National University of Trujillo

The National University of Trujillo (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo) (UNT) is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru, capital of the department of La Libertad. The university was founded by Simón Bolívar and José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, who met in Huamachuco; they signed the decree of foundation on May 10, 1824, before Peru's independence from Spain.[1] National University of Trujillo, was the first republican university founded in Peru.[2]

National University of Trujillo
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
MottoRepública, Ley y Libertad
Scientia Liberet
Motto in English
Republic, Law and Freedom
Knowledge Frees You
TypePublic University
EstablishedMay 10, 1824 (1824-05-10)
FoundersSimón Bolívar
José Faustino Sánchez Carrión
RectorOrlando Gonzales Nieves
Academic staff
12
Administrative staff
3,000
Students16,453 (2014)
Address
Diego de Almagro 344
,
Trujillo
,
La Libertad
,
Peru

8°6′53″S 79°2′19″W
CampusUrban
35 acres (14 ha)
Colors     Blue
MascotGriffin
Websitewww.unitru.edu.pe

UNT has approximately 16,000 students in 13 academic faculties, making it one of the largest universities in the country. The current rector is Dr. Orlando Moisés Gonzáles Nieves.

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

History
Old campus of the National University of Trujillo in the center of the city

The National University of Trujillo is a Peruvian university located in the city of Trujillo, La Libertad Region in northern Peru whose acronym is UNT. It was founded during the Republican era by General Simón Bolívar, who issued from his headquarters in Huamachuco a decree founding the university in May 10, 1824, having as a secretary Don José Faustino Sánchez Carrión. The first director was Don Carlos Pedemonte y Talavera and whose term begins on October 22, 1831. On 23 November 1831 the Government appointed as supreme patron of the University to St. Thomas and St. Rose of Lima, where it ran. The first colleges environments were inside the school founded by bishops El Salvador. The first classes were Dogmatic and Moral Theology, Canons and Laws, Anatomy and Medicine, Philosophy and Mathematics. The first academic degrees awarded by UNT were those of Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Laws and Sacred Canons. It adopts the College system starting in 1861. From Its classrooms exited the universal poet César Vallejo in 1916, the first political philosopher Antenor Orregoin 1928, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Eduardo González Viaña, Carlos Hugo Garrido Chalén, among others.

Schools
National University of Trujillo

UNT is organized into 13 schools which contain 37 professional departments.

FacultyProfessional 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
Faculty of Dentistry Dentistry
Faculty of Social Sciences Social Work
Tourism
Anthropology
Archaeology
Geography
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
Political Sciences and Governability
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 alumni

Among former renowned professors and students are:

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See also

References
  1. "UNT celebra 187 años de fundación". laindustria.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. "National University of Trujillo" (PDF). peru.gob.pe. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
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