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Federico Santa María Technical University

Valparaíso, Chile
Eighty years ago Federico Santa Maria's dream of having a world class engineering University became true. He is probably the greatest philanthropist the history of Chile has ever known, providing the country with a Higher Education Institution, that would open the possibility to outstanding low income youngsters to study, procuring an instrument of social mobility, and thus promoting equity in educational terms for all the inhabitants of his country.

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History

The beginnings of Universidad Técnica FedericotSanta María go back to the altruist dream of Federico Santa María, who set the foundation of the Institution in his will and testament in Paris, in 1920. He states his wish to contribute with the progress and increase the cultural horizon of our country to his executors.

Education

Departments

  • Architecture
  • Aeronautical Sciences
  • Materials Science
  • Product Design
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering

Research

  • "Dr. Daniel Alkalay Lowitt" Biotechnology Center

The university's Biotechnology Center was created in 2000 to promote research and development in biotechnology, by managing and undertaking multidisciplinary projects in its labs and collaborating with all university departments as well as national and international groups.

  • Aerospace Applications Center, CAA

CAA's objective is to increase research in aerospace and aeronautics through joint participation with the sector's national and international firms. It also aims to contribute, from an academic standpoint, to the Chilean and international space programs of interest to the aeronautical industry.

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University Ranking

QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2021
801
2020
801
2019
801
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World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2021
1001 -200
2020
801 -200
2019
601
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Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2020
-
2019
901
2018
-
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2021
-
2020
434 31
2019
465
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Services

Library services

The library is constantly being updated, computers added, networks expanded, and the library collection is always growing. Many books and materials have been incorporated into an online system, allowing students, faculty, and staff to access material from remote campuses and branches.

Student Life

Campus life

Campuses

  • Main Campus Valparaíso
  • Guayaquil Campus (Ecuador)
  • Santiago Campus

Sports facilities

Sports play a significant part in the USM students' training.In these facilities students practise and play many sports and recreational disciplines such as weightlifting and cardio excercise, aerobics, chess, track and field, social dances, basketball, diving, folk music and dance, photography, soccer, artistic gym, handball, judo, karate, swimming, rugby, taekwondo, tennis, table-tennis and volleyball.

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