Professor Morandë continued the process of modernizing infrastructure, overseeing the introduction of a state of the art gym and professional standard climbing wall, and improvements to catering facilities for students. Considerable sums of money were made available by the Luksic Foundation to begin construction work on what would become one of the country’s best appointed libraries. Plans were also drawn up for the construction of another new building to continue the renovation.

In 2007 the Economics Department’s academic journal ‘Estudios de Economía’ was incorporated into the ISI list of ranked peer review journals, becoming the first economics journal to be awarded such recognition. This gave us preeminent and unique status in Chile, as other prestigious national journals, such as those belonging to the Pontificial Catholic University, and of the Central Bank, had applied for recognition but were not successful. Our journal proved to be one of only three in the whole of Latin America that were incorporated by ISI in that year.

In 2009 we signed an agreement with ProChile, allowing our students to carry out their professional practice placements overseas. The agreement was decisive in fully internationalizing our student body, which has subsequently travelled to a host of different countries and cultures in Asia, Europe, and the rest of the Americas.

The School launched a memoir of its past economists, a substantial research work that traces the history and trajectory of our economists over the course of the 75 years since the discipline was founded. The book was complemented by a website hosting back editions of the Estudios de Economía journal, School photographs, and landmark publications in our history (memoria.econ.uchile.cl).