Federico Santa María Technical University facts for kids

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Federico Santa María Technical University

Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María
Motto	Ex umbra in solem
Motto in English	From the shadow into the light
Type	Private, Traditional
Established	1929
Rector	José Rodríguez Pérez (2006–2014) (reelected in 2010)
Academic staff	794
Undergraduates	10,418
Postgraduates	1,076
Location	Valparaíso , Chile
Campus	Urban, 92,414 square metres (9.2414 ha) (main campus)
Colors	Azure, Gules and Or
Nickname	Sansanos
Website	http://www.utfsm.cl

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The Federico Santa María Technical University (Spanish: Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María) (UTFSM or also Santa Maria University) is a Chilean university founded on 1926 with a central campus located in Valparaíso. The rest of campuses are located in Viña del Mar, Santiago, Talcahuano and Rancagua, and a international campus in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The institution is the alma mater of some notable Chilean businessmens, engineers and scientists. Actually, campuses are focused on undergraduate, graduate and university academical activities and sedes are mainly dedicated to technical degrees.

Campus

• Casa Central, main campus. Inaugurated in 1931 in Valparaíso
• Campus Santiago Vitacura and Campus Santiago San Joaquín,[1] in the capital, Santiago.
• Campus Guayaquil,[2] located in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
• Sede José Miguel Carrera,[3] located in Viña del Mar.
• Sede Rey Balduino de Bélgica,[4] in the seaport city of Talcahuano.

Images for kids

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  Main UTFSM Campus in Valparaiso, 2016

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  Main Campus in Valparaíso, 1949

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  Agustin Edwards Mc-Clure, UTFSM Directive Council President, 1931

See also

In Spanish: Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María para niños