1 2 ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁by ▁the ▁Department al ▁Assembly ▁as ▁the ▁Universidad ▁Indust rial ▁del ▁Valle ▁del ▁C au ca . ▁The ▁leaders ▁behind ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁university ▁were ▁Tul io ▁Ram í rez ▁Ro jas , ▁born ▁in ▁La ▁Union ▁Valle , ▁who ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁re ctor ▁of ▁the ▁university , ▁and ▁Sever o ▁Re yes ▁Gam boa , ▁the ▁department al ▁secretary ▁of ▁education ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁ ▁The ▁university ▁began ▁its ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁in ▁a ▁small ▁house ▁located ▁in ▁dow nt own ▁C ali , ▁with ▁fac ult ies ▁of ▁Agr onomy , ▁Business , ▁and ▁N urs ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Chem istry ▁was ▁established , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Architecture ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Elect rical ▁Engineering , ▁which ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁to ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Elect rome chan ical ▁Engineering . ▁At ▁this ▁early ▁stage , ▁the ▁university ▁faced ▁its ▁first ▁financial ▁crisis , ▁a ▁situation ▁that ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁the ▁dest itution ▁of ▁the ▁re ctor ▁Ram í rez ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁by ▁political ▁reasons , ▁and ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁dimin ishing ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁government . ▁The ▁crisis , ▁which ▁almost ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁university ▁closure ▁in ▁ 1