National University of Trujillo

National University of Trujillo
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
Established	May 10, 1824
Type	Public University
Academic staff	12
Students	19,000
Location	Trujillo, La Libertad,  Peru
Campus	35 has
Website	Official Site

The National University of Trujillo (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo), or UNT for short, is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru; capital of the department of La Libertad. The university was created on May 10, 1824, less than three years after Peru's independence from Spain. The university was formally established in 1831 in accordance with a government decree.

UNT currently has approximately 19,000 students in twelve different academic faculties, making it one of the largest universities in the country. The current Headmaster is Dr. Victor Carlos Sabana Gamarra.

The UNT is ranked as one of the best universities in Peru.

Organization

UNT is organized into twelve faculties which contain thirty-five professional academic schools.

Faculty	Professional School
Faculty of Biological Sciences	Biological Sciences
	Microbiology and Parasitology
	Fishery
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry	Pharmacy and Biochemistry
Faculty of Education and Communication Sciences	Communication Sciences
	Initial Education
	Primary Education
	Secondary Education
Faculty of Medicine	Human Medicine
	Stomatology
Faculty of Social Sciences	Social Work
	Tourism
	Anthropology
	Archaeology
	History
Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences	Physics
	Computer Science
	Statistics Engineering
	Mathematics
Faculty of Economical Sciences	Administration
	Economics
	Accountancy
Faculty of Law and Political Sciences	Law and Political Sciences
Faculty of Engineering	Industrial Engineering
	Mechanical Engineering
	Metallurgic Engineering
	Systems Engineering
	Mines Engineering
	Materials Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Faculty of Chemical Engineering	Chemical Engineering
	Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Nursing	Nursing
Faculty of Agropecuary Sciences	Agroindustrial Engineering
	Agricultural Engineering
	Zootechnics

Notable students

Among former renowned professors and students are:

• César Vallejo, poet and journalist.
• Abundio Sagástegui Alva, biologist, he has propposed about 4 new genus and 88 new species, based on Peruvian botanical diversity.
• Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, political leader who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) political movement.
• María Julia Mantilla García, Miss World 2004.

See also

External links

• Universidad Nacional de Trujillo Official Site