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Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru
Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Spanish: Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru (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.
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 in 1986.
Academic Development
The Pontificia Universidad Catolica 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 Peru even today. Development process of the university started in 1932, by the creation of new academic units.
Today
Today, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru is a top-quality private education institution. There are currently 16,000 undergraduate students who pursue 38 different specialties in 10 faculties . An investigation by APOYO shows that Peruvians consider it the best private university in the country. 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 in 1992 and the first Peruvian campus connected to the internet in February 1994, just when internet arrived in Peru. It also was the first Peruvian campus with an internal broadband network 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.
Alumni
Students
Regular Attendants
Undergarduate: 16.315
Postgraduates: 1.614
Doctoral: 32
Special
Consortium: 3
Aula Libre: 1
Theatre (TUC): 46
Special Diplommas: 87
Special Studies: 50
Academic Resources
Libraries: 11 (1 Central Library & 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: 335
Thematic Software: 26
See also
List of universities in Peru
External links
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru website
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