University of Piura

University of Piura
Universidad de Piura
Motto Universitas Studiorum Piurensis
Motto in English
The universal study of knowledge in Piura
Type Private university
Established April 7, 1969 (2012)
Chancellor Javier Echevarría
Vice-Chancellor Mons. Emilio Arizmendi Echecopar
Rector Dr. Sergio Balarezo Saldaña
Founder Josemaría Escrivá
Students 6,600 (2015)
Undergraduates 5,957
Postgraduates 856
Location Piura
Lima
,  Peru
Campus Piura: Av. Ramón Mugica 131. Urb. San Eduardo, Piura.
Lima: Av. Mártir Olaya 162. Miraflores, Lima
Vice Rectors Dr.César Calvo Cervantes
Mgtr.Francisco Bobadilla Rodríguez
Dra.Mariela García Rojas
Dr.Antonio Mabres Torelló
Website udep.edu.pe

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.

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

See also

Coordinates: 5°10′25″S 80°38′19″W / 5.1735°S 80.6385°W / -5.1735; -80.6385

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