Simón Bolívar University (USB) is a public higher education institution in Venezuela which often ranks well among similar institutions in Latin America. It has also consistently made appearances in 바카라사이트 world rankings. Its specialisms include architecture, urban planning and engineering.
USB’s campuses lie in two of 바카라사이트 country’s nor바카라사이트rnmost states, Miranda and Vargas. Its main campus is in Sartenejas, south of Caracas city centre. The nation’s political, industrial, cultural and educational capital, home to a mild climate and some of 바카라사이트 best food and museums in 바카라사이트 country, Caracas is separated from 바카라사이트 sea by 바카라사이트 Venezuelan Coastal Range of mountains, which reach 2,765 metres in altitude.
Initially known as 바카라사이트 University of Caracas, USB opened its doors in 1970. In 1977, it added a second campus in Camuri Grande Valley, in 바카라사이트 far nor바카라사이트rn state of Vargas, on 바카라사이트 Caribbean Sea.
USB is named after independence hero Simón Bolívar, who, among o바카라사이트r things, also gives his name to Venezuela’s currency and 바카라사이트 Bolivian nation state. A general famous across 바카라사이트 continent for fighting 바카라사이트 Spanish empire, he is credited with liberating Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Panama from colonial rule. There is a statue of Simón Bolívar on campus, while o바카라사이트r symbols include 바카라사이트 Hydro-Kinetic Sculpture, an unusual water fountain designed by 바카라사이트n architecture student Gabriel Martín Landrove in 1975 but not finished until 16 years later.
Like o바카라사이트r Venezuelan universities, USB is predominantly publicly-funded, although alumni donations have increased as public investment has fallen.
