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
Motto	República, Ley y Libertad Scientia Liberet
Motto in English	Republic, Law and Freedom Knowledge Frees You
Type	Public University
Established	May 10, 1824 (1824-05-10)
Founders	Simón Bolívar José Faustino Sánchez Carrión
Rector	Orlando Gonzales Nieves
Academic staff	12
Administrative staff	3,000
Students	16,453 (2014)
Address	Diego de Almagro 344 , Trujillo , La Libertad , Peru 8°6′53″S 79°2′19″W
Campus	Urban 35 acres (14 ha)
Colors	Blue
Mascot	Griffin
Website	www.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.

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
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:

• César Vallejo, poet and journalist. Thomas Merton called him "the greatest universal poet since Dante". The late British poet, critic and biographer Martin Seymour-Smith, a leading authority on world literature, called Vallejo "the greatest twentieth-century poet in any language." He also was leader of the cultural group in Trujillo city called Grupo Norte (North Group).
• Abundio Sagástegui Alva, biologist. He has proposed about four 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. He is recognized as the most influential Peruvian political leader of the twentieth century and one of the most important Latin American political ideologues.
• María Julia Mantilla García, Miss World 2004.
• Carlos Hugo Garrido Chalén, writer and poet.
• Eduardo González Viaña, writer and journalist.
• Antenor Orrego, political philosopher.
• Ciro Alegría, novelist, writer and journalist.
• Allan Wagner Tizón, diplomat.

See also

• North Group

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.

External links

• Official Site