NEXUS UC
Nexus UC will be an interdisciplinary space for cutting-edge discovery, research, creation, and innovation.
WHAT WILL THE NEXUS UC BUILDING FEATURE?
11 floors — 16,121 m²
Laboratories
Research and creation coworking
Research and creation spaces for convergence
Research laboratories and cutting-edge creation infrastructure
Flexible spaces
Collaboration areas
About the project
It will bring together sciences, arts, humanities, technology, students, researchers, fellows, and national and international allies to imagine, test, and scale solutions to complex challenges. Its physical and digital infrastructure will allow for prototyping ideas, accelerating research, and connecting knowledge with industry, the State, and civil society. Nexus seeks to position UC and Chile as leaders in knowledge with a global impact.
Project pillars
R&D for Chile and the world
Nexus acts as a research and development engine, connecting UC knowledge with the country's needs and global networks.
Young talent
The project will attract students, researchers, fellows, and national and international creators, generating new cutting-edge trajectories.
Frontier creation
Its laboratories, workshops, and flexible spaces will allow for testing ideas, building prototypes, and accelerating innovation processes.
Interdisciplinary collaboration and convergence
Sciences, arts, humanities, and technology converge to address complex questions from within the same collaborative ecosystem.
Why does it transform Chile?
- It establishes a cutting-edge infrastructure to connect disciplines and accelerate solutions to scientific, social, cultural, and productive challenges.
- It attracts young national and international talent toward research, creation, and innovation with public impact.
- It connects the university, the State, industry, and civil society on a single advanced collaboration platform.
Who benefits
Students, researchers, academics, fellows, creators, companies, the State, civil society, scientific communities, and Chile as an innovation ecosystem. On one hand, it benefits those who research and create; on the other, those who receive solutions, evidence, and technologies.
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