National University of Engineering

The National University of Engineering (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, UNI) is a public engineering and science university located in the Rímac District of Lima, Peru. It's widely considered as one of Peru's most prestigious educational institutions.^{[citation needed]}

The National University of Engineering was founded in 1876 by the Polish engineer Edward Jan Habich as the School of Civil Constructions and Mining Engineers (Spanish: Escuela de Ingenieros de Construcciones Civiles y de Minas), but has traditionally been known as School of Engineers (Escuela de Ingenieros). At the time of its foundation, there was a growing demand for engineers in Peru due to the rapid development of mining and communications.

Today, the National University of Engineering is widely regarded as the foremost science and technology-oriented university in Peru, many of its alumni occupying today positions of leadership in the fields of industry, academia, and government.^{[citation needed]}

Current admission is highly competitive, with ~16% acceptance rate in 2020 overall with the most demanding study fields as civil engineering, architecture, systems engineering, industrial engineering, electronics engineering and electrical engineering.

UNI is widely known^{[by whom?]} for being rigorous, demanding great focus and effort from its students. Given the competition level to be accepted to the National University of Engineering and its highly demanding curricula, the university is commonly acknowledged by Peruvians as the most difficult to attend in the whole country. This has given UNI students recognition among Peruvians, but it has also created an imbalance sometimes regarding GPAs as compared to other schools, those of UNI's students being in some occasions lower due to the difficulty level being harder.^{[citation needed]}

Among former renowned professors and students are:

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