Universidad de Piura - UDEP (reviews)

My university was really great, the campus is big and peaceful, honestly it’s relaxing when you are far from the noise of the street. The Piura campus (the main campus), which is where I studied, is so comforting. You can be in contact with nature and the animals around (squirrels, deer, foxes). My degree was good. History and Cultural Management is a small bachelor’s program, but it’s nice because it gives you the chance to meet your teachers in a closer and friendlier way compared to classrooms filled with 200 students where the teachers don’t remember all the names and faces. The only criticism I would give to my program is that the work offers they provide for freshly graduated students, if they offer any, are always in Peru. It’s not bad, but they lack the international perspective that some students might have, making it feel like they can’t practice their degrees outside the country or do it remotely.

The environment is unique, you get to know people from different backgrounds and cities around the world (not very common for top universities in Peru). The school has a very humanistic approach, which made my passion for human resources grow and that is why I am studying my masters in that area. However, a disadvantage of the university is that the owners are opus dei (a jurisdiction part of the catholic church), sometimes they are very old-fashioned. I would highly recommend the university, I had a very good experience. It is one of the only (big/good) universities in Peru that has a campus in another city, which makes it more accessible to people around the country.