Federico Santa María Technical University (USM)
Federico Santa María Technical University (USM) is a private university in Valparaíso, Chile, founded in 1929.
- Type
- Private university
- Location
- Valparaíso, Chile
- Founded
- 1929
- Teaching language
- Spanish
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Federico Santa María Technical University (Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, USM) is a private, non-profit university in Valparaíso, Chile. It was founded in 1931 from the bequest of the businessman Federico Santa María Carrera and is one of Chile's traditional universities.
USM specialises in engineering, science and technology. Its Gothic-style Casa Central campus overlooks the Bay of Valparaíso, with additional campuses in Santiago (San Joaquín and Vitacura), Viña del Mar and Concepción. Departments cover informatics, electronics, electrical, mechanical, chemical, civil, industrial, metallurgical and mining engineering, as well as physics, mathematics, chemistry, architecture and commercial engineering.
Teaching is in Spanish, and admission is through the national PAES test. USM participates in Chile's free-tuition scheme for eligible students.
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Courses at Federico Santa María Technical University (USM) are taught in Spanish.
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Federico Santa María Technical University (USM) was founded in 1929.
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