Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM)

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) is considered one of the leading and oldest institutions of higher education in the Americas (in particular, Peru). This is a public institution, founded in 1551. Geographically, the National University of San Marcos is located in the city of Lima.

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos ranks high in the ranking of its country. He is on the second line in the list of the best. In the international ranking of universities is on 855 place. UNMSM is famous for its high quality teaching indicators.

Prominent graduates

For such a long-term operation, the institution has a large list of outstanding graduates. A large number of influential thinkers, researchers, scientists, politicians and writers from Peru and Latin America studied there, which underlines the leading role of the university as an educational institution in the history of Peru and the whole world. For example:

• Carlos Mondzh Medrano (top level doctor);
• Laura Esther Rodriguez Dulanto (Peru’s first female doctor);
• Santiago Antunes de Majolo (engineer, physicist and mathematician);
• José Maria Arguedas Altamirano (novelist, poet and anthropologist);
• Luis Bedoya Reyes (was the mayor of Lima from 1964 to 1969, former Minister of Justice, member of the Peruvian Congress and twice running for the presidency of Peru, was also the founder of the Christian Popular Party);
• German E. Berrios FMedSci (Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge in the UK);
• Daniel Alcides Carrión García (was a Peruvian medical student, named after Carrion’s disease);
• Carlos Manuel Chávez (cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon, best known for his participation in the world's first human heart transplant, was also the first surgeon to perform a coronary artery bypass in 1972);
• Victor Raul Haya de la Torre (politician, philosopher and author, founded the political movement of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), the oldest political party in the country);
• Valentin Paniagua Coraoa (politician who served as the interim president of Peru);
• Mario Vargas Llosa (writer, politician, journalist, essayist and college professor, Nobel Prize winner in literature).

This is only a fraction of the celebrities whose contribution went down in history.

The main campus of the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos is geographically located in the city of Lima. The structure of the school includes:

• a central library with thousands of books and prints;
• comfortable furnished hostel for foreign citizens;
• sports complex, stadium and playgrounds;
• La Casona de San Marcos Cultural Center;
• the administrative building of Jorge Basadre;
• University Hospital San Marcos;
• Institute of Tropical Medicine;
• Lima Natural History Museum.

Classes and laboratories are equipped with modern powerful equipment and equipment.

The main criterion for admission to the National University of San Marcos is the entrance exam. The university is very selective - only 10% of those willing will be enrolled. Claim for a place can both local residents and foreign citizens. Gender restrictions are absent. The tuition fee for the bachelor / master program is approximately 1000 USD / year.

The academic year traditionally consists of two semesters here. University contains 20 faculties, divided into 6 areas. The number of students reaches about 30,000. There are about 1,700 teachers in the teaching staff. UNMSM maintains partnerships with many international organizations and institutions. He is also a participant in the educational program for the exchange of students and teachers.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision