In 1996, when the university had nearly six thousand students and offered thirteen specializations, founding partners Luis Cordero, Ignacio Fernandez and Marcelo Ruiz formed the board of directors.

The eight members included supporters Alvaro Saieh, Miguel Angel Poduje, Selume Jorge Andres Navarro and Juan Antonio Guzman.

Máximo Pacheco Gómez and William Elton Alamos, who alternates as vice president of the board, contribute to the project, as well as academics Joaquín Barceló and Manuel Krauskopf, who come to defog after owning the rectory.

This alliance combines two essential attributes: on the one hand, the possibility of making a significant financial contribution and, on the other, a portfolio of academic experience that enjoys prestige in Europe and the United States through a network of universities and educational institutions, all accredited by agencies specializing in quality assurance.

This goal, in a very short term consolidation of a Department of English to serve the entire university community, and create a modern career with the best technological support to graduate teachers of this language in the context of national and international experiences.

[8] In the gallery of Doctor Honoris Causa, and contains the names of the poet Gonzalo Rojas (1998), National Book Award and the Cervantes Prize, Dr. Per-Ingvar Brånemark (2002), father of the Osseo-integrated implant, the psychiatrist Otto Kernberg (2003), director of the Institute for Personality Disorders at New York Hospital and author of numerous texts on psychiatry, Maximo Pacheco (2004), well-known scientist, minister of state, senator, and Chilean diplomat, and Dr. Alfred Sommer (2006), for their contribution to global health and human welfare.

They joined José María Aznar (2006), for his public service, commitment to education, and dedication to the integration of Spain and Hispanic countries, the President of Colombia Álvaro Uribe (2006) and Chilean soprano Cristina Gallardo-Domâs (2007).