Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
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| Pontifical Catholic University of Peru | |
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| Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | |
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| Motto: | Et lux in tenebris lucet [And the light shone in the dark] |
| Established: | 1917 |
| Type: | Private University, Roman Catholic |
| Rector: | Luis Guzmán Barrón Sobrevilla |
| Faculty: | 369 |
| Staff: | 3,156 |
| Students: | 17,512 |
| Undergraduates: | 16.315 |
| Postgraduates: | 1.614 |
| Doctoral students: | 32 |
| Location: | Lima, Peru |
| Campus: | 413.902 m2 (Urban setting) |
| Affiliations: | Consortium (www.consorcio.edu.pe) |
| Website: | www.pucp.edu.pe |
| Ranked best private university (Apoyo) | |
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Spanish: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 by F. Jorge Dintilhac S.J. as Peru's first non-profit private institution of higher learning.
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[edit] History
The University received the title of "Pontificia" in 1942 given by Pope Pius XII. The University conferred the academic title of Doctor Honoris causa to the Pope Benedict XVI (cardinal Ratzinger, at that time) in 1986.
[edit] Academic Development
The Pontificia Universidad Católica began its academic activities in 1917 with two faculties: Letters and Laws. In 1933, when the university had more than 500 students, two new faculties were established: Engineering and Political and Economical Sciences. In 1935, the Education School appeared. Later, in 1939, the Academy of Catholic Art was founded having Adolf Winternitz as its director; this turned the PUCP into one of the very few universities offering the arts major in Perú even today. Development process of the university started in 1932, by the creation of new academic units.
[edit] Today
Today, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú is a top-quality private education institution. There are currently 16,000 undergraduate students who pursue 38 different specialties in 10 faculties .[1] An investigation by APOYO shows that Peruvians consider it the best private university in the country[citation needed]. Its campus is located in the district of San Miguel.
This high-technology campus holds over four thousand (internet enabled) PCs; PUCP was the first Peruvian academic institution providing email[citation needed] in 1992 and the first Peruvian campus connected to the internet[citation needed] in February 1994, just when internet arrived in Peru. It also was the first Peruvian campus with an internal broadband network[citation needed] which, in terms of reliability and speed, can be compared with many universities in developed countries. The campus also features a wireless high-speed internet connection, called wifipucp', available to all members of the PUCP community.
Outside the campus, there are other facilities such as language-learning centers, a cultural center (CCPUCP) located in the San Isidro District. A business center featuring MBA programs, called CENTRUM, is also part of PUCP and is located in the Santiago de Surco district.
The McGregor complex is currently under construction.
[edit] Alumni
Students
Regular Attendants Undergraduate: 16.315 Postgraduates: 1.614 Doctoral: 32
Special Consortium: 3 Aula Libre: 1 Theatre (TUC): 46 Special Diplommas: 87 Special Studies: 50
[edit] Notable alumni
- Washington Delgado (1927-2003) -poet
[edit] Academic Resources
Libraries: 11 (1 Central Library (Edubank Building, UN Depositary ) & 10 Thematic Libraries)
Bibliographic Resources Books: 340.726 Magazines: 185.656 Documents: 64.968 Journals: 777
Audiovisuals Audio Cassettes: 505 CDs: 1.162 Slides: 431 Photographs: 2.104 CD-Roms: 398 DVDs: 46 VHS: 3.192 Maps: 2.425 Microfilms: 79 Transparencies: 7
Electronic Resources Electronic Journals: 169 CDs: 1.730 Other media(DBs, Magazines & Books): 335 Thematic Software: 26
