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The 'Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María' ('UTFSM') (
Spanish ''Federico Santa María Technical University''), situated in
Valparaíso, is one of the most reputed
engineering universities in
Chile.
Campus
The university has three campuses and two seats (''sedes''). These are located in four Chilean cities and
Guayaquil, Ecuador. These are:
★ 'Casa Central', main campus. Inaugurated in 1931, located in
Valparaíso
★ 'Campus Santiago'
[1], located in the Chilean capital,
Santiago.
★ 'Campus Guayaquil'
[2], located in
Guayaquil, Ecuador.
★ 'Sede
José Miguel Carrera'
[3], located in
Viña del Mar.
★ 'Sede
Rey Balduino de Bégica'
[4], located in seaport city of
Talcahuano.
While the campuses are focused on undergraduate, graduate and university academical activities, ''sedes'' are mainly dedicated to technical degrees.
Casa Central, Valparaíso
The main UTFSM campus is located in Valparaíso, covering most of the front area of 'Los Placeres' hill. The site directly faces the
Pacific coast and it is visible from many parts of the bay of Valparaíso.
The building was designed by Josué Smith Solar, one of the most respected Chilean architects of the 20th century, and his son José Smith Miller. The American
Neo-Gothic style campus is considered one of the foremost works of Chilean architecture. The campus is also recognised for its beautiful
gardening, with native and exotic species.
In
2001, the illumination of the university frontis was renewed through a contest organised by the Chilean branch of
Philips.
Organization
Due to the focused nature of the university, its organisation does not include different
faculties, only different academic departments.
The ''sedes'' have their own internal structure.
Within the Chilean campus level, there are 12 departments, which carry out research and graduate/undergraduate educational programs:
★ Department of
Architecture [5]
★ Department of
Materials Science
★ Department of
Electricity [6]
★ Department of
Electronics [7]
★ Department of
Physics [8]
★ Department of
Industrial Engineering [9]
★ Department of
Informatics [10]
★ Department of
Mathematics [11]
★ Department of
Mechanics [12]
★ Department of
Civil Engineering [13]
★ Department of
Chemical,
Biotechnologial and
Environmental Processes [14]
★ Department of
Chemistry [15]
Besides, there are two support departments that originated in the educational concept brought by the first
German academics.
★ Department of
Humanistic Studies
★ Department of
Physical Education,
Sports and
Recreation [16]
UTFSM is the only Chilean engineering school that includes sports as an obligatory course in the
curriculum.
The university offers careers of
Commercial Pilot and
Aeronautical Engineering in its 'Academia de Ciencias Aeronáuticas'
[17] in a joint venture with Chilean airline
Lan Chile .
History
The university takes its names from
Federico Santa María, a Chilean who lived in
France. He raised a huge fortune as broker in the sugar market in
Paris.
In his testament, Santa María donated all his fortune to build in
Valparaíso—his hometown—a high-standard technical and scientific institution. This institution would be dedicated to prepare students with a deficient socioeconomic condition but great potential to gain technical and scientific knowledge, so they could contribute to the progress of Chile.
Following his philosophy, on
March 31,
1926, an institution was created to develop Santa María's legacy. Finally on
1931 the School of Crafts and Arts and School of Engineering
José Miguel Carrera was founded. In
1935 its name changed to ''Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María''.
In
1960 the Graduate School was created. In
1963 the university became the first higher-education institution in
Latin America to confer a
doctorate.
External links
★
Official website
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