What Centro de Estudios en Derecho Informático, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Chile does

The Faculty of Law of the Universidad de Chile, founded in 1842 as part of Chile's oldest and most prestigious national university, operates as a public academic institution delivering legal education across the full degree spectrum—from the five-year undergraduate Licenciatura en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales through six specialized master's programs (Magíster en Derecho), Chile's first doctoral program in law (established 2001), and over 70 professional diploma programs plus 250+ continuing education update courses. The Faculty's core technology stack centers on the Biblioteca Digital Alejandro Álvarez, providing unified access to over 100,000 physical books, 180,000 journal volumes, 129 databases, and 120,000+ electronic journals—integrated through OpenAthens single sign-on—and supported by the U-Campus academic management platform, U-Cursos course management system, and Turnitin plagiarism detection.

The Faculty serves a diversified customer base including approximately 1,300+ master's alumni, 60+ doctoral alumni, undergraduate cohorts, and practicing legal professionals seeking specialization, with international exchange students from partner institutions including Universidade de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas, Universidad Diego Portales, Universidad de Palermo, and the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Its go-to-market motion combines sales-led undergraduate recruitment through dedicated admission portals, event-driven engagement via the annual Labor Fair (IX edition) and 9 international moot court competitions, and community-led programming through the Buddy Program, Monitores Program, and Unidad de Egresados alumni network. Revenue is generated primarily through tuition fees (undergraduate, master's, doctoral), per-program diploma and continuing education fees, and institutional group enrollment contracts. The Faculty operates five specialized research centers (Environmental Law, Human Rights, Justice Studies, Law & Technology, Regulation & Competition) and publishes three peer-reviewed academic journals.

Name

Centro de Estudios en Derecho Informático, Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Chile

Legal name

Universidad de Chile

Website

https://derecho.uchile.cl

Company type

Public

Founded year

1842

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Faculty of Law of Universidad de Chile, founded in 1842, is Chile's oldest and most prestigious law school. It serves undergraduate, graduate (six master's), doctoral, and continuing legal education students domestically and internationally, supported by extensive research centers and global exchange partnerships.

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akta.pro rank

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Law & Legal Studies Research Universities (EDAHABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Law School Continuing Legal Education (CLE) & Executive Programs (EDAHAIAH), Online / Hybrid Law Schools & Programs (EDAHAIAE), Specialty Law Schools (e.g., Tax, IP, International, Trial Advocacy) (EDAHAIAF), LLM & Post-JD Graduate Law Programs (EDAHAIAC)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law degree programs
• Postgraduate law diplomas
• Doctoral law research
• Continuing legal education

Headquarters

HQ city

Santiago, Región Metropolitana

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate Tuition and Fees: Students pay enrollment (matrícula) and tuition fees (aranceles) to the Faculty of Law. Chile's Gratuity program (Universidad adscrita a gratuidad) may cover fees for eligible domestic students.
2. Graduate Programs (Magíster): Six specialized master's programs generate revenue through tuition fees. Programs include international partnerships such as the Heidelberg Center joint Magister.
3. Diplomas and Post-title Programs: More than 70 diploma programs offered. Revenue from per-program tuition fees ranging from approximately $280,000 CLP for short courses to $1,700,000 CLP for full diplomas.
4. Continuing Education Courses: Over 250 update courses offered in areas such as corporate governance in mining, tax litigation, AI and copyright, criminal liability, and corporate community relations. Fee-based with group discounts for institutional enrollment.
5. Doctoral Program: Doctorate in Law (first in Chile, established 2001) with tuition-based enrollment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Faculty of Law of the University of Chile delivers legal education and academic training through a five-year undergraduate law degree (Licenciatura en Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales), six specialized master's programs, the country's first Doctorate in Law (established 2001), over 70 professional diploma programs, and more than 250 short continuing-education courses. It supports these programs with the Biblioteca Digital Alejandro Álvarez digital library, international exchange agreements (including Yale Law School Linkage and SUI IURIS mobility), nine moot court competition tracks, and academic publishing journals on economic law, law and technology, and environmental law.

Product overview

The Faculty of Law of the University of Chile (Facultad de Derecho, Universidad de Chile) offers a comprehensive portfolio of legal education products and services organized in a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering is the five-year undergraduate Carrera de Derecho (Law Degree), which feeds into specialized postgraduate programs including the Doctorado en Derecho (Doctorate in Law), six Magíster en Derecho (Master's Programs), and over 70 Diplomados de Postítulo (Professional Diplomas) and 250+ Cursos de Actualización (Update Courses). The institution complements its academic degree programs with research journals (Revista de Derecho Económico, Revista Chilena de Derecho y Tecnología, Revista de Derecho Ambiental), international exchange services (student exchange programs, Yale Linkage Program, Moot Court competitions), and the Biblioteca Digital Alejandro Álvarez providing digital access to extensive legal collections and databases. The product ecosystem is designed for law students, legal professionals seeking continuing education, and international academic exchange.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Biblioteca Digital Alejandro Álvarez: Digital library of the Law Faculty offering access to legal databases, journals, and digital collections
• Postgrados Derecho UCHILE

