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Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Coordinates: 12°04′10″S 77°04′46″W / 12.06944°S 77.07944°W / -12.06944; -77.07944
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Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
MottoEt lux in tenebris lucet (And the light shone in the dark)
TypePrivate University, Roman Catholic
Established1917
RectorMarcial Rubio Correa
Academic staff
369
Students17,512
Undergraduates16,315
Postgraduates1,614
32
Location
Lima
,
Peru
Campus0.41 km2 (Urban setting)
Websitewww.pucp.edu.pe

12°04′10″S 77°04′46″W / 12.06944°S 77.07944°W / -12.06944; -77.07944 Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Template:Lang-es, PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 by F. Jorge Dintilhac SS.CC. as Peru's first non-profit private institution of higher learning. Academically, PUCP ranks second in Peru, behind the National University of San Marcos.[1][2]

History

The University received the title of "Pontificia" in 1942 from Pope Pius XII. In 1986, the University conferred the academic title of Doctor Honoris causa to Cardinal Archbishop of Munich and Freising Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI).

Academic Development

The University began activities in 1917 with two schools: Letters and Laws. In 1933, when the university had more than 500 students, the Schools of Engineering, and Political and Economical Sciences were established. In 1935, the School of Education was created. Later, in 1939, the Academy of Catholic Art was founded, with Adolf Winternitz as its director; the university is still one of only a small number to offer an arts major in Perú even.

Today

The University is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Roman Catholic Church. Currently there are 16,000 undergraduate students pursuing 38 different specialties in 10 schools. Its main campus is located in the Lima district of San Miguel, with the newly built Mac Gregor complex.

Outside the main campus there are other facilities such as the IC (Idiomas Católica), a language-learning center, the Confucius Institute PUCP, the cultural center (CCPUCP) located in the district of San Isidro. Located in the district of Santiago de Surco, CENTRUM, a center for business studies featuring doctoral level and MBA programs, is also part of PUCP.

Student body
  • Undergraduate: 17.064
  • Postgraduates: 4.917
  • Doctoral: 57

Notable alumni

  • Mac Gregor building, used for administrative functions
    Mac Gregor building, used for administrative functions
  • The university's business center
    The university's business center
  • Riva Agüero Institute
    Riva Agüero Institute
  • PUCP initials on the campus's main entrance
    PUCP initials on the campus's main entrance
  • A view from a 4th floor window
    A view from a 4th floor window
  • Language Center
    Language Center
  • Riva Agüero Institute
    Riva Agüero Institute

See also

References

  1. ^ Top Colleges and Best Universities of Peru
  2. ^ Top 200 Latin American Universities
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