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  native Name Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco
  established 1692
  type Public University
  rector José Artemio Olivares
  students 14,828
  postgrad 3,200
  city Cusco
  country Peru
  website wwwunsaacedupe


The National University of San Antonio Abad in Cuzco (Spanish: ''Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco'') (UNSAAC) is a public university in Cusco, Peru and one of the oldest in the country. Its foundation was first proposed on March 1 , 1692 , at the urging and support of Pope Innocent XII . The document in which Pope Innocent XII sponsored the founding of the univesirty was signed in Madrid, Spain by King Charles II on June 1 , 1692 , thus becoming Cusco's principal and oldest university. The university was authorized to confer the bachelors, licentiate, masters, and doctorate degrees.

It currently has 24 faculties with 37 professorial chairs and 29 academic departments.


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