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Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

The Federico Santa María Technical University (Spanish: Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María) (UTFSM) (colloquially known as Santa Maria University), is a Chilean university situated in Valparaíso, Chile. It is one of the most reputed engineering universities in Chile. The University has campuses in Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, Santiago, Talcahuano and Rancagua, as well as an international campus in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The University is the alma matter of several prominent businessmen, engineers and chilean scientist. UTFSM was the first Chilean university to confer a Doctorate in engineering in 1962 and, with that, the first higher-education institution in Latin America to confer this degree . The University offers severals undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 2011, UTFSM has been awarded for nearly US$ 3 millions for research projects, being one of the top universities in the country in terms of research funds . The university takes its names from Federico Santa María, a Chilean who lived in France. He raised a huge fortune as a broker in the sugar market in Paris. Before his death, he decided to donate all his fortune to create an University in his hometown, Valparaíso.
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