The Universidad Continental -- formerly the Universidad Continental de Ciencias e Ingeniería (UCCI) -- is a private university in

Huancayo Huancayo (; in qu, label=Wanka Quechua, Wankayuq , '(place) with a (sacred) rock') is the capital of Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru. Location Huancayo is located in Huancayo Province, of which it is also the capital. Sit ...

, Junín,

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Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara and qu, Ariqipa) is a city and capital of province and the eponymous department of Peru. It is the seat of the Constitutional Court of Peru and often dubbed the "legal capital of Peru". It is the second most populated city ...

and

Cusco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the list of cities in Peru, seventh m ...

History

The Universidad Continental opened in the city of Huancayo under Resolution No. 429-98-CONAFU, of 30 June 1998. After about four years of operation, the National Council for the Operating License of Universities (CONAFU) issued resolution No. 176-2002-CONAFU approving the university's adaptation to the Law of Promotion of Investment in Education, DL882. In 2016 the university launched a US$50 million program to build new campuses and laboratories, and to present its new brand. In 2017, the university received ISO 9001:2015 Certification "for the satisfactory management system of its workshops and laboratories used for teaching and learning, both in its undergraduate and postgraduate academic programs". In August 2018 the National Superintendence of University Higher Education (SUNEDU) awarded an institutional license to the UC for six years after verifying that 40 programs met the Basic Quality Conditions (CBC) of the University Law. To obtain the license the university developed a strategic plan and a quality assurance system, and set up a Planning and Quality office.

Courses

As of 2018 there were 28 undergraduate programs and 12 graduate programs. The university had over 24,500 students in seven location in Huancayo (Junín), Arequipa, Cusco and Lima. There were 839 professors, of whom 38 were researchers and 26% were full-time teachers. The university offers courses in: * Administration * Architecture * Accounting and Finance * Science and Communication Technologies * Law * Economics * Agribusiness * Engineering * Environmental Engineering * Civil Engineering * Industrial Engineering * Systems and Information Technology * Psychology

Ranking

As of July 2019 the total ResearchGate score was 427.29 from 631 members. Researchgate showed the top collaborating institutions as

Cayetano Heredia University Cayetano Heredia University ( es, link=no, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, UPCH; or simply ''Cayetano Heredia'') is a private nonprofit university located in Lima, Peru. It was named in honor of Cayetano Heredia, one of the eminent Peruv ...

and

Universidad Ricardo Palma Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...

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