Founded in 1995 and located on the Curicó and Lircay campuses, this Faculty has established itself as a benchmark in the scientific and technological field in the Maule Region.
This unit offers the largest academic offering in undergraduate and graduate programs at the University. Located on a 108.200 m2 campus, with 14 buildings and extensive green areas, it trains future UTalca professionals.
Since 2019, the faculty has offered a special admissions program, "Female Engineers for the World," promoting the participation of women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
“In 2025, the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Talca will celebrate 30 years of training professionals and conducting high-impact research. We are proud to contribute to innovation and technology transfer, with a strong commitment to gender equity and the development of advanced human capital at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our diverse accredited programs reflect excellence and our commitment to continue promoting cutting-edge engineering at the service of society.”
Committed to Chile's educational development through research, technology, outreach, continuing education, development, and innovation, the Faculty of Engineering offers 10 undergraduate programs at the Curicó and Talca campuses.
- Electrical Civil Engineering and Mining Civil Engineering have been accredited for seven years by the Accrediting Agency of the Chilean College of Engineers for their academic excellence and educational quality.
- In 2022, the Mechanical Civil Engineering and Industrial Civil Engineering programs received eight years of international accreditation from the ABET agency, becoming the first state university to obtain this certification.
- Civil Engineering in Bioinformatics is the first undergraduate program of its kind in Chile and Latin America.
- In 2025, it expanded its academic offering with a new Common Plan in Civil Engineering.
- Since 2025, the Mechatronics and Computer Engineering programs have received seven-year certification from the Chilean College of Engineers' Accreditation Agency.
- Since 2021, the PhD in Engineering has been offered by the Macrofaculty of the Universities of Talca, Bío-Bío, and La Frontera.
- The PhD in Engineering Systems offers a dual degree option with the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
- The Master of Science in Engineering with a specialization in Mechanical Engineering and the Master of Science in Operations Management are accredited for four years.
- Created in 2015, the Master of Science in Engineering with a specialization in Energy Conversion currently has six years of accreditation.
Jimmy Gutiérrez Bahamondes - Department of Computer Science
Julio Caballero Ruiz - Department of Bioinformatics
Hector Quinteros Lama - Department of Industrial Technologies
Sergio González Reyes - Department of Industrial Engineering
Jorge Bravo González - Department of Engineering and Construction Management
Lina Uribe Vélez Uribe - Department of Mining Engineering
Igor Ruiz-Tagle - Department of Electrical Engineering
Nicolás Barriga Richards - Department of Interactive Visualization and Virtual Reality
Ruth Garrido Orrego - School of Civil Engineering in Computer Science
Diego Lagos Salvatierra - School of Industrial Civil Engineering
Miguel Arriagada Silva - School of Civil Engineering in Civil Works
Fabio Durán Verdugo - School of Civil Engineering in Bioinformatics
Daniel Díaz Besoain - School of Civil Engineering Mechatronics
José Rojas Herrera - School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Cecilia Flores Daza - School of Mining Civil Engineering
Cristian Mardones Neculqueo - School of Electrical Civil Engineering
Camila Aliaga Vergara - School of Civil Engineering in Intelligent Systems and Video Games
Marcia Silva Flores - Civil Engineering Program Common Plan - School of Civil Engineering Common Plan
Carlos Restrepo Patiño - Graduate School of the Faculty of Engineering
María Luisa del Campo - Kipus Technology Center
Wendy González Díaz - Center for Bioinformatics, Simulation and Modeling
Diogenes Hernandez Espinoza - Energy Conversion Technology Center
Luis Silvestre Quiroga - International Center for Engineering Education
