Founded in 1842, the University of Chile is the main and oldest institution of higher education of the State, with a national and public character.
It is the oldest and the most prestigious in the country, and is located in the capital city Santiago de Chile. The most important cities apart from Santiago (the capital with 5,250,000 inhabitants) are: Antofagasta, Concepción, Temuco, Valparaíso/Viña del Mar (main port of the country), and Puerto Montt.
The university seeks to solve national and regional issues and to contribute to the development of Chile. It is recognized as one of the best universities in Latin America for its leadership and innovation in science, technology, social sciences, and arts through the functions of creation, extension, teaching, and research.
The university is organised into 14 faculties and 4 interdisciplinary institutes, offering a total of undergraduate 66 programmes, 36 doctoral programmes, 119 master’s programmes and other specialised courses.
The Department of Electrical Engineering (DIE - its Spanish initials) mission is to offer top-notch undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Electrical Engineering and Electronic Engineering, carrying out high-level research in these areas. The department´s activities are tied to the technological development of control processes, renewable energies, intelligent systems, image processing, voice signals, robotics, sensors, etc.
The DIE maintains a strong relationship with national areas of production (energy, telecommunications, mining, among others) and with the international academic environment. The department promotes learning environments that motivate and stimulate the development student abilities. To accomplish this, the DIE boasts an infrastructure of the highest level, teaching laboratories and computer rooms. These aspects allow students to familiarize themselves with real instruments and systems in addition to learning from a variety of disciplines of electrical engineering.