University of Carabobo

University of Carabobo
	Economical and Social Sciences Building.
Motto	Luz de una tierra inmortal (Light of an inmortal land)
Type	Public
Established	November 15, 1892
Rector	Jessy Divo
Students	65000 approx.
Location	Naguanagua, Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Website	www.uc.edu.ve

The University of Carabobo (Spanish: Universidad de Carabobo) is an autonomous, public university of Venezuela located in Valencia, Venezuela. It offers graduate and postgraduate studies in different areas. The university offers a lot of green spaces for student recreation, as well architectural art around the faculties, a theater, and two dining halls. There are around 65,000 students, mostly coming from the central part of the country.

The main campus is at Bárbula, north of Valencia in the municipality of Naguanagua. The University of Carabobo also has a centre in La Morita, Maracay, Aragua State.

History

The University was reopened in 1958 after the coup d'état which ended the Perez Jimenez dictatorship. It acquired the former railway station at Camoruco, some 3 km from the city center, which had become redundant with the closure of the rail service to Puerto Cabello. The converted railway station continues to be the seat of the "Rectorado" of the University.

Faculties

Notable alumni

Freddy Antonio Mulino Betancourt
Nelson Mandela (honorary doctorate)
L. Rafael Reif

References

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