Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez (UAI) was founded in 1953 as the Business School of Valparaíso and in 1988 it was established as a University. Today, the institution is comprised of eight schools, more than 9500 undergraduate students and 2200 postgraduate students in its campuses. With a mission to contribute to the cultural and material development of the country through teaching activities, research and links with the environment, UAI is committed to the values of personal freedom and responsibility. 
 
There are two campuses across Chile, the Peñalolén’s campus in Santiago and 1.5 hours away is the Viña del Mar campus. Both campuses offer courses in English. 
 
UAI is highly ranked, #23 QS University Rankings: Latin America 2018, and has many international accreditations. The School of Business is triple crowned with AMBA, AACSB and EQUIS accreditation, and their Master of Finance program is CFA accredited.  

Santiago is Chile's capital and largest city. The city has a population of 5.6 million people with 85% of its inhabitants residing in the Santiago metropolitan area. Santiago is located in the centre of the country in a valley, within an hour to both the coast and the Andes mountain range. On a clear day, the Andes can be seen from most points in the city. Chile's economic development has made Santiago one of South America's modern cities. Its business district is lined with skyscrapers and multinational companies that have established their regional headquarters.

Chile, officially The Republic of Chile, is one of the longest countries in the world. It stretches along South America's western edge, with more than 6,000km of Pacific Ocean coastline, and is only 350kms at its widest point east to west.

Nine percent of Chile’s 19,042,500 million inhabitants are of indigenous decent. The Mapuche represent 84% of the indigenous population, while the Aymara, the Diaguita, the Lickanantay, and the Quechua peoples together represent 15%. About 85% of the country's population lives in urban areas, with 40% living in Greater Santiago. The Andes, the longest mountain range in the world runs along the eastern border of the country, creating a natural boundary with Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.

Chile offers a remarkable variety of climate and landscape. Climate ranges include the world's driest desert in the north - the Atacama Desert, a Mediterranean climate in the centre, humid subtropical on Easter Island, an oceanic climate, and alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south. Patagonia is one of two places in the world where you can access Antartica.

Chile is among South America's most economically and socially stable and prosperous nations, with a high-income economy and high living standards. Chile claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory.

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The Atacama Desert is the driest desert in the world, with average rainfall measuring about 0.6 inches a year. Some spots have never even registered rainfall since recording began. “Villa Las Estrellas”, a Chilean town and research station on King George island, is one of only two permanent civilian bases in Antarctica. It has a summer population of 150 and a winter population of 80.

All students must meet standard exchange selection criteria and any host institution restrictions.

• UniSA academic transcript 
• Passport 
• Evidence of Spanish language proficiency 
• Statement of student adviser 
• Evidence of health insurance 

Courses at UAI are generally valued at 3 UAI credits which is equivalent to 3 American credits. 
 
Therefore, we recommend that: 

• 15 US credits = 5 US courses (@ 3 credits each) is equivalent to 18 UniSA units 
• 12 US credits = 4 US courses (@ 3 credits each) is equivalent to 13.5 UniSA units 

Spanish Level B2 (CEFR) is highly recommended for students in order to successfully pass a class with local students (Pregrado).

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Universidad Adolfo Ibanez does not offer airport pick up. You will need to make your own way to the campus from Santiago International Airport. 

More information on how to get to the campus can be found here. 

Universidad Adolfo Ibanez does not offer on-campus accommodation. Students will need to make their own accommodation arrangement while on exchange. 

More information on how to organise your accommodation will be provided by Universidad Adolfo Ibanez once you have been accepted into their program. 

As an exchange partner with the University of South Australia, you do not have to pay tuition fees to Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, instead you will pay tuition as you would normally at UniSA. Travel and living expenses are at your own cost. The table below gives an indication of costs you will incur: 

More information can be found here.

You may be eligible to receive additional grants or scholarships to fund your experience. For more information please see the funding and scholarships website.

UniSA offers travel insurance as part of your exchange for up to 270 days (can be extended up to 365 days). For more information please see travel insurance website.  

Please click here to read the travel insurance policy. 

A list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found here. 

If you have any further questions about travel insurance, please contact the UniSA Insurance Office on 08 8302 1678.