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EDUCATION_08Undergraduate Programs _______________________ 10 » Accounting » Business Administration » Business Engineering » Economics » Finance » Information Engineering » International Business » Law » Marketing

Pre-University Academy __________________________ 11Graduate School __________________________________ 12Executive Education _____________________________13Language Center _________________________________ 14Tinkuypata International Center ________________ 15Research Center _________________________________ 16Publishing Center ________________________________ 17

LEADERSHIP_18Leadership Center _______________________________20“Emprende UP” ____________________________________ 21

INTRODUCTION_04Words from our President _____________________ 04Internationally recognized excellence _______ 06

RESPONSIBILITY_22Education Exchange Program (PIE) ___________ 25UP Solidarity Fund ________________________________ 25Campus Life _______________________________________26Community Outreach Seminar ________________ 27Program for Preprofessional InternshipsOutside Lima ______________________________________ 27

OPENNESS TO THE WORLD_

28Student Exchanges _______________________________30International Program for Business Integration and Visits (PIVE) ____________________30International Agreements _______________________ 34Study Abroad ______________________________________ 34Visiting Professors ________________________________ 34International Competitions ______________________ 35Internships in Foreign Companies ______________ 35

In accordance with its founding mandate, UP’s student population remains small enough to ensure a personalized and integral education. Our faculty strives to develop our students’ humanity and uses its academic knowledge and personal

national problems.

Each of the words in UP’s slogan of “we educate responsible leaders for the world” clearly expresses UP’s institutional spirit, educational mission and pedagogical approach.

First, we educate our students by providing them with a strong technical foundation and rigorous analytical skills while working on developing their critical thinking, reasoning, and capacity for argumentation and encouraging them to unleash their creativity, curiosity, and sensitivity.

OVER THE LAST FIVE DECADES, the

educate well-rounded, competent and socially responsible professionals who are genuinely dedicated to service and committed to their country.

President of the Universidad del Pacífico

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MISSION

an institution with a vocation for excellence and specializes in degree programs in areas related to economics and the administration of businesses and other institutions in both the private and public sectors.

aspires to contribute to Peru’s development and social well-being in an increasingly globalized, dynamic, complex, and interconnected world.

strives to train globally competitive leaders who are characterized by their initiative and entrepreneurial spirit and who have an integral vision, a sense of social responsibility, and are generators of change.

aspires to academic excellence based on a shared vision, continuous innovation and

Second, we encourage our students to stand out for their support of just causes. We want them to be leaders, agents of change who assume the challenge of contributing to the organizations where they work and to society at large, creating better places to live and share.

Third, we encourage students to act responsibly in relation to their surroundings through a concern for the most vulnerable sectors of society as well as care for the planet which is the home that we all share.

Finally, we seek to ensure that the education and knowledge acquired by our students generate more than just legitimate personal satisfaction but also creates a commitment that goes beyond national borders, creating a vocation of service to the world.

help students become highly competent professionals in their respective disciplines as well as cultured and sensitive citizens who are committed to a socially just, economically prosperous and environmentally sustainable country .

ELSA DEL CASTILLO MORY

EDUCATING RESPONSIBLE LEADERS SINCE 1962_INTERNATIONALLY

RECOGNIZEDEXCELLENCE

In 2011Peruvian university to earnaccreditation from AACSBInternational for both ourundergraduate and graduateprograms. This places us amongthe leading universities and business schools in the world.

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When AACSB International – one of the most important university and business school accreditors in the world – granted the Universidad del P , it emphasized our demanding academic environment, commitment to ongoing improvement, excellent international contact networks and a curriculum that is responsive to the needs of the business community.

We are very proud to be Peru to earn this important distinction for both our Undergraduate and Graduate schools. This

to pursue continuous improvement and permanent innovation. Less than 5% of all universities and business schools in the world are accredited by AACSB. Some noteworthy examples of other academic institutions in Latin America that have earned this accreditation include: IAE Business School, Fundación Getulio Vargas, INCAE, Universidad de los Andes, P Universidad Católica de Chile, and the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey.

university community, including more and better opportunities for education and research as

prestige. It is yet another acknowledgement that we are among the best universities and business schools in the world.

