166 years at the service of national development
The Universidad de Santiago community celebrated the 166th anniversary of its foundation as one of the oldest and most traditional higher education institutions in the country. Read more...
School of Arts and Crafts
In the middle of the 19th century, The National Society of Agriculture stated that technical and scientific activity should be developed. This initiative finally ended up with the creation of the School of Arts and Crafts in 1849. Read more...
The School of Industrial Engineers
The students who graduated from the School of Arts and Crafts wanted a more specialized education and little by little the School of Industrial Engineers was created. Read more...
The Technical Pedagogical Institute
The growth and importance of technical and professional teaching made the educational authorities create the Technical Pedagogical Institute in 1944. Read more...
The State Technical University
Undoubtedly, the most important contribution to education by President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla was the creation of the State Technical University in 1947. This institution joined the teaching centers that were disseminated all over the country. We have nine stars in our institutional coat of arms that correspond to the matrix schools -from the north, the center and the south of the country- which, united as only one group, formed our University life. Read more...
