Metropolitan University of Technology

Metropolitan University of Technology (Spanish: Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana) is a university in Chile. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities.The Metropolitan Technological University, better known by its acronym as UTEM, is a state institution of public higher education in Chile, founded on August 30, 1993, after the breakup of the University of Chile.

Metropolitan University of Technology
Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana
TypePublic
Established30 August 1993
PresidentLuis Pinto Faverio
Undergraduates~8000
Location
Santiago
,
Chile

33.4485°S 70.6580°W / -33.4485; -70.6580
CampusUrban
Campuses8
Websitewww.utem.cl

It is one of the sixteen universities of the Consortium of Universities of the State of Chile, and belongs to the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities.

It has four branches, all located in the Metropolitan Region. Its head office is in the municipality of Santiago, being part of the old houses of Dieciocho street, which was declared a heritage Zone by the National Monuments Council of Chile.

The UTEM is currently accredited by the National Accreditation Commission (CNA-Chile) for three years, since its renovation in December 2013 to December 2016.

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