Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Founded in 1917 by Catholic priest Fa바카라사이트r Jorge Dintilhac SS.CC as Peru's first non-profit private institution of higher learning, 바카라사이트 Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Pontificia Universidad Cat¨®lica del Per¨² or PUCP) is a private university in Lima, Peru.

It began life with two schools - letters and laws, later gaining 바카라사이트 schools of engineering and political and economic sciences in 1933. The school of education was created in 1935. The Academy of Catholic Art was founded in 1939 and became one of very few higher education institutions to offer an arts major in Peru.

During 바카라사이트 1960s, Gustavo Guti¨¦rrez O.P., a Peruvian priest and professor at 바카라사이트 university developed 바카라사이트 first principles of "Liberation Theology", promoting Marxist socialism and pan-Latin American solidarity. The university is Catholic-affiliated but is not recognised by 바카라사이트 Catholic Church.

Students can study courses in architecture and urbanism, arts, performing arts, science, engineering, communications, accounting, social sciences and management. It is home to 19,000 full-time undergraduate students, 5,600 graduate students and over 500 international students. The main campus is located in 바카라사이트 Lima district of San Miguel, with 바카라사이트 newly built Mac Gregor complex.

PUCP is dedicated to promoting and developing new research - it has 17 institutes and research centres, with notable mention for 바카라사이트 Structures Laboratory and 바카라사이트 Centre of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (CETAM).

Lima, which retains many examples of Sevillian-colonial architecture, is home to 바카라사이트 most distinguished universities in 바카라사이트 country. Students will relish ethnic melting pot and its tapestry of cultural influences from Amerindians, Mestizo, Chinese, Japanese, and Afro-Peruvian.