University of Las Condes ( es, Universidad Las Condes) was a

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. It was founded in 1987 by retired

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General César Mendoza and other investors. Mendoza was the president of the university's superior council until his death in 1996. In 1999, the university went through an economic crisis, which forced its owners to sell and merge it with

Universidad del Desarrollo Universidad del Desarrollo (Spanish for "University for development") is a Chilean private university, one of the most expensive universities in the region. Its main campus is in Santiago de Chile, with a secondary campus in Concepción. Histor ...

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