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UP goes BEYOND educating its students.

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Thanks to an integral education based

on clear values and solid theoretical

bases, our professionals are agents

of change who contribute to national

and global development. Providing an education

also implies responding to the demands of our

times and at UP, innovation is always a part

of our work. A

degree program in Information Engineering,

a modern and innovative approach which joins

other new programs launched recently, Finance,

Marketing and International Business,

whose purpose is to educate leaders who are

In addition to our nine undergraduate programs,

our daily educational endeavors

also are observable in our Graduate School,

Executive Education Program, Research Center,

Leadership Center, Entrepreneurship and

Innovation Center, Pre-University Academy, and

Publishing Center. All of these areas play a role in

providing our students with an education that is

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9 undergraduate degrees

12 master’s degrees

30 Executive Education diplomas, programs,

courses and seminars

10 specialization programs for executives

7 foreign languages taught at the Language Center

1248 titles published by the Publishing Center


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Our departments demand academic excellence and promote a humane and ethical vision of society. Thanks to our multi-disciplinary educational team, which has abundant professional experience and in-depth research skills, we are in a position to offer a comprehensive education that is aligned with a globalized world.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

ACCOUNTINGUP accountants analyze and strategically

information to make decisions at the highest levels of management in public and private institutions. Our graduates have a solid background in the accounting sciences and

essential for a comprehensive and analytical grasp of complex situations. This allows them to have a profound understanding of their environment and to create value for their organizations through on-target actions.

ADMINISTRATIONThis degree program prepares students to identify business opportunities and make decisions in a globalized world. Graduates have the capacity to be dynamic agents of change and creators of value for their businesses as well as leaders who generate development for society.

BUSINESS ENGINEERINGUP business engineering graduates manage processes of design, measurement, analysis, improvement and control in organizations. They have the skills necessary to manage projects and develop comprehensive and tailor-made solutions for companies in any area of business.

ECONOMICSIn this degree program, students master macroeconomics, microeconomics, quantitative

They develop the capacity to analyze the most relevant economic issues employing critical and innovative perspectives and taking into consideration issues related to ensuring sustainable development for Peru and the world.

FINANCEThis new career shapes professionals for the

The graduates will master advanced techniques

situations within the global market, guided by sound ethical principles.

INFORMATION ENGINEERING This new degree program engineers to manage information that has strategic value in the short, medium and long term. Students apply analytical skills and business intelligence to all the information available within organizations and apply innovative approaches and technology to solve problems and obtain high-value results.

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSThe increasing development of new global markets is creating a need for professional leaders who have the solid multi-disciplinary background needed to meet the challenges of global trade. This is an innovative program that promotes the competencies and skills necessary to engage in business while taking into account economic, political, social and cultural perspectives. International Business professionals will consolidate Peru’s position in a borderless economy.

LAWThe UP’s Law program transcends legal spheres: in addition to providing a solid legal and humanistic education, the program

complementary skills in economics, administration and accounting.

MARKETINGThe Marketing program prepares professionals to design solid and reliable marketing plans

. Analysis of the needs of local and global markets is emphasized and there is a focus on technological, economic and cultural trends. The objective is to innovate in order to create value for society.

PRE UNIVERSITY ACADEMY

We strive to provide our students with the tools necessary to achieve optimum levels in mathematics and language. At the same time, we strengthen two fundamental areas in order to help our students successfully face the academic challenges of the university: math comprehension, and reasoning and reading comprehension.

Students can obtain direct admission to the if they pass each

subject with a minimum score of 55% of the maximum possible score and accumulate a minimum of 600 points of the total possible maximum score (1000 points).

Students from the Pre-University Academy who are admitted to UP and pass the Math andLanguage courses with a minimum of 65% of the maximum possible score are exonerated from taking remedial courses in Math and Language.

This academy provides the knowledge required for students to meet the challenge of being admitted to the University and helps them adapt successfully to UP´s demanding academic life.

