University of Piura

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University of Piura

Universidad de Piura
ETS building
Other name	UDEP
Motto	Universitas Studiorum Piurensis
Motto in English	The universal study of knowledge in Piura
Type	Private university
Established	April 7, 1969 (55 years ago) (1969-04-07)
Chancellor	Fernando Ocáriz Braña
Vice-Chancellor	Ángel Gómez-Hortigüela
Rector	Antonio Abruña Puyol
Founder	Josemaría Escrivá
Students	10,170 (2017)
Undergraduates	7,605
Postgraduates	2,565
Address	Piura: Av. Ramón Mugica 131, Urb. San Eduardo Lima: Av. Mártir Olaya 162, Miraflores , Piura and Lima , Peru 5°10′36″S 80°38′05″W / 5.17669230°S 80.63464340°W / -5.17669230; -80.63464340
Campus	Urban
Vice Rectors	César Calvo Alejandro Fontana Susana Vegas
Colors	Gray   White   Blue
Website	udep.edu.pe/international/

The University of Piura (Spanish: Universidad de Piura; "UDEP") is a private university in Peru. It has two campuses, the main one is in Piura, while a more recently built one is located in the Miraflores District of Lima.

In 1964, Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, at a meeting with professors from the University of Navarra in Spain, decided to create a new university. It was founded by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer and in 1969, it was officially recognized as a university.