▁M ons ign or ▁Antonio ▁Mor eno ▁Cas am it j ana . ▁The ▁regional ▁branch ▁campus ▁of ▁the ▁Pont ific ia ▁Universidad ▁Cat ó lica ▁de ▁Chile ▁in ▁Tal c ahu ano , ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁provided ▁the ▁foundation ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁university . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁is ▁a ▁private ▁entity , ▁receiving ▁some ▁state ▁support . ▁ ▁Leg ally ▁autonom ous , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁R ectors ▁of ▁Chile an ▁Univers ities . ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁network ▁of ▁so - called ▁traditional ▁univers ities , ▁in ▁other ▁words , ▁those ▁working ▁within ▁the ▁main ▁scientific ▁and ▁intellectual ▁frameworks ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁University ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Chile an ▁Chapter ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Univers ities ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Federation ▁of ▁Catholic ▁Univers ities ▁( FI UC ). ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁maintain s ▁close ▁t ies ▁with ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Con cep ción , ▁whose ▁happens ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁University ’ s ▁Chan cell or , ▁its ▁highest ▁authority , ▁with ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁attributes ▁established ▁within ▁the ▁University ▁stat utes . ▁ ▁At ▁present , ▁the ▁Universidad ▁Cat ó lica ▁de ▁la ▁Sant ís ima ▁Con cep ción ▁consists ▁of ▁seven ▁fac ult ies ▁( L aw , ▁Science , ▁Education , ▁Engineering , ▁Medicine , ▁Business ▁Management , ▁and ▁Communic ations , ▁History ▁and ▁Social ▁Sciences ) ▁an ▁Institute ▁of ▁The ology , ▁and ▁a ▁Techn ological ▁Institute . ▁ ▁They ▁provide ▁under grad