THE ACADEMY IS LIKE ABRIDGE BETWEEN

SECONDARY SCHOOL AND THEDEMANDS OF UNIVERSITY STUDIES. ELVIRA ENCISO (BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION STUDENT)

1st IN THE RANKING OF UNIVERSITIES WITH THE BEST OVERALL GRADUATE

EMPLOYABILITY ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL*

WE ARE CONSIDERED THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY IN PERUIN THE FIELDS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, ECONOMICS AND ACCOUNTING*.

*According to the magazine America Economía (October 2010).

*According to América Economía (October 2010).

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1977 WAS THE YEAR WHEN THE

UP GRADUATE SCHOOL WAS CREATED. IT IS CURRENTLY INTERNATIONALLY ACCREDITED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF MBAS (AMBA) AND BY AACSB INTERNATIONAL.

We contribute to the economic development and social well-being of Peru by preparing our students to become ethical professionals and leaders who share the vision that it is possible to combine competitiveness with responsibility in their areas of specialization and who are capable of innovation and generating value in global environments. The educational model of the Graduate School of the Universidad del Pacífico is based on academic excellence and an integral education.

GRADUATE SCHOOL

MASTER’S DEGREES: » MBA » Finance with a specialization in:

• Corporate Finance Management • Investment Portfolio Management • Comprehensive Financial Risk Management » Global Business Management » Auditing » Organizational Development and Human

Resource Management » Marketing Administration and Commercial

Management » Supply Chain Management » Economics » Public Administration » Public Service Regulation and Infrastructure

Management » Social Investment Management » Agri-Business and Food Management

GRADUATE STUDIES CONTRIBUTE TO FINE TUNING PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE,

DEVELOPING SKILLS AND DELVING FURTHER INTO SPECIFIC FIELDS OF PROFESSIONALIZATION. ELSA DEL CASTILLODIRECTOR OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION

DIPLOMAS » DIPLOMAS IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

» Diploma in Applied Finances for Non-Specialists » » Diploma in Comprehensive Risk Management » Diploma in Corporate Finances » Diploma in Banking » Comprehensive Level 1 CFA Preparation Program » Diploma in Alternative Investment Management » Diploma in Investment Portfolio Management » Diploma in Investment Instrument Valuation » Diploma in Professional Management of Financial Risks » Diploma in Corporate Finance Management

» DIPLOMAS IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT » Diploma in Digital Strategies for Marketing Management » Diploma in Market Research for Decision Making » Course on Project Evaluation for Commercial Management » Specialization Program on Integrated Client Management

» DIPLOMAS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT » -Diploma for Specialists in Compensation Management » -Diploma for Specialists in Strategic Management of Labor Relations » -Diploma in Talent Management

» OTHER MANAGEMENT DIPLOMAS » Diploma in Strategic Management of Mining Companies » International Program for Specialists in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) » Diploma for Specialists in IFRS/ NIIF » Diploma for Specialists in Real Estate Management » Diploma in International Strategic Management of CSR and Inclusive

Businesses » Diploma in Transformative Leadership Management » Diploma in Global Fashion Management » Diploma in Consortia » Diploma in International Arbitration and Investments » Diploma in Franchises

SPECIALIZATION PROGRAMS IN PUBLIC MANAGEMENT » Public Investment Project » Public Management and Finances

SEMINARS » PERU CAPITAL MARKETS DAY » PERU BANKING & FINANCE DAY » Folke K

• Process Redesign • Cost Administration • Human Capital Administration • Strategic Administration

COURSE » Voluntary Carbon Market

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20 YEARS PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL

PROGRAMS AT UP AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

STUDENTS HAVE GRADUATEDFROM THE LANGUAGE CENTER. MOST ARE EXECUTIVES WHOSTRENGTHENED THEIR LANGUAGE COMPETENCIES.

