The University of the Bío Bío is heir to the oldest tradition of the state and public higher education in the region of Bio Bio. Its origins date back to the creation of the State Technical University, UTE, the April 9, 1947, under President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla. The Ministry of Education, the new merged institution within the School of Industrial Engineering and technical degrees of the School of Arts and Crafts in Santiago; School of Mines of Antofagasta, Copiapo and La Serena and Industrial Schools Concepción, Temuco and Valdivia.A technical careers of Electrical, Mechanical and Textile that were distributed in 1959 were added in 1969, the Execution of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical and Wood. That same year to study architecture was created, a fact which constitutes a significant milestone: In accordance with the new Universities Act passed in 1980, .