Peruvian University of Applied Sciences
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Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas | |
Other name | UPC |
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| Motto | Exígete. Innova. UPC. |
Motto in English | Push yourself. Be creative. UPC. |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | January 5, 1994 |
| Affiliation | Laureate International Universities |
| Rector | Nick Wilder Mariátegui |
| Location | , |
| Nickname | UPC |
| Website | www |
The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) is a private university in Lima, Perú, founded on January 5, 1994. Currently, it offers 39 career programs categorized in 12 faculties.
History
The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas was created with the Law No. 26276 on January 5, 1994.[1] On March 28, a ceremony took place in the campus at Santiago de Surco District in Lima, where the first stone was placed. The first admission was on August 4, 1994 and September 15, the first university course started with the faculties of engineering, architecture and communications.
In March 1995, the university held a debate called "Creatividad Presidencial" (Presidential Creativity) between Javier Pérez de Cuéllar and Alberto Fujimori. In that same year, a new system of admission called Selección Preferente was created, for those students who had finished high school in the upper third of their classes.
In 1996, the faculty of business management was created, containing programs in finance, marketing and accounting. In that same year, pavilion B was founded.
In 1997, the Escuela de Negocios de la UPC (Business School of UPC) is founded, now known as Escuela de Postgrado de la UPC. In 1998, the faculty of law was founded and in 2003 the faculty of economics.
In September 2004, the university affiliated with the network of private universities called Laureate International Universities. The next year, the university created the División de Estudios Profesionales para Ejecutivos, which connected into one single program the Programa de Eduación Superior Complementaria, which was focused on graduates of college.
In 2006, the faculties of health, humanities and hotel administration. In 2009, the faculty of arts and music were founded.
Campuses
The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas has a principal campus at distrito de Santiago de Surco in Lima, Perú, nicknamed el Campus Monterrico, which has a size of 3 hectares. There's another campus called the Campus de San Isidro, which is located in distrito de San Isidro in Lima, Perú. In 2013, the Campus Villa, in distrito de Chorrillos, was purchased. In 2015, the Campus de San Miguel, was purchased, which is localated in distrio de San Miguel in Lima, Peru. The Campus Villa has several sectors dedicated to sports.
References
- ^ http://www.upc.edu.pe/ (2014) Biografía de la UPC.