University of Magallanes

This article is about a Chilean university. For the city in Croatia, see Umag.

University of Magallanes

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Former names	Universidad Técnica del Estado
Motto	Scientiae in Austro
Motto in English	Knowledge in the South
Type	Public
Established	1961 26 de octubre de 1981 (UMAG)
Rector	Dr. Juan Oyarzo Perez (2014-2018)
Students	4.000
Address
Campus	Punta Arenas 25x25px Puerto Natales Porvenir Puerto Williams Coyhaique
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 1961. 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.

External links

• Universidad de Magallanes — official homepage (Spanish)