In 2005, the UBEC became the center's maintainer, based on a proposal by the ICMG itself and the diocese, as a way to ensure greater financial security for Unileste. The acronym "Unileste-MG" was simplified to "Unileste" in 2011, as part of a visual identity reform. On May 10, 2019, the name change from "University Center of Eastern Minas Gerais" to "Catholic University Center of Eastern Minas Gerais" was published in the Official Diary of the Union.
