National University of Trujillo

National University of Trujillo
Universidad Nacional de Trujillo
MottoRepública, Ley y Libertad
Scientia Liberet
Motto in English
Republic, Law and Freedom
Knowledge Frees You
TypePublic University
EstablishedMay 10, 1824; 200 years ago (1824-05-10)
FoundersSimón Bolívar
José Faustino Sánchez Carrión
RectorCarlos Vásquez Boyer
Academic staff
12
Administrative staff
3,000
Students16,453 (2014)
Address
Diego de Almagro 344
,
Trujillo
,
La Libertad
,
Peru

8°6′53″S 79°2′19″W / 8.11472°S 79.03861°W / -8.11472; -79.03861
CampusUrban
35 acres (14 ha)
Colors  Blue
MascotGriffin
Websitewww.unitru.edu.pe

The National University of Trujillo (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo) (UNT) is a major public university located in Trujillo, Peru, capital of the department of La Libertad. The university was founded by Simón Bolívar and José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, who met in Huamachuco; they signed the decree of foundation on May 10, 1824, before Peru's independence from Spain.[1] National University of Trujillo, was the first republican university founded in Peru.[2]

UNT has approximately 16,000 students in 13 academic faculties, making it one of the largest universities in the country. The current rector is Dr. Carlos Vásquez Boyer.

The UNT is ranked as one of the best universities in Peru.

  1. ^ "UNT celebra 187 años de fundación". laindustria.pe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ^ "National University of Trujillo" (PDF). peru.gob.pe. Retrieved 25 May 2012.