Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas | |
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Other name | UPC |
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| Motto | Exígete. Innova. UPC. |
Motto in English | Push yourself. Be creative. UPC. |
| Type | Private |
| Established | January 5, 1994 (1994-01-05) |
| Founders | Graciela Bancalari David Fischman Alfredo Miró Quesada Mariana Rodríguez |
| Affiliation | Laureate International Universities |
| Rector | Dr. Edward Roekaert Embrechts[1] |
Academic staff | 3,336 (2017) |
| Students | 82,228 (2021) |
| Undergraduates | 64,767 |
| Postgraduates | 17,461 |
| Address | Av. Prolongación Primavera 2390, Los Álamos de Monterrico,Santiago de Surco ,,12°06′15″S76°57′47″W / 12.1041°S 76.9630°W /-12.1041; -76.9630 |
| Campus | Urban Monterrico Campus: 3 hectares (7.4 acres) |
| Colors | Gray Red |
| Nickname | UPC |
| Website | www |
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TheUniversidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC) is aprivate university in Lima,Peru, founded on January 5, 1994. Currently, it offers 46 career programs categorized in 13 schools.[2]
The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas was created by Law No. 26276 on January 5, 1994.[2] On March 28, a ceremony took place in the campus ofSantiago de Surco in Lima, where the first stone was placed. The first admission was on August 4, 1994, and on September 15, the first university courses started with the faculties of engineering, architecture and communications.
In March 1995, the university held a debate called "Creatividad Presidencial" (Presidential Creativity) betweenJavier Pérez de Cuéllar andAlberto Fujimori. In that same year, a new system of admission calledSelección Preferente was created, for those students who had finished high school in the upper third ranking of their classes.
In 1996, the faculty ofbusiness management was created, containing programs in finance, marketing and accounting. In the same year, pavilion B was founded.
In 1997, theEscuela de Negocios de la UPC (Business School of UPC) is founded. It is now known asEscuela de Postgrado de la UPC. In 1998, thefaculty of law was founded while in 2000, the faculty of economics.
In September 2004, the university affiliated with the network ofprivate ue universities calledLaureate International Universities. The next year, the university created theDivisión de Estudios Profesionales para Ejecutivos, which connected into one single program thePrograma de Eduación Superior Complementaria, which was focused on graduates of college.
In 2006, the faculties of health,humanities andhotel administration. In 2009, the faculty of arts and music were founded.
In 2011, the faculty ofdesign was created and the first year of classes at the San Isidro campus was inaugurated. The following year the faculty of education was created and the first academic year of undergraduate at the Villa campus was inaugurated; and in 2015, the San Miguel campus is inaugurated and thepsychology faculty is created.[3]
The Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas has a main campus inSantiago de Surco, Lima, Peru. It is known asel Campus Monterrico, which has a size of 3 hectares. Another campus was built in San Isidro, Lima, Peru. This campus is known as the "San Isidro campus". In 2013, the Villa campus (in the district ofChorrillos) was purchased. In 2015, the San Miguel campus was purchased, which is located in the district ofSan Miguel in Lima, Peru. The Villa campus has several sectors dedicated to sports.[3]
Previously, UPC had its postgraduate school in theIndependencia district, but due to licensing bySUNEDU and for anincident that occurred in February 2017, it had to close.
There are 13 faculties in the university:
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