Trace the origins about the creation of the National University of Villa Mercedes is a historic court decision depends on the perspective of the historian. Obviously the start of the National University of Villa Mercedes can be traced to early loa 70, when the Foundation of the National University of San Luis occurs, with the decisive participation of citizens in Villa Mercedes, with its popular marches that were strong in that city, then rather a Villa.
The focus of the Organising Committee, generates expectations on time, major joint of the University with the manufacturing, cultural and regional production on a socioeconomic development plan of strong community emphasis. Expectations were maintained over time, for various reasons. The strong impact of the Provincial Industrial Promotion in social and productive networks of our city of Villa Mercedes, made in the social imagination never the expectation of a National University center were lost in Villa Mercedes, which radiate from there the Regional Development, up personal development of our youngsters.