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LANGUAGE CENTER

The Goal Achievement System, perfected during our over than 20 years of experience, uses the participants’ work experiences as the central core of course activities. From

groups receive targeted training to develop the communication skills they need to ensure successful job performance. This methodology is complemented by the use of multimedia laboratories and the Blackboard educational platform.

more than 20 specialized English courses and the opportunity for

courses in Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, French, German as well as Spanish for foreigners.

We are pioneers in Peru in English language instruction for business and the use of technological resources in the teaching process. The first English program for executives on the Peruvian market was designed and taught by our Language Center in 1990. Our specialized experience with more than 500 companies has allowed us to design a successful methodology that links work activities to teaching content.

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idiomas.up.edu.pe

TINKUYPATA INTERNATIONAL CENTER

4 week summer semesters and Travel Seminars lasting 2 to 5 weeks. The seminars include visits to companies, government institutions and various NGOs.

Students can choose elective courses taught in Spanish or English, as well as a Spanish as a second language course. These courses are for undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in learning more about business and culture in Latin-America and Peru. The Summer in Cusco has three tracks, one in Business, and the other ones in Peruvian Culture and Community Outreach. All of them include access to extra-curricular activities, such as Quechua lessons and Andean music workshops.

Travel Seminars examine current issues related

microbusinesses, agribusiness, and exports.

We guarantee the academic content of our courses

each program. The center in Cuzco has an on-site coordinator who ensures that students have

any guidance they may need.

Our Tinkuypata International Center in Cuzco offers foreign students the opportunity to study in a unique historical and archaeological location. They obtain authentic intercultural experiences as well as credits that can be accepted by their home academic institutions.

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PHOTOGRAPHY: CÉSAR VEGA / PROMPERÚ


We conduct theoretical and applied research

practical solutions on issues related to our main research areas. Our research is supported by the University itself, and by numerous national and international foundations and public and private sector entities.

Our main research areas are Macroeconomics and Economic Policy, Social Policies, Human Development and Civil Society, Business Management and Social Responsibility, Natural Resources and the Environment, International Economics and Business, and Regulation, Infrastructure and Competitiveness. Through our various activities, we promote pluralism of perspectives, train new generations of researchers, and produce new proposals for change.

We promote independent and contracted research by UPactive links with other research centers in Peru and abroad.

ALLIANCE UP RISOLThe Publishing Center’s publications are available in all Crisol stores in Lima and the provinces. Students have access to more than 10,000 titles at Crisol’s bookstore on the UP campus. The virtual store at www.up.edu.pe/tiendapublications to the general public.

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RESEARCH CENTER

In a world that is diverse and ever more connected, the Research Center contributes to the development and democratization of Peru through rigorous and ethical investigation of national and international realities by participating in public debate and public policy formation and through the education of leaders who have a vocation for excellence and social responsibility. Many of our researchers are also full-time professors at the university. We also have a growing number of part-time professors, associate researchers and student assistants.

OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS, the Center’s researchers have prepared more than 200 publications in Peru and 70 publications abroad, including books, book chapters and academic articles.

WE AIM TO GENERATE KNOWLEDGE AND

TRAIN NEW GENERATIONS OF RESEARCHERS WITH AN APPLIED ORIENTATION, ALWAYS CONCERNED ABOUT REALITY AND THE NEED TO TRANSFORM IT. CYNTHIA SANBORNDIRECTOR OF THE RESEARCH CENTER

Economics

Business Administration

Social Sciences & History

Humanities

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Statistics and MathematicsLaw 2

265titles were

published by the research area

2007-2011

PUBLISHINGSAlthough our Publishing Center was created

publishing books and encouraging research since its founding. Currently, in addition tobooks, the university has other publishing specialties: Working Documents, University Library,Study Notes, the Apuntes journal, the Punto de Equilibrio magazine, and conference papers.

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PUBLISHING CENTER

Our publications have a common denominator: a permanent commitment to academic study and research focused on the problems and opportunities that exist in our country. We strive to promote an exchange of ideas among diverse ideological perspectives, strengthen the scientific community, promote new studies in areas that have been under-researched, and improve the quality of higher education. These goals and motivations are the driving forces of UP’s editorial policy.

