The National University of the Center of Peru (''Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú'', UNCP), is the largest public university of the center of

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. It was founded by supreme decree law no. 46 on December 16, 1959. Apart from its main campus in El Tambo, Huancayo, the university runs decentralized establishments in Junín, Satipo, and

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. The first rector was distinguished Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal. During the 1960s, several former establishments, such as those in

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( Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal), Huánuco (Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán),

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), were transformed into universities.

Faculties

The UNCP is organized into 22 faculties belonging to five major areas: *

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Agricultural science Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Professio ...

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Engineering science Engineering physics (EP), sometimes engineering science, is the field of study combining pure science disciplines (such as physics, mathematics, chemistry or biology) and engineering disciplines (computer, nuclear, electrical, aerospace, medica ...

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Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and construction, constructi ...

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Business administration Business administration is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. Overview The administration of a business includes the performance o ...

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s Together they are offering 33 bachelor programs, 46 master programs, and seven doctorates.

Cooperations

Current technical cooperations include the

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(United States).

External links

Sitio oficial de la UNCP

Portal de revistas UNCP
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