[1] In 2012, CONFECH called for a march on the streets of Santiago in response to a government commissions that seven Chilean universities had been pocketing profits; over 100,000 Chilean students participated in the march.
[2] CONFECH also organized student demonstrations against proposed government higher education reforms.
[3] Former CONFECH leader Gabriel Boric became president of Chile in 2022.
[4] The CONFECH brings together students from the universities in Chile, which are organized in democratically elected federations.
It is the only student organization with a national character and it has been in existence for over ten years.