UP HAS PUBLISHED

1248 TITLES IN 47 YEARS, INCLUDING REPRINTS AND NEW EDITIONS.

The thematic areas in which we specialize are business administration and marketing, social

law, economics and economic policy, ethics and theology, linguistics and literature, quantitative methods, small and medium-sized businesses, social policies and social responsibility.


UP graduates are LEADING professionals

Tleading professionals who transform

their country. They are educated,

responsible and creative young

citizens who are capable of transforming Peru

into an economically prosperous and socially

integrated country.

Our graduates know that their decisions will

have an impact not only on a business or an

organization

groups that make up our society. The integral

education they receive prepares them to overcome

major challenges and reach important goals.

Our professionals are always on the cutting

edge and agents for change. They are active

in the public, private and social sectors, both

locally and internationally, contributing to the

development and well-being of their country and

the world.

THE EDUCATION THAT I RECEIVED AT THIS UNIVERSITY GAVE ME

AN EXCELLENT BASE IN THE ECONOMIC SCIENCES, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT SHAPED ME AS A HUMAN BEING. THESE VALUES HAVE GUIDED ME THROUGHOUT ALL THESE YEARS. AUGUSTO ÁLVAREZ RODRICH. JOURNALIST, ECONOMICS 1981.

TRABAJAMOS CON MUJERES QUE NO NECESITAN GRANDES

INVERSIONES. NUESTRO ESLOGAN ES ‘TU PALABRA VALE’, YA QUE LAS EDUCAMOS EN VALORES COMO LA RESPONSABILIDAD Y LA SOLIDARIDAD NALDI DELGADO(DIRECTORA DE PRO MUJER) EGRESADA DE ECONOMÍA UP 1992

Gonzalo Begazo, Executive Vice-President of AJEGROUP. Business Administration, 1996 / Accounting, 1997.

Augusto Álvarez Rodrich, Journalist, Economics, 1981.

Mercedes Aráoz, Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Mexico. Economics, 1983.

Susana Vidal, Marketing Manager for Latin America, Cisco Systems. Economics 1997.

Álvaro Henzler, Executive President, EnseñaPerú.Economics, 2005.

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DURING MY PROFESSIONAL LIFE, I HAVE COME ACROSS MANY LEADERS WHO WERE MY CLASSMATES

AT UP. THE UNIVERSITY HELPED ME DEVELOP A GREAT ANALYTICAL CAPACITY WHICH ALLOWS ME TO INTEGRATE DIFFERENT PARCELS OF INFORMATION. THIS HAS BEEN VITAL IN MY BUSINESS DECISION MAKING PROCESSES. MARIELA GARCÍA. GENERAL MANAGER OF FERREYROS S.A.A. ECONOMICS, 1986.

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CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION (“EMPRENDE UP”)

We support our students’ initiatives to create their own businesses. We promote the creation of ample spaces in which students are helped and encouraged to innovate through their own projects. We encourage their entrepreneurial spirit through a variety of activities:

LEADERSHIP CENTER

The leadership center focuses on topics related to economic growth, public safety, social

, the media and public opinion, mining, agriculture and water, social responsibility, the environment, and education.

The Leadership Center was created in order to contribute to the transformation of society by generating a multidisciplinary and multi-sectorial space that brings together the public and private sectors as well as civil society. Its purpose is to promote responsible leadership for innovative and integrated management that contributes to creating more efficiency, sustainability, and competitiveness in private companies and public and social institutions.

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UP TAUGHT ME TO ENTER INTO NEW FIELDS. TODAY

I AM A FARMER, PROCESSOR, AND EXPORTER. LIFE AND BUSINESS ARE NOT EASY BUT WITH PERSEVERANCE, THEY CAN BRING THEIR REWARDS. DIEGO PÉREZ. BUSINESSMAN AND FOUNDER OF AGRÍCOLA AMAZONAS S.A.C., PERUVIAN FOOD CORPORATION S.A.C., INVERSIONES DPSP. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, 2006.

