University of Piura
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| University of Piura | |
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| Universidad de Piura | |
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| Established: | 1969 |
| Grand Chancellor: | Msg. Javier Echevarría |
| Faculty: | 229 |
| Students: | 3,150 |
| Location: | Piura and Lima, Peru |
| Campus: | Lima (321.2 acres), Carob Tree Forest (222.4 acres) |
| Website: | www.udep.edu.pe |
The University of Piura 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.
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. In 1969, it was officially recognized as a university.
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