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Universidad Tcnica Federico Santa MaraThe Universidad Tcnica Federico Santa Mara (UTFSM) (Spanish Federico Santa Mara Technical University), situated in Valparaso, 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: While the campuses are focused on undergraduate, graduate and university academical actvities, sedes are mainly dedicated to technical degrees. Casa Central, Valparaso The main campus of the UTFSM is located in the city of Valparaso, Chile, covering all the front area of Los Placeres. The site directly faces the Pacific coast and it is visible from many parts of the bay of Valparaso. The building was designed by Josu Smith Solar, one of the most respected Chilean architects of the 20th century, and his son Jos Smith Miller. The American Neo-Gothic style campus is considered one of the most relevant works of Chilean architecture. The campus is also recognised for its beautiful gardening, with native and exotical species. As of 2001, the university frontis,renewed its illumination through as contest organised by Chilean branch of Philips. Organization Considering 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 programmes: Besides, there are two support departments that originated in the educational concept brought by the first German academics. - Deparment of Humanistic Studies
- Deparment of Sports and Recreation.
UTFSM is the only Chilean engineering school that includes sports as an obligatory course in the curriculum. The university offers Commercial Pilot and Aeronautical Engineering in its Academia de Ciencias Aeronuticashttp://www.aca.cl in a joint venture with Chilean airline Lan Chile . History The university takes its names from Federico Santa Mara, a Chilean who lived in France. He raised a huge fortune as broker in the sugar market in Paris. In his testament, Santa Mara donated all his fortune to build in Valparaso—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 Mara's legacy. Finally on 1931 the School of Crafts and Arts and School of Engineering Jos Miguel Carrera was founded. In 1935 its name changed to Universidad Tcnica Federico Santa Mara. In 1960 the Graduate School was created. In 1963 the university became the first high-education institution to confer a Doctor degree in Latin America. External Links
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