LEADERSHIP, UNLIKE TRADITIONAL

MANAGEMENT, ENCOURAGES TRANSFORMATION AND REQUIRES THE COLLABORATION OF MANY INDIVIDUALS. BALTAZAR CARAVEDODIRECTOR OF THE LEADERSHIP CENTER

» Windows of Opportunity for Entrepreneurs » Business Opportunities’ Fair » Young Entrepreneurs Week » Emprende UP Weekend » National Meeting of Social Entrepreneurs » UP Workshops for Entrepreneurs » Internships in Leadership, Entrepreneurship

and Innovation » International Entrepreneurship Week » Emprende UP Courses

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UP has been a pioneer in SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY for more than 20 years

The issue of social responsibility is

woven into our curriculum and into

the spirit of everything we do. UP

Peru

to study, research and create networks of

alliances for social responsibility.

We raise our students’ awareness of their

surroundings and this leads them to

permanently search for ways to show their

concern for others. As a result, they see

themselves not only as belonging to a country, a

that they are part of an inescapably

international reality and thus what happens to

and similarities, matters to them and is

relevant to their lives.

33 TITLES RELATED TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED.

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I FELT ATTRACTED TO SOCIAL SERVICE FROM

AN EARLY AGE. THE UNIVERSITY HELPED ME TO DEVELOP THIS INTEREST. I RECEIVED A RICH THEORETICAL EDUCATION AS WELL AS PRINCIPLES AND VALUES THAT MADE ME WHAT I AM TODAY. NALDI DELGADO. DIRECTOR OF THE NGO PRO MUJER. ECONOMICS 1992.


SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES

SEKNWe are the only Peruvian University chosen by the Harvard Business School to join the Social Enterprise Knowledge Network (SEKN), whose objective is to expand the frontiers of knowledge and business practices through comparative research, shared knowledge, case-based teaching and strengthening the institutional capacities of participating universities.

WGCP Our Graduate School is the only Peruvian business school to participate in the Wharton School’s Wharton Global Consulting Practicum (WGCP). This global program includes social responsibility cases as part of the consultancies that it conducts with graduate students and professors.

AVINA This project supports important research and training programs at UP.

Leadership and Philanthropy Program in the AmericasThis program is sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and supports the Peru Promesa initiative, one of whose products is the “Social Responsibility for University Students Competition.”

Our more than 20 years work on issues related to Corporate Social Responsibility, including teaching, research and consultancies, have earned us a position of leadership in the field and national and international recognition. Our main CSR activities include:

UP’S CREATION IN

AT UP, WE EDUCATE GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE LEADERS WHO POSSESS INITIATIVE,

ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT, AN INTEGRAL VISION AND ARE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE AND GENERATORS OF CHANGE. MATILDE SCHWALBVICE RECTOR OF THE UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACÍFICO

EDUCATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PIE)

This is an inter-university network dedicated to developing links between

national universities across the country in order to contribute to improving the quality of teaching and academic management. Since 1987, PIE has promoted a modern and up-to-date perspective on pedagogy and research in economics and business at national universities. Over the last 20 years, we have trained close to 900 professors from public universities in

UP SOLIDARITY FUND

The purpose of the UP Solidarity Fund is to support low income youth who have high academic potential. Wprofessional careers of students for 5 years of study. The loans must be paid back once the student graduates and successfully enters the job market. The UP Solidarity Fund provides a real opportunity to change the futures of many young people who are very good students, proactive, and have the potential to become leaders by providing them with access to a quality education.

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Social Responsibility LibraryThe Publishing Center has issued more than thirty titles on this topic and is considered an academic reference point in the region. The majority of these titles are the product of research by UP professors.

Center for Accounting and Sustainable Management (CCGS)This center supports study, training and dissemination of business practices that promote care for the ecology and the biodiversity of Peru in a framework of social responsibility.

1962 WAS INSPIRED BY THE SAME PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY THAT CONTINUES TO BE PRESENT IN ALL OUR UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES TODAY.


CAMPUS LIFE

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STUDENT HOUSEThis is a place of rest and relaxation. It has a garden, well-equipped exercise room, table football, and a student room. The Provost’s

Student House.

