
2 |
Second Semester |
1.5 hours per week |
18 |
2 |
Spanish |
MED829 |
Pandemics: Past and Present |
2 |
First and second Semester |
3 hours per week |
18 |
2 |
Spanish |
MED825 |
Chilean Society and Health Politics |
2 |
Second Semester |
3 hours per week |
18 |
2 |
Spanish |
How to apply
Semester |
Semester
1 (from the beginning of March to
mid-July) |
Semester
2 (from the beginning of August to mid-December) |
Application
Process |
1. Home institution Nominate the students using
email below; |
2.
Students apply according to the semester of interest: |
SEMESTER 1
(Nomination date 15 July - 12 October) |
SEMESTER 2
(Nomination date 15 Jan - 12 April) |
Application
Instuctions can be found at; |
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In order
to apply to the Exchange program, students need to comply with the following
steps: |
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1. Be nominated
by the Home University and be informed about the steps needed to follow to
apply to the Exchange Program. |
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2. Read the area restrictions that apply to your
exchange program. |
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3.
Carefully read the following instructions before completing your application
form: |
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4.
Application: |
a.
Students selected by their home university must fill in their online
application in the following link: |
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b. The
online application will require to upload the following documents: |
i. Official Transcript of Records
(updated). |
ii. Nomination Letter issued
by the International Office of your Home University. |
iii. Updated Spanish
Proficiency Certificate (level B2 according to CEFR). (This is required ONLY
IF YOU ARE NOT A NATIVE SPEAKER OF SPANISH). |
iv. Scanned copy of passport
valid for the entire exchange period. |
v. Photograph in JPG format of
20 to 60KB on a clear background. |
vi. Architecture students:
Exchange students applying to take Architecture School courses need to upload
a 2 letter-size pages (4 sides) in their online application. |
vii. Theatre students:
Exchange students applying to take Theatre courses need to upload a video of
a scene and monologue in Spanish. |
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c. Once
the application is properly filled in, click on “Send”. A new window will
open where your application number will show. Here you will be able to
retrieve your application confirmation as a PDF file. |
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e. You
will be receiving an email with a Dropbox invitation with your name on it.
Check if the documents uploaded online were correctly saved in your Dropbox
folder. |
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f. After
the application deadline, the access to the Dropbox folder will be
removed. |
The
information you submit through the online form will only be valid once we
check your documents were saved correctly in your Dropbox folder. |
Application
Results: |
· First
semester (March-July): results will be informed by email within November of
the previous year. |
· Second
semester (August-December): results will be informed by email within May of
the current year. |
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Accepted
students will receive an Acceptance Letter. Students will have to get the
Student Visa, according to Chilean immigration. In order to obtain the Visa, go to
the nearest Chilean Consulate. |
In case you need more information on this matter,
please check our “Visa Information” link. |
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