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Education | March 10, 2011 [ 15:45 ]

New municipal university, first in Latin America, opens in Lima's Los Olivos

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At the start of his fifth term as mayor of the Los Olivos district in Peru’s capital, Felipe Castillo Alfaro achieved one of his most ambitious goals: the opening of the Universidad Autónoma Municipal in Los Olivos.

Last evening on the new campus, Peru’s president Alan García promulgated the law that establishes the university as an institution of public service, using resources from the local government: the first of its kind in Latin America.

The university, which represents an investment of 15 million soles, is located at cuadra 22 of Avenida Universitaria. It offers five courses of professional study in engineering: administrative, biomedical, mechanical, networks and communications, and software.

In yesterday’s inaugural ceremony, mayor Castillo emphasized that the project is not limited to the study center. There are also plans to connect 60,000 of the district’s homes as well as other public and private institutions to the Internet. The mayor stated that 100 kilometers of optic fiber have been installed in the area, with the goal that the university become an information technology center, open to the local public.

President García commended residents of Los Olivos for setting an example of how to prioritize information and education. “This is a new national middle class, capable and lively, guided by the strength and vision of Castillo’s municipal authority,” he said.

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