Universidad Nacional de Ucayali

The Universidad Nacional de Ucayali (UNU) is a public national university in Peru, located in the department of Ucayali in the country's eastern Amazon region. It was created by Decree Law No. 22804 on 18 December 1979 under the name Universidad Nacional de Pucallpa, during the military government of General Francisco Morales Bermúdez. In 1981 the Congress of Peru ratified its creation through Law No. 23261, and in 1983 it adopted its current name under Law No. 23733. Its first degree programs were agronomy, nursing and forestry engineering. The university's academic offer has expanded considerably since its founding. By 2016 it had eight faculties and 21 professional programs, making it one of the leading universities of eastern Peru with institutional sustainability prospects for scientific and technological development. Its faculties cover agricultural sciences, forestry and environmental engineering, human medicine, health sciences, law and political sciences, education and social sciences, systems engineering and civil engineering, and economic, administrative and accounting sciences. UNU operates primarily from Pucallpa, the capital of the Ucayali region, and also maintains academic activity in Aguaytía, where programs such as accounting and agronomy are offered. The university provides undergraduate (pregrado) and postgraduate (posgrado) studies, a pre-university admission program (Cepreunu), virtual learning through UNU Virtual, and research support services including a virtual library, EBSCO access, the CONCYTEC library, an institutional repository of theses and research, and university journals. It also uses platforms such as PILAR and SIVRI for academic and research management. As a state-owned institution, UNU is funded and governed as a national university of Peru. Its governance structure includes a Rector, an Academic Vice-Rector, a Research Vice-Rector, deans, a University Assembly and a University Council. The university is regularly ranked within the middle third nationally among Peru's licensed universities in certain international university rankings, reflecting a mid-tier position in the Peruvian higher education system.

The Universidad Nacional de Ucayali was established by Decree Law No. 22804 on 18 December 1979, during the military government of General Francisco Morales Bermúdez, under the name Universidad Nacional de Pucallpa. Its creation was ratified by the Congress of Peru in 1981 through Law No. 23261. In 1983, Law No. 23733 changed its designation to the current Universidad Nacional de Ucayali. The university began with three initial programs: agronomy, nursing and forestry engineering. Over the following decades it expanded its academic offerings and organizational structure. By 2016 it had grown to eight faculties and 21 professional programs, positioning itself as one of the leading universities of eastern Peru with prospects for institutional sustainability in scientific and technological development. Its faculties now include Agricultural Sciences; Forestry Engineering and Environmental Engineering; Human Medicine; Health Sciences; Law and Political Sciences; Education and Social Sciences; Systems Engineering and Civil Engineering; and Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences. The university also operates academic programs in Aguaytía, including accounting and agronomy. UNU has developed digital and research infrastructure, including the UNU Virtual platform, the PILAR and SIVRI platforms, a virtual library, EBSCO database access, the CONCYTEC library, an institutional repository of theses and research, and university journals. It also maintains a pre-university admission program known as Cepreunu. In recent years, the university has been included in international university rankings. Among the 92 licensed universities in Peru, UNU has regularly placed within the middle third nationally in certain rankings, reflecting its position as a mid-tier public university in the Peruvian higher education system.

• 2016

  Reached 8 faculties and 21 professional programs.

• 1983

  Changed to its current name, Universidad Nacional de Ucayali, under Law No. 23733.

• 1981

  Congress of Peru ratified its creation through Law No. 23261.

• 1979

  Created by Decree Law No. 22804 on 18 December 1979 as Universidad Nacional de Pucallpa.

A public national university serving Peru's eastern Amazon region, offering a broad range of undergraduate and postgraduate programs with a focus on agricultural, forestry, environmental, health and engineering fields.

• Agronomía

• Ciencias Administrativas

• Ciencias Contables y Financieras

• Ciencias de la Comunicación

• Derecho y Ciencias Políticas

• Economía y Negocios Internacionales

• Educación Inicial

• Educación Primaria

• Educación Secundaria: Idioma Inglés; Lengua y Literatura; Ciencias Sociales; Ciencias Naturales y Matemática, Física e Informática

• Enfermería

• Ingeniería Agroindustrial

• Ingeniería Forestal

• Ingeniería Ambiental

• Ingeniería Civil

• Ingeniería de Sistemas

• Medicina Humana

• Psicología

1. 1Universidad Nacional de Ucayali – Official Websiteunu.edu.pe
2. 2Universidad Nacional de Ucayali – Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
3. 3Universidad Nacional de Ucayali – Wikidatawikidata.org