Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Infobox_University
name =Pontifical Catholic University of Peru
native_name =Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
latin_name =


motto =Et lux in tenebris lucet [And the light shone in the dark]
established =1917
type =Private University, Roman Catholic
endowment =
staff =3,156
faculty =369
rector =Luis Guzmán Barrón Sobrevilla
vice-rector =Marcial Rubio Correa and Efraín Gonzales de Olarte
students =17,512
undergrad =16.315
postgrad =1.614
doctoral =32
profess =
libraries =11
city =Lima
state =
country =Peru
campus =413.902 m2 (Urban setting)
affiliations =Consortium of Universities (www.consorcio.edu.pe)
footnotes =Ranked best private university (Apoyo)
website = [http://www.pucp.edu.pe www.pucp.edu.pe] Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Spanish: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 by F. Jorge Dintilhac SS.CC. 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 (cardinal Ratzinger, at that time) in 1986.

Academic Development

The Pontificia Universidad Católica 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 Perú even today. Development process of the university started in 1932, by the creation of new academic units.

Today

Today, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú is a top-quality private education institution. There are currently 17,000 undergraduate students who pursue 38 different specialties in 10 faculties . [http://www.pucp.edu.pe/content/pagina12.php?pID=926&pIDSeccionWeb=6&pIDReferencial=. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú ] ] 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 emailFact|date=February 2007 in 1992 and the first Peruvian campus connected to the internetFact|date=February 2007 in February 1994, just when internet arrived in Peru. It also was the first Peruvian campus with an internal broadband networkFact|date=February 2007 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 a brand new set of buildings in the Univerisity. While it is intended to be used in the teaching of doctorates and generally any postgraduate program, it is also used for the PAEE.

Alumni

Regular AttendantsUndergraduate: 16.315Postgraduates: 1.614Doctoral: 32

SpecialConsortium: 3Aula Libre: 1Theatre (TUC): 46Special Diplommas: 87Special Studies: 50

Notable alumni

*Alonso Cueto (1954-present) -novelist
*Washington Delgado (1927-2003) -poet
*Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920-present) -diplomat
*Alan García Pérez (1949-present)

Academic Resources

History of porn and sexual rights.

Libraries: 11 (1 Central Library (Edubank Building, UN Depositary ) & 10 Thematic Libraries)

Bibliographic ResourcesBooks: 340.726Magazines: 185.656Documents: 64.968Journals: 777

AudiovisualsAudio Cassettes: 505CDs: 1.162Slides: 431Photographs: 2.104CD-Roms: 398DVDs: 46VHS: 3.192Maps: 2.425Microfilms: 79Transparencies: 7

Electronic ResourcesElectronic Journals: 169CDs: 1.730Other media(DBs, Magazines & Books): 335Thematic Software: 26

References

ee also

* List of universities in Peru

External links

* [http://www.pucp.edu.pe Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú website]