The history of Unigranrio began in 1970,
the year Professor José de Souza Herdy created the Fluminense Education Association(AFE),
sponsor entity of the then United Colleges Rio Grande.
The act of recognition of
the Universidade do Grande Rio Prof. José de Souza Herdy- Unigranrio,
took place through the Ministerial Port n° 940, published at the Federal Register(D.O. U) of June 17, 1994, then creating the courses of Law, Computer Science and Executive Secretariat.
The act of recognition of the University of Rio Grande Prof.
José de Souza Herdy- UNIGRANRIO was due to Ministerial Decree No. 940,
published in the Official Gazette of June 17, 1994, and was then created courses in Law, Information Technology and the Executive Secretariat.