University of Santiago, Chile

Infobox University
name = Universidad de Santiago de Chile


motto = Labor Lætitia Nostra ("Work is Our Joy")
established = 1849
type = Public
rector = Juan Manuel Zolezzi
city = Santiago
state = RM
country = Chile
undergrad = 18,000
postgrad =
faculty =
campus = Urban (340,000 m²)
mascot = Lion
free_label = Majors
free = 55
website = [http://www.universidaddesantiago.cl/ 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.

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.

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").

External links

* [http://www.universidaddesantiago.cl Official web site]
** [http://www.universidaddesantiago.cl/en/ English version]
* [http://www.usach.cl Official web site] (alternative URL)
** [http://www.usach.cl/en/ English version]