University of Santiago, Chile
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| Motto: | Labor Lætitia Nostra (Work is Our Joy) |
| Established: | 1849 |
| Type: | Public |
| Rector: | Juan Manuel Zolezzi |
| Undergraduates: | 18,000 |
| Location: | Santiago, RM, Chile |
| Campus: | Urban (340,000 m²) |
| Majors: | 55 |
| Mascot: | Lion |
| Website: | www.usach.cl |
The University of Santiago, Chile (Usach) (Universidad de Santiago de Chile, in Spanish) is one of the oldest public universities in Chile.
[edit] History
The institution was born as Escuela de Artes y Oficios (Spanish School of Arts & Crafts) in 1849, under the government of Manuel Bulnes. It became Universidad Técnica del Estado (Spanish Technical University of the State) in 1947, with various campuses throughout the country. In 1981, as a consequence of a reform on higher education under the government of Augusto Pinochet, it became to what is now known as Universidad de Santiago de Chile, with all activities centered in a single 340,000 m² campus in the capital Santiago.
[edit] Faculties
The university houses over 18,000 undergraduate students in 55 different majors, in the following faculties:
- Engineering (Ingeniería),
- Bachelors Program in Arts and Sciences (Bachillerato),
- Business Administration & Economics (Administración y Economía),
- Chemistry & Biology (Química y Biología),
- Medical Sciences (Ciencias Médicas),
- Sciences (Ciencias),
- Humanities Faculty (Humanidades),
- School of Architecture (Escuela de Arquitectura), and
- Technology Faculty (Facultad Tecnológica).
[edit] External links
- Official web site
- Official web site (alternative URL)
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