| National University of Trujillo | |
| Native Name: | Universidad Nacional de Trujillo |
| Motto: | República, Ley y Libertad Scientia Liberet |
| Mottoeng: | Republic, Law and Freedom Knowledge Frees You |
| Founders: | Simón Bolívar José Faustino Sánchez Carrión |
| Type: | Public University |
| Administrative Staff: | 3,000 |
| Faculty: | 12 |
| Students: | 16,453 (2014) |
| Rector: | Carlos Vásquez Boyer |
| City: | Trujillo |
| State: | La Libertad |
| Country: | Peru |
| Address: | Diego de Almagro 344 |
| Campus: | Urban 35acres |
| Mascot: | Griffin |
| Colors: | Blue |
The National University of Trujillo (Spanish; Castilian: 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.
The National University of Trujillo is a Peruvian university located in the city of Trujillo, La Libertad Region in northern Peru whose acronym is UNT. It was founded during the Republican era by General Simón Bolívar, who issued from his headquarters in Huamachuco a decree founding the university on May 10, 1824, having as a secretary Don José Faustino Sánchez Carrión. The first director was Don Carlos Pedemonte y Talavera and whose term begins on October 22, 1831. On 23 November 1831 the Government appointed as supreme patron of the University to St. Thomas and St. Rose of Lima, where it ran. The first colleges environments were inside the school founded by bishops El Salvador. The first classes were Dogmatic and Moral Theology, Canons and Laws, Anatomy and Medicine, Philosophy and Mathematics. The first academic degrees awarded by UNT were those of Bachelor, Master and Doctor of Laws and Sacred Canons. It adopts the College system starting in 1861. From Its classrooms exited the universal poet César Vallejo in 1916, the first political philosopher Antenor Orregoin 1928, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Eduardo González Viaña, Carlos Hugo Garrido Chalén, among others.
UNT is organized into 13 schools which contain 37 professional departments.
| Faculty | Professional School |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Biological Sciences | Biological Sciences |
| Microbiology and Parasitology | |
| Fishery | |
| Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry | Pharmacy and Biochemistry |
| Faculty of Education and Communication Sciences | Communication Sciences |
| Initial Education | |
| Primary Education | |
| Secondary Education | |
| Faculty of Medicine | Human Medicine |
| Faculty of Dentistry | Dentistry |
| Faculty of Social Sciences | Social Work |
| Tourism | |
| Anthropology | |
| Archaeology | |
| Geography | |
| History | |
| Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences | Physics |
| Computer Science | |
| Statistics Engineering | |
| Mathematics | |
| Faculty of Economical Sciences | Administration |
| Economics | |
| Accountancy | |
| Faculty of Law and Political Sciences | Law |
| Political Sciences and Governability | |
| Faculty of Engineering | Industrial Engineering |
| Mechanical Engineering | |
| Metallurgic Engineering | |
| Systems Engineering | |
| Mines Engineering | |
| Materials Engineering | |
| Mechatronics Engineering | |
| Faculty of Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Environmental Engineering | |
| Faculty of Nursing | Nursing |
| Faculty of Agropecuary Sciences | Agroindustrial Engineering |
| Agricultural Engineering | |
| Zootechnics |
Among former renowned professors and students are: