Type Private university Chancellor Javier Echevarría Total enrollment 6,603 (2008) Founded 7 April 1969 | Established April 7, 1969 (2012) Phone +51 73 284500 Founder Josemaría Escrivá | |
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Motto Universitas Studiorum Piurensis Motto in English The universal study of knowledge in Piura Vice-Chancellor Mons. Emilio Arizmendi Echecopar Address Urb. San Eduardo, Av. Ramón Mugica 131, Piura, Peru Similar Universidad Nacional de Piura, Pontifical Catholic University, Universidad Peruana de Cienci, University of Lima, University of the Pacific Profiles | ||
The Universidad de Piura (UDEP) is a private university in Peru. It has two campuses, the main one is in Piura, while a more recently built one is located in the Miraflores District of Lima.
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In 1964, Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, at a meeting with professors from the University of Navarra in Spain, decided to create a new university. It was founded by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer and in 1969, it was officially recognized as a university.
Campuses
Piura
Piura is the location of UDEP’s main Campus, extending over 130 hectares. More than half of the land is reclaimed desert. It is reforested with mesquite trees where squirrels, deer, foxes, peacocks, lizards and different kinds of birds abound. Construction of the Piura Campus started in the late 1960s, with much of its infrastructure financed by international support from the Italian, Spanish, German and Canadian governments.
Lima
UDEP has two campuses in Lima. The undergraduate students is located in the center of the Miraflores District, a picturesque suburban region of Lima on the Pacific coast. The graduate campus for Business Management is located in the district Surco of Lima. Its MBA is recognized as one of the top programs in Peru.
Academic Units
School of Educational Sciences
School of Economics and Business
School of Communication
School of Law
School of Humanities
School of Engineering