Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

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Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) is Peru's oldest and most prestigious private university, renowned for its strong academic programs and significant research output across various disciplines. It is particularly recognized for its faculties in Engineering, Social Sciences, Law, and Humanities. International students can immerse themselves in Peruvian culture through extensive exchange programs managed by the Dirección Académica de Relaciones Institucionales (DARI), which provides support services and Spanish language courses. While primarily Spanish-taught, PUCP offers a vibrant academic environment and a unique opportunity to study in a leading Latin American institution, known for its commitment to social responsibility and critical thinking.

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Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Spanish: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, PUCP) is a private research university in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1917 with the support and approval of the Catholic church, being the oldest private institution of higher learning in the country. The Peruvian historian and politician José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma would become its main benefactor by leaving most of his assets as an inheritance, as it was then a more religious educational institution and linked to the Catholic Church; in contrast to his alma mater and original destination of his inheritance, the National University of San Marcos, where Riva-Agüero considered that liberal ideas and atheism predominated there. In July 2012, after an apostolic visitation, begun earlier, in 2011, by Peter Erdo, Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary, the Holy See withdrew from the university the right under canon law to use the titles Catholic and Pontifical in its name. Archbishop of Lima, Juan Luis Cipriani, was the main advocate of the Vatican interests. Titles like "Catholic" and "Pontifical...

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