University of Piura
Universidad de Piura | |
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Other name | UDEP |
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| Motto | Universitas Studiorum Piurensis |
Motto in English | The universal study of knowledge in Piura |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | April 7, 1969 |
| Chancellor | Fernando Ocáriz Braña |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ángel Gómez-Hortigüela |
| Rector | Paul Corcuera García |
| Founder | Josemaría Escrivá |
| Students | 10,170 (2017) |
| Undergraduates | 7,605 |
| Postgraduates | 2,565 |
| Address | Piura: Av. Ramón Mugica 131, Urb. San Eduardo , , Lima: Av. Mártir Olaya 162, Miraflores Peru 5°10′36″S 80°38′05″W / 5.17669230°S 80.63464340°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Vice Rectors | Marcos Agurto María Pía Chirinos Susana Vegas |
| Colors | Gray White Blue |
| Website | udep |
The University of Piura (Spanish: Universidad de Piura; "UDEP") 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. It was founded by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer and in 1969, it was officially recognized as a university.