University of Piura
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The University of Piura (Spanish: 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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Universidad de Piura | |
Other name | UDEP |
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Motto | Universitas Studiorum Piurensis |
Motto in English | The universal study of knowledge in Piura |
Type | Private university |
Established | April 7, 1969 (55 years ago) (1969-04-07) |
Chancellor | Fernando Ocáriz Braña |
Vice-Chancellor | Ángel Gómez-Hortigüela |
Rector | Antonio Abruña Puyol |
Founder | Josemaría Escrivá |
Students | 10,170 (2017) |
Undergraduates | 7,605 |
Postgraduates | 2,565 |
Address | Piura: Av. Ramón Mugica 131, Urb. San Eduardo , , Lima: Av. Mártir Olaya 162, Miraflores Peru 5.17669230°S 80.63464340°W / -5.17669230; -80.63464340 |
Campus | Urban |
Vice Rectors | César Calvo Alejandro Fontana Susana Vegas |
Colors | Gray White Blue |
Website | udep |
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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.