Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión

Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión (UNJFSC) is a public university located in Huacho, the capital of the Lima-Provincias Region in northern Peru. It was founded in 1968, making it the first university in the province of Huaura (formerly Chancay Province) and the Norte Chico region. The university is named after José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, a precursor of Peruvian independence. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs across 12 faculties, including Bromatology and Nutrition, Business Sciences, Agrarian Engineering, Economic and Financial Sciences, Law and Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Education, Industrial Engineering, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Fishery Engineering, Human Medicine, and Civil Engineering. The university is licensed by the National Superintendence of Higher University Education (SUNEDU), having received its licensing in January 2020 for a period of six years. Its main campus is in Huacho, and it also operates a pre-university center. The university's logo incorporates the mythological figure Vichama, a demigod from Inca mythology associated with the central coast of Peru. UNJFSC is a state-owned institution, funded by the Peruvian government, and serves as a key higher education provider in the region.

The origin of Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión dates back to the creation of the Faculty of Aquaculture and Oceanography in 1960, a branch of the Universidad Comunal del Centro de Huancayo. Two years later, in 1962, it was renamed the Faculty of Fishery Engineering. That same year, the Faculty of Education was opened, with a specialization in common and technical secondary education, and the university was renamed Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú. In 1963, a new faculty, the Faculty of Economic and Commercial Sciences, was opened with its own budget. In the following years, the disconnect with the Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú became evident due to the economic autonomy of these faculties in Huacho. Thus, in 1968, the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces under Juan Velasco Alvarado enacted Decree Law 17358 on December 31, granting the branch university autonomy and establishing it as Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión. The university was named in honor of José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, a precursor of Peruvian independence. In January 2020, the National Superintendence of Higher University Education (SUNEDU) granted the university its licensing for a period of six years. The university's symbols include the god Vichama from Inca mythology, which is incorporated into its logo.

• 2020

  SUNEDU granted licensing for six years.

• 1968

  Decree Law 17358 granted autonomy, establishing Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión.

• 1963

  Faculty of Economic and Commercial Sciences opened with its own budget.

• 1962

  Renamed Faculty of Fishery Engineering; Faculty of Education opened; university renamed Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú.

• 1960

  Faculty of Aquaculture and Oceanography created as a branch of Universidad Comunal del Centro de Huancayo.

Public university in northern Peru, first in the Huaura province and Norte Chico region.

• Facultad de Bromatología y Nutrición

• Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales

• Facultad de Ingeniería Agraria, Industrias Alimentarias y Ambiental

• Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Contables y Financieras

• Facultad de Ciencias

• Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Políticas

• Facultad de Ciencias Sociales

• Facultad de Educación

• Facultad de Ingeniería Industrial, Sistemas e Informática

• Facultad de Ingeniería Química y Metalúrgica

• Facultad de Ingeniería Pesquera

• Facultad de Medicina Humana

• Facultad de Ingeniería Civil

1. 1Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión - Official Websiteunjfsc.edu.pe
2. 2Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org
3. 3Universidad Nacional José Faustino Sánchez Carrión - Wikidatawikidata.org