National University of the Center of Peru
The National University of the Center of Peru, is the largest public university of the center of Peru. It was founded by supreme decree law no. 46 on December 16, 1959. Apart from its main campus in El Tambo, Huancayo, the university runs decentralized establishments in Junín, Satipo, and Tarma. The first rector was distinguished Peruvian geographer Javier Pulgar Vidal. During the 1960s, several former establishments, such as those in Lima, Huánuco, Huacho and Cerro de Pasco, were transformed into universities.
Faculties
The UNCP is organized into 22 faculties belonging to five major areas:- Health sciences,
- Agricultural sciences,
- Engineering sciences and Architecture,
- Business administration, Economics and Accounting,
- Social sciences