The Women's University of the Sacred Heart (UNIFÉ) is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...

for women, located in the city of

Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rive ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. It was founded and sponsored by the Congregation of Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus of the

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on December 24, 1962. Its headquarters are in the district of La Molina.

History and purpose

History

It was created in

by the Congregation of Religious of the Sacred Heart (present in education in Peru since 1876) and authorized by Supreme Decree 71 of December 24, 1962, given under the government of the

Military junta A military junta () is a system of government led by a committee of military leaders. The term ''Junta (governing body), junta'' means "meeting" or "committee" and originated in the Junta (Peninsular War), national and local junta organized by t ...

presided over by the general

Ricardo Pérez Godoy Ricardo Pío Pérez Godoy (9 June 1905 – 26 July 1982) was a general of the Peruvian army who launched a coup d'état in July 1962, headed a military junta until March 1963 and served as the 47th President of Peru (1st President of the Militar ...

. Its peculiarity was that it was designed to be only for women. The Graduate School was created in 1971, initiating its academic activities with the programs of doctorate and masters in Education. The master's degree in

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and

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were created in 1988, and the doctorate in

in 1994; subsequently, created the master's degree in Civil Law and Nutrition and Dietetics.

Purpose

In addition to the general aims of every university, its purpose is to give to the female youth a more integral formation, not only academic and scientific, but humanistic and ethical, under Christian and Catholic inspiration, which leads it to project towards the achievement of a Society more just, supportive and inclusive. In that sense, UNIFÉ continues one of the objectives of the Congregation: "To emphasize the formation of multipliers and leaders who are agents of social transformation".

References

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