Quantifiable outcome

• 46 full professors—the highest number at Universidad de Chile
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

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App detail

Integration17 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Heidelberg Center para América LatinacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly offers the Magister en Derecho Internacional, Inversiones y Comercio with the Heidelberg Center para América Latina. This partnership leverages German academic excellence in international law and provides students with a binational credential.
• Yale Law SchoolflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Linkage Program between the Faculty of Law and Yale Law School is an annual three-week exchange where students from Universidad de Chile (along with partners from Universidad Diego Portales, Universidad de Palermo, USP, FGV, and UERJ) attend classes at Yale Law School in New Haven. Two candidates are selected annually from the Faculty for nomination.
• SUI IURIS (Asociación Iberoamericana de Facultades y Escuelas de Derecho)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe SUI IURIS Student Mobility Program facilitates exchanges between iberoamerican law schools. Students with excellent academic standing can spend 3 to 6 months at partner institutions. The Faculty actively participates in both inbound and outbound mobility.
• Universidad de OttawaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint academic course offered in Spain with students from both Universidad de Chile and Universidad de Ottawa participating, providing a comparative international legal education experience.
• Universidad de Chile - Programa de Movilidad Estudiantil (PME)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStudents of the Faculty can participate in the university's central mobility program (PME) in addition to the Faculty's own exchange programs, providing access to a broader network of international partner universities.
• Numerous International Partner Universities (exchange agreements)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Faculty maintains exchange agreements with numerous international universities for semester-long exchanges. Agreements include provisions for tuition waivers and academic credit recognition. The partner list is updated annually via public spreadsheet.
• vLex (Legal database)coreTechnology or IntegrationvLex is a comprehensive legal research database providing access to case law, legislation, and legal doctrine. Available through the Faculty's digital library with single sign-on via the university's Pasaporte UChile authentication.
• Tirant Latam Full (Legal database)coreTechnology or IntegrationTirant Latam Full provides Latin American legal content including legislation, jurisprudence, doctrine, and legal forms. Accessed through OpenAthens authentication for the university community.
• Hein Online (Law journal library)coreTechnology or IntegrationHein Online provides a vast collection of law journals, law reviews, and historical legal documents for academic research.
• Turnitin (Plagiarism detection)coreTechnology or IntegrationTurnitin plagiarism detection software is provided by the university for academic integrity verification in student research and theses.
• OpenAthens (Authentication gateway)coreTechnology or IntegrationOpenAthens provides the single sign-on authentication gateway enabling remote access to the university's subscribed legal databases (Tirant, BRILL, Cambridge, etc.) for students, faculty, and staff.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Yale Law School: UChile's flagship international partner via the annual Linkage Program; a globally top-ranked law school with comparable JD, LLM, and doctoral offerings, used as a benchmark for prestige and an inbound pipeline for UChile candidates.
• Harvard Law School: Global research law school with similar comprehensive degree and executive-education offerings; relevant comparator for UChile's internationalization ambitions and for the 46-Profesor-Titular talent benchmark.
• Stanford Law School: Global law school with a leading CodeX center for legal informatics and law-and-technology research, directly comparable to UChile's Centro de Estudios en Derecho, Tecnología y Sociedad for benchmarking tech-law curriculum and research output.
• NYU School of Law: Major US law school with one of the largest LLM and global programs; relevant comparator for UChile's joint international master's with Heidelberg and for measuring postgraduate scale.
• Georgetown Law: Largest US law school by enrollment with deep continuing legal education and global program offerings; comparable to UChile's 70+ diploma and 250+ update-course continuing-education portfolio.

Direct peers

• Universidad Diego Portales - Facultad de Derecho: A top-ranked Chilean private law school that participates alongside UChile in the Yale Linkage Program; competes directly for graduate-level applicants and shares the same postgraduate diploma and continuing-education market in Santiago.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile - Facultad de Derecho: The leading private competitor to UChile's Faculty of Law in Chile; offers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral law programs with similar clinical and moot-court traditions, competing for the same top Chilean students and postgraduate professionals.
• Universidad de los Andes (Chile) - Facultad de Derecho: Chilean private law school focused on traditional legal practice; competes for the same undergraduate and continuing-education cohorts in Santiago and runs comparable diploma programs in corporate and procedural law.
• Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez - Escuela de Derecho: Chilean private law school with a strong postgraduate and executive-education focus; directly comparable to UChile's diploma and magister portfolio, especially in corporate, finance, and dispute-resolution specializations.

Regional players

• Universidad de São Paulo - Faculdade de Direito: Latin America's most prestigious public law school, a SUI IURIS mobility partner; provides a regional benchmark for scale, postgraduate programs, and the public-university model that mirrors UChile's operating structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DePostgrado
• Facebookfacebook.com/postgradosderecho
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/derechouchile
• Instagraminstagram.com/postgradosderecho

Compliance2 records

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Subsidiaries5 records

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