Universidad Alas Peruanas | |
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Other name | UAP |
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| Motto | We Form Leaders with Entrepreneurial Vision |
Motto in English | Produce Knowledge |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | April 26, 1996 |
| Founder | Fidel Ramírez Prado, Ph.D. |
| President | CPC. José Eduardo Castillo Carazas Executive Chairman, General Manager: |
| Rector | Dr. Francisco Luis Pérez Expósito |
| Address | Jr. Cayetano Heredia Nº 1092, Jesús María , , 12°4′10″S 77°3′5″W / 12.06944°S 77.05139°W |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | Granate Black White |
| Nickname | UAP |
| Mascot | Marine Eagle (Mochica Culture) |
| Website | www |
Universidad Alas Peruanas (UAP or Peruvian Wings University) is a university located in Lima, Peru, founded on April 26, 1996, by Joaquin Ramirez thorough an Cooperativa Alas Peruanas, composed of members of the Peruvian Armed Forces.
In January 2014, the school launched UAPSat-1, a satellite that monitors the environment outside the Earth's atmosphere aboard the Cygnus CRS Orb-1 mission.[1]
- ^ "NASA satellite launched Peruvian UAP SAT-1 of $ 1.6 million". NEWSPAPER DIRECTOR JULIO SEGURA LIRA. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.