The National University of Engineering ( es, Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, UNI) is a

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university located in the

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History

The National University of Engineering was founded in 1876 by the

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engineer

Edward Jan Habich Edward Jan Habich ( es, Eduardo de Habich) (31 January 1835, Warsaw – 31 October 1909, Lima, Peru) was a Polish engineer and mathematician. In 1876, he founded the National University of Engineering ( es, Universidad Nacional de Ingenierí ...

as the School of Civil Constructions and Mining Engineers ( es, Escuela de Ingenieros de Construcciones Civiles y de Minas), but has traditionally been known as School of Engineers (''Escuela de Ingenieros''). At the time of its foundation, there was a growing demand for engineers in Peru due to the rapid development of mining and communications. Today, the National University of Engineering is widely regarded as the foremost science and technology-oriented university in Peru, many of its alumni occupying today positions of leadership in the fields of Industry, Academia, and Government.

Academics

Current admission is highly competitive, wit
~16% acceptance rate in 2020
overall with the most demanding study fields as Civil Engineering, Architecture, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Electrical Engineering. UNI is widely known for being rigorous, demanding great focus and effort from its students. Given the competition level to be accepted to the National University of Engineering and its highly demanding curricula, the university is commonly acknowledged by Peruvians as the most difficult to attend in the whole country. This has given UNI students recognition among Peruvians, but it has also created an imbalance sometimes regarding GPA's as compared to other schools, those of UNI's students being in some occasions lower due to the difficulty level being harder.

Notable alumni and professors

Among former renowned professors and students are: * Francisco Sagasti Hochhausler,

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(2020–2021), and former Planning manager at the

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. Former President of the Consultive Council of Science and Technology for Development in the

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., visiting professor of the

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. * Martin Vizcarra Cornejo,

(2018–2020). * Manuel Prado,

(1939 - 1945) and (1956 - 1962) * Federico Villarreal, scientist, engineer and politician. *

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(Professor),

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(1963–1968, 1980-5). *

Alberto Benavides de la Quintana Alberto Benavides de la Quintana (October 20, 1920 – February 12, 2014) was prominent Peruvian businessman and engineer, famous for founding the "Buenaventura Mining Company". After graduating from Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria in Lima, Peru ...

. Founder of Buenaventura Mining Company. Peruvian Billionaire.

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, Class of 1941. Masters in Geology from Harvard University, Class of 1944. *

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, politician *

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, Prime minister. *

Miguel De La Torre Sobrevilla Miguel De La Torre Sobrevilla is a Peruvian engineer and entrepreneur who founded the engineering and consulting company Geoservice Ingeniería back on 1995, he undertook his undergraduate on Civil Engineering at Universidad Nacional de Ingenier� ...

, founder and CEO of

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. Former president of the board of directors of International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) in Peru. * Barton Zwiebach Cantor,

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, author of "A First Course in String Theory" and Professor of Physics at the

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. He also was awarded with the MIT School of Science 2003 Teaching Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Education * Modesto Montoya,

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and former president of the Peruvian Institute for Nuclear Energy *

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, and

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. * Gustavo Mohme,

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, politician and journalist. * César Gonzales, an IBM Fellow at the

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and also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). He is an expert in digital image and video technologies having contributed to the development of the widely used

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video compression standard. He also led the development of advanced semiconductor chips based on this standard which IBM sold in the digital TV broadcast and consumer electronics markets. *

Edgar Perez Edgar Perez (born February 7, 1974) is an American-Peruvian business author, Keynote, keynote speaker and corporate trainer who has spoken at a number of academic and professional institutions. He is the author of ''The Speed Traders'' and ''Knig ...

, He is the author of ''The Speed Traders'' and ''Knightmare on Wall Street'', and has been featured internationally on

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and international economics.

Organization

The UNI is divided into eleven colleges which contain twenty-seven Academic Schools. It is a university polarized around Science, Engineering, and Arquitecture. It offers a wide range of engineering specialties, including traditional Industrial, Mechanical, Civil, Electronics, Chemical, and Systems Engineering, as well as other specialized majors such as Economics, Textile and Naval Engineering.

References

Sources

External links

Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería website
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