We are a public corporation, autonomous, with legal personality and its own assets. We are a university of the State of Chile and as such integrate the Chilean Traditional Universities (CRUCH). Our existence begins on December 11, 1981, according to DFL N 150, the Ministry of Education. At the birth of the University of Tarapaca in Arica the headquarters of two universities long merge data in our country . The Arica site of the University of Chile (later, Professional Institute of Arica) and Arica headquarters of the Universidad del Norte In this way, our university, by history, by tradition, identity, belief and choice is the university New Region of Arica and Parinacota.
By Decree-Law No. 150 of December 11, 1981 the Ministry of Education, the University of Tarapaca is created by merging the Institute of Professional Arica Arica headquarters of the Universidad del Norte (Annex IV). For academics and officials from the University of North, the news came as a surprise Arica, although the fact had a long incubation process. It was unexpected to come out into the open when talks with the Church did not come to term and without the university rectory had been meddling in the decision. He had a long incubation, because from the 60 Arica headquarters had been aiming to be independent of Antofagasta, as there were tensions between the two universities.
