uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁level ▁courses , ▁which ▁are ▁complement ed ▁by ▁considerable ▁research ▁and ▁sust ained ▁academic ▁extension . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁university ▁is ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Ch ill án , ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁and ▁C añ ete , ▁both ▁its ▁main ▁campus ▁and ▁its ▁main ▁offices ▁are ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Con cep ción . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁Frank ▁S auer baum , ▁ex ▁deput y . ▁ ▁Gonz alo ▁O ss es , ▁poet ▁and ▁writer . ▁ ▁Ale j andro ▁Navar ro , ▁politician , ▁current ▁sen ator . ▁ ▁Marcel o ▁Ch á vez , ▁current ▁deput y . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Official ▁Web ▁Site ▁▁ ▁Category : C atholic ▁univers ities ▁and ▁colleg es ▁in ▁Chile ▁Category : E du c ational ▁institutions ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁Category : Univers ities ▁in ▁Bio b ío ▁Region ▁Category : Con cep ción , ▁Chile ▁Category : 1 9 9 1 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Chile <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Grand ▁Cour onn é ▁is ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁in liers ▁north ▁and ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁city ▁of ▁Nancy . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁ 3 0   km ▁long ▁and ▁between ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 8   km ▁wide . ▁The ▁highest ▁point ▁is ▁ 4 0 0 ▁m . ▁ ▁The ▁height s ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁Cour onn é ▁played ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁in ▁def ending ▁Nancy ▁against ▁the ▁German ▁Army . ▁