University of Magallanes | |
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Universidad de Magallanes | |
Motto | Scientiae in Austro |
Motto in English | Of knowledge in the South |
Established | 1961 |
Type | Public |
President | Dr. Víctor Fajardo Morales (1994-2014) |
Undergraduates | 3,554 |
Location | Punta Arenas, Magallanes Region, Chile |
Campus | Puerto Williams |
Faculties | 4 |
Colors | Blue and White |
Website | www.umag.cl |
University of Magallanes (UMAG) is a university in the southern Chilean city of Punta Arenas. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. The University of Magallanes was established in 1981 during the neoliberal reforms of the Chile's military regime as the successor of Universidad Técnica del Estado's Punta Arenas section. Universidad Técnica del Estado had established the Punta Arenas section in 1963. The University of Magallanes have campuses in Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales as well as a university centre in Puerto Williams. University of Magallanes publishes the humanities and social sciences journal Magallania twice a year.
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