The Universidad de Piura (UDEP) is a private university in Peru. It has two campuses, the main one is in Piura, while a more recently built one is located in the Miraflores District of Lima.
In 1964, Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, at a meeting with professors from the University of Navarra in Spain, decided to create a new university.
It was founded by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer and in 1969, it was officially recognized as a university.
