University of La Frontera

University of the Frontier (Universidad de La Frontera) or UFRO is a public university in Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile. It is a derivative university and part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. UFRO boasts a student body with a variety of abilities and from a variety of backgrounds, many of them are Mapuche descent.

Facilities
The university owns a property called Rucamanque, that is used for research, environmental education, and conservation. Rucamanque holds old-growth and second-growth forest.

Notable alumni

 * Pedro Cayuqueo, Mapuche activist and journalist
 * Gloria Dünkler, writer and recipient of the 2016 Pablo Neruda Award
 * Natividad Llanquileo, attorney, Mapuche activist, and member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021–present)


 * Elisa Loncón, academic, Mapuche activist, and President of the Chilean Constitutional Convention (2021–2022)
 * Andrea Parra, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile (2018–present) and former Governor of the Malleco Province (2014–2016)