University of Magallanes

Universidad Técnica del Estado had established the Punta Arenas section in 1961. The University of Magallanes have campuses in Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales as well as a university centre in Puerto Williams. Magallanes publishes the humanities and social sciences journal Magallania twice a year.

• Name — University of Magallanes • Native Name — Universidad de Magallanes • Former Names — Universidad Técnica del Estado • Motto — Scientiae in Austro • Motto Eng — Knowledge in the South • Established — 1961 1981 (UMAG) • Type — Public state university • Affiliations — CRUCH, CUE, Agrupación de Universidades Regionales de Chile • Rector — Dr. Juan Oyarzo Perez (2014–2018) • Provost — Dr. Jose Maripani • Students — 3,822 (2020) • Undergrad — 3,800 • Postgrad — 22 • Colors — Blue and white #7FFFFFF • City — Punta Arenas, Puerto Natales, Porvenir, Puerto Williams, Coyhaique • State — Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena • Country — Chile • Website — www.umag.cl

The university has full accreditation in all areas and ranks among upper-middle range of universities within the country. In December 2015 the University of Magallanes was notified by the National Accreditation Commission (CNA) of the positive evaluation in all obligatory areas (institutional management and undergraduate teaching) and electives (research, teaching graduate and interaction with medium). The University is accredited by four years until December 2019.

• Illustration — Central Campus in Punta Arenas University of Magallanes, a member of the Honorable Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities, is a corporation of public law, autonomous, with legal personality and own patrimony. The university registers its origin in 1961, giving its first courses in Mechanics and Electricity. Through the following 50 years, it developed through various stages and denominations. It was originally created as a campus of the Technical State University. Three years later in 1964 it was denominated University College of Punta Arenas. In March 1981 it became the Magellan Professional Institute and finally on October 3 of the same year it acquired its actual formalization as University of Magallanes. Since then, it legitimizes and consolidates its position as the only state institution of higher education in the Magallanes region, with a strong tradition in the Chilean university system and quality accreditation from the time when universities were summoned to participate in these processes at the country level. The University of Magallanes is a member of the Consortium of Universities of the State of Chile (Consorcio de Universidades del Estado de Chile, CUECH). Through this affiliation, the university actively contributes to strengthening public higher education, with a focus on regional development, scientific research in Antarctic and sub-Antarctic studies, and inclusive education. As part of the consortium, it engages in collaborative efforts to address national challenges and promote equitable access to knowledge across the country. The Faculty of Engineering was one of the first to be created. The Faculty of Economics and Law was created in late 2002 as a result of academic reorganization of the former Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. More recently, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences were created in May 2014, as a result of the reorganization of the former Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences and Health. The School of Medicine was established in January 2014 being Dr. Marcelo Navarrete Signorile its founding director.