| National University of Engineering | |
| Native Name: | Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería |
| Motto: | Scientia et labor |
| Mottoeng: | Knowledge and work |
| Founder: | Edward Jan Habich |
| Type: | Public |
| Faculty: | 900 |
| Rector: | Ph.D. Pablo Alfonso López-Chau Nava |
| Students: | 12,345 (2016) |
| Undergrad: | 10,708[1] |
| Postgrad: | 1,000 |
| City: | Lima |
| Country: | Peru |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Address: | Av. Túpac Amaru 210, Rímac |
| Affiliations: | Alianza Estratégica Association of National Universities of Peru (AUNAP) |
| Colors: | Red |
| Website: | www.uni.edu.pe |
The National University of Engineering (Spanish; Castilian: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, UNI) is a public engineering and science university located in the Rímac District of Lima, Peru. It's widely considered as one of Peru's most prestigious educational institutions.
The National University of Engineering was founded in 1876 by the Polish engineer Edward Jan Habich as the School of Civil Constructions and Mining Engineers (Spanish; Castilian: Escuela de Ingenieros de Construcciones Civiles y de Minas), but has traditionally been known as School of Engineers (Escuela de Ingenieros). At the time of its foundation, there was a growing demand for engineers in Peru due to the rapid development of mining and communications.
Today, the National University of Engineering is widely regarded as the foremost science and technology-oriented university in Peru, many of its alumni occupying today positions of leadership in the fields of Industry, Academia, and Government.
Current admission is highly competitive, with ~16% acceptance rate in 2020 overall with the most demanding study fields as Civil Engineering, Architecture, Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electronics Engineering and Electrical Engineering.
UNI is widely known for being rigorous, demanding great focus and effort from its students. Given the competition level to be accepted to the National University of Engineering and its highly demanding curricula, the university is commonly acknowledged by Peruvians as the most difficult to attend in the whole country.[2] This has given UNI students recognition among Peruvians, but it has also created an imbalance sometimes regarding GPA's as compared to other schools, those of UNI's students being in some occasions lower due to the difficulty level being harder.
Among former renowned professors and students are:
The UNI is divided into eleven colleges which contain twenty-seven Academic Schools. It is a university polarized around Science, Engineering, and Architecture. It offers a wide range of engineering specialties, including traditional Industrial, Mechanical, Civil, Electronics, Chemical, and Systems Engineering, as well as other specialized majors such as Economics, Textile and Naval Engineering.
| School | Department |
|---|---|
| Architecture, Urbanism and Arts Department | Architecture |
| Science Department | Physics |
| Mathematics | |
| Chemistry | |
| Engineering Physics | |
| Computer Science | |
| Environmental Engineering Department | Sanitary Engineering |
| Hygiene and Industrial Safety Engineering | |
| Environmental Engineering | |
| Civil Engineering Department | Civil Engineering |
| Economics Engineering and Social Sciences Department | Economics Engineering |
| Statistics Engineering | |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department | Electrical Engineering |
| Electronics Engineering | |
| Telecommunications Engineering | |
| Mining and Metallurgical Engineering Department | Geological Engineering |
| Metallurgical Engineering | |
| Mining Engineering | |
| Industrial and Systems Engineering Department | Industrial Engineering |
| Systems Engineering | |
| Mechanical Engineering Department | Mechanical Engineering |
| Mechanic-Electrical Engineering | |
| Naval Engineering | |
| Mechatronics Engineering | |
| Petroleum Engineering and Natural Gas Department | Petroleum Engineering |
| Petro-chemical Engineering | |
| Chemical and Textile Engineering Department | Chemical Engineering |
| Textile Engineering |