OFFICE FOR THE MANAGEMENTOF LEARNING

tools for developing and strengthening the competencies that professors and students need to optimize their performance.

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

activities through workshops and courses that complement the academic experience and encourage diversity and integral student development. All students must participate in these cultural, artistic, sport and community outreach activities during their time at the university.

PROMOTION OF PARTICIPATION IN UNIVERSITY LIFEThis area promotes the organization of extracurricular activities. The Student Center (CEUP) organizes integration and fellowship activities for students. A variety of volunteer organizations participate in social, environmental, cultural, artistic, and athletics activities.

RELIGIOUS ADVISEMENT

activities (such as retreats and the

a dialogue between faith and culture (cinema cycles, reading groups, discussion groups) and promote volunteer experiences in the provinces to ensure that students gain responsible experience with conditions

COMMUNITY OUTREACH SEMINAR

Thanks to the Community Outreach course, students have the chance to advise Peruvian microentrepreneurs, helping them to organize their businesses and optimize their marketing plans. This course provides

economy in developing countries such as Peru and gives students an opportunity to observe the functioning of small and medium-sized businesses. This type of experience has been shown to be highly valuable, even for our exchange students.

PROGRAM FORPREPROFESSIONALINTERNSHIPS OUTSIDELIMA

development projects in several of the departments of Peru during the summer months. These projects have shown to

THE GOLD MEDAL ENCOURAGED ME

TO KEEP GIVING MY ALL IN SPORTS, STUDIES, AND LIFE IN GENERAL. ANA LOBATÓN POLARUP ATHLETE. UNIVERSIADAS AREQUIPA 2010.

PROVOSTThe Provost is in charge of promoting the institutions’ principles, values, ideals and goals among students during their years at the university. The Provost encourages the students’ integral development and the incorporation of ethical and human dimensions into extracurricular

includes the following areas: University Formation, Promotion of Participation in University Life, and Religious Advisement.


UP doesn’t educate the best in the world. WE EDUCATE THE BEST TO SERVE THE WORLD.

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We have a series of agreements

with top international

universities. Our students

to study, work as interns or visit highly

prestigious companies. At the same time, every

semester, we host dozens of foreign students

who take courses on our campus and experience

Our students are not self-centered. They have

a vocation for service and are very enthusiastic

about relating to the rest of the world.

Our network of contacts opens a wide world of

possibilities. In fact, many of our graduates

have obtained positions in foreign companies

upon graduation. Whether they work in Peru or

abroad, our graduates are guided by the ethics

and values taught at UP.

THE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM HOSTS MANY EXCHANGE

STUDENTS. THIS ENRICHES ITS CLASSES BY ENSURING THE PARTICIPATION OF STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES. KATHERINE NÚÑEZ. STUDENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. EXCHANGE STUDENT

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STUDENT EXCHANGES

We have more than 100 agreements for student exchanges with institutions in Europe and North America. Our students can spend one academic semester abroad. Generally, participants pay tuition at their home universities but are responsible for paying their plane fares, lodging, food, personal expenses, health insurance, books and other study

Relations (ORI), students can validate the credits obtained at the host university. On average, 100 to 200 students participate in these exchanges each year.

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM FOR BUSINESS INTEGRATION AND VISITS (PIVE)

Through PIVE, we promote permanent contacts between our students and local and foreign businesses. In this way, students not

markets, they also gain contacts for future business relations. Students get to know the business world and explore potential business opportunities both at home and abroad.

THE EXCHANGE WAS THE BEST EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD SO FAR. I GREW A LOT AS A PERSON; I MET PEOPLEFROM DIFFERENT CULTURES. TOTALLY WORTH IT.

MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY (NETHERLANDS)EXCHANGE STUDENT 2015-I

Antonella Bancalari. Regent’s College-EBS, United Kingdom.

Alonso Balestrini. Jönköping International Business School, Sweden. Alejandra Guardia Regent’s University London (UK) Alexia Cook. ESCP Europe, France.

