Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán
A public university in Huánuco, Peru, founded in 1961 and known as UNHEVAL.
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Overview
Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán (UNHEVAL) is a state university in Peru, based in the city of Huánuco. Along with the Universidad de Huánuco (UDH), it is one of the two major universities in Huánuco. The institution was founded on 11 January 1961, and its campus has since been located in the Cayhuayna district in the southwest of Huánuco, along the Carretera Central that links Lima with Pucallpa. As a national university, it operates as a public higher-education provider under Peruvian law, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs across a range of faculties. Its academic publishing activity places it within the scholarly communication landscape of Peru, and it is recognized as an academic publisher in structured knowledge bases. The university serves the central Andean region of Peru and contributes to regional development through teaching, research, and extension. Its official website is unheval.edu.pe.
History
Universidad Nacional Hermilio Valdizán was founded on 11 January 1961 as a state university in Peru. From its establishment, its campus has been situated in the Cayhuayna district in the southwest of Huánuco, along the Carretera Central connecting Lima and Pucallpa. The university is named after Hermilio Valdizán, a notable Peruvian figure, and it has grown to become one of the two principal universities in Huánuco alongside the Universidad de Huánuco (UDH). Over the decades, UNHEVAL has developed academic programs and research activities, and it is recognized as an academic publisher in knowledge bases such as Wikidata. Its institutional presence supports higher education in the central Andean region of Peru.
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University founded on 11 January 1961.
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Public national university serving Peru's Huánuco region and recognized as an academic publisher.
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