University of Piura

Infobox_University
name =University of Piura
native_name =Universidad de Piura
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established =1969
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endowment =
staff =
faculty =229
head_label =Grand Chancellor
head =Msg. Javier Echevarría
students =3,150
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postgrad =
doctoral =
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city =Piura and Lima
state =
country =Peru
campus = Lima (321.2 acres), Carob Tree Forest (222.4 acres)
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footnotes =
website = [http://www.udep.edu.pe 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.

ee also

* List of universities in Peru

External links

* [http://www.udep.edu.pe Universidad de Piura]
* [http://www.campuslima.udep.edu.pe Universidad de Piura - Campus Lima]
* [http://www.proyectopiura.com Engineer's Problems and Test Data Base]