Silvana Paola Pérez Corrales. Maastricht University (Netherlands) Exchange Student 2015-I


10% OF THE STUDENTS WHO HAVE THE REQUIRED CREDITS

PARTICIPATE IN UP’S EXCHANGE PROGRAMS.

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SILVANA PAOLA PÉREZ CORRALES

ALEJANDRA GUARDIA MUGURUZAREGENT’S UNIVERSITY LONDON (UK) EXCHANGE STUDENT 2015-I

LONDON & REGENT'S COLLEGE CREATED THE MOST AMAZING

EXPERIENCE I'VE HAD. THE UNIVERSITY, OFFERS A MAGNIFICENT CAMPUS FOR ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, SPORTS AND STUDENT SOCIETIES.


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SINGAPORE

JAPAN

AUSTRALIA

PORTUGAL

ARGENTINA

CHILE

BRAZIL

MEXICO

CANADA

COLOMBIA

UNITEDSTATES

ALASKA

SWITZERLAND

GERMANY

MOROCCO

ICELAND

UNITEDKINGDOM

CZECHREPUBLIC

POLAND

UP INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS

We are members of diverse national associations:

» Asociación Nacional de Anunciantes (ANDA)

» Cámara de Comercio Americana del Perú (AMCHAM)

» Consejo de Gestión de la Calidad

»España en el Perú

» Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (CIES)

» Consorcio de Universidades

» Instituto Peruano de Acción Empresarial (IPAE)

» The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)

» The Association of MBAs (AMBA)

»International Education (APAIE)

» Asociación de Universidades Latinoamericanas (AU OLUMBUS)

UP IS A MEMBER OF THE FOLLOWING NETWORKS:

» Asociación de Universidades

en América Latina (AUSJAL)

» Business Association of Latin American Studies (BALAS)

» Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo (CINDA)

» Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración (CLADEA)

» European Association for International Education (EAIE)

» European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)

» Fundación Iberoamericana para la Gestión de la Calidad (FUNDIBQ)

» International Association of Jesuit Business Schools (IAJBS)

» Association of International Educators (NAFSA)

» Organización Universitaria Interamericana (OUI)

» Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME)

» Social Enterprise Knowledge Network (SEKN)


MAIN DESTINATIONS

850 STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSIDAD

DEL PACÍFICO HAVE STUDIED ABROAD OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS.

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS

(ORI) is responsible for negotiating international agreements with foreign institutions. ORI encourages exchanges of students and professors, promotes joint research, facilitates access to scholarships and opportunities for study abroad, and establishes guidelines for inter-institutional cooperation.

PROGRAM FOR VISITING STUDENTS (STUDY ABROAD)

Foreign students who want to study at UP have the option of coming for a semester or a year and can obtain credits for the courses they complete satisfactorily. At the end of their studies at UP, foreign students receive an o�icial transcript that they can use to earn credits at their home universities. No formal agreement between institutions is required.

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS

Students can also participate in international competitions such as L’Oreal e-Strat, which brings together approximately 8000 undergraduate student competitors from around the world.

INTERNSHIPS IN FOREIGN COMPANIES

internships at prestigious companies abroad.

VISITING PROFESSORS

Visiting professors from prestigious universities are invited to teach a variety of courses to UP students.

SAMUEL ABU

Universiteit Utrecht - Utrecht School of Economics (Netherlands)Exchange Student 2015-II

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1400 FOREIGN STUDENTS HAVE ATTENDED THE UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO SINCE 2005.

81% OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO STUDIED AT UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACÍFICO OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS WERE

EUROPEAN; 17% NORTH AMERICAN; AND 2% LATIN AMERICAN.

EDUCATING RESPONSIBLE LEADERS SINCE 1962_

WHEN I FIRST CAME TO PERÚ, I DIDN´T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT, THIS

HAS BEEN AN AMAZING EXCHANGE.BEYOND MY EXPECTATIONS.

SVETLANA KOJOKINCarleton University (Canadá)Exchange Student 2015-II

PERFECT SCHOOL WITH THE PERFECT GROUP