Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University
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| Motto |
The glory of God is the fully alive human person. Gloria Dei Vivens Homo |
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| Established | 2002 |
Religious affiliation | Jesuit, Catholic |
Academic affiliation | AUSJAL |
| Rector | Dr. Ernesto Cavassa, SJ |
| Location | Av. Paso de los Andes 970, Pueblo Libre, Lima, Peru |
| Website | UARM |
Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University (Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya – UARM) is a private, non-profit university located in the city of Lima, Peru, in the district of Pueblo Libre. It was founded by the Society of Jesus on 4 July 2003.[1] It was the first Jesuit university in Peru and is named after the renowned Peruvian Jesuit Antonio Ruiz de Montoya.
The university has 10 academic and professional programs. Among the most prominent and specialized are the Faculty of Social Sciences with courses in politics or economics and the Faculty of Humanities and Philosophy. In addition UARM offers 12 graduate programs for the masters and doctorate.
UARM is committed to the intellectual formation of Peru and, therefore, is aimed at young people seeking training in excellence with high ethical and moral values, willing to undertake with enthusiasm, dedication, and intellectual curiosity higher education, which is why it has a six-tiered tuition system for the various socioeconomic strata.[2]
Despite having been founded in the 21st century, compared to other private universities in operation for more than 20 or 30 years, from 2011 UARM has ranked among the top 20 universities in Peru according to the prestigious pollster America Economy, and was ranked 12th in 2015.[3]
Academics
Antonio Ruiz de Montoya University offers the following programs of undergraduate and graduate study:
Faculty of Humanities
- Secondary Education majoring in philosophy and historical social sciences
- Primary school majoring in language and literature[4]
- Philosophy
- Psychology
- Journalism
Faculty of Social Sciences
- Sustainable tourism[5][6]
- Political science
- Law
- Economy majoring in public and environmental management.[7]
School of Engineering and Management
- Administration
- Industrial engineering[8]
Institutes
- Institute for Ethics and Development[9]
- Institute for Faith and Culture
- Institute for Research and Education Policy
- Institute for Democracy and Human Rights[10]
See also
- Education in Peru
- List of universities in Peru
- Publications[11]
References
- ↑ XII anniversary. Accessed 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Tuition. Accessed 14 October 2016.
- ↑ University specs and rankings 2016. Accessed 14 October 2016.
- ↑ La Prensa on education. Accessed 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Tourism seminar. Accessed 14 October 2016
- ↑ Cenfotur. Accessed 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Georgetown student immersion experience, on Challenges and Opportunities in Peru today. Accessed 14 October 2016
- ↑ UTEC cooperation agreement for humanistic education of engineers. Accessed 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Mirador. Accessed 14 October 2014.
- ↑ IDEHPUCP contest co-sponsors. Accessed 14 October 2016.
- ↑ Publications. Accessed 14 October 2016.