Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

Universidad Católico del Uruguay
Motto Latin: Veritas liberabit vos
("The truth will set you free")
Type Private
Established 1882; reopened 1985
Religious affiliation
Jesuit (Roman Catholic)
Students Over 10,000
Location Av. 8 de Octubre,
Montevideo 11600,
Uruguay
Colors Blue and White
         
Website ucu.edu.uy

The Catholic University of Montevideo (in Spanish: Universidad Católica del Uruguay) is a private university in Uruguay opened in 1985 (from various previous Catholic teaching institutions).[1] It was the only private university in the country for 11 years until 1996. Its full name is Universidad Católica del Uruguay Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, after Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga, and is a work of the Society of Jesus.[2]

Its main campus is spread out in six locations in Montevideo and 2 other campuses in Maldonado and Salto.[3]

History

The university was originally founded by the Archbishop of Montevideo, Monseigneur Mariano Soler, in 1882. In 1985, it was reopened and entrusted to the Society of Jesus. The university seeks to promote a combination of academic excelency, ideological pluralism, ecumenism, and inter-religious dialogue. From its beginning, the Catholic University of Uruguay gave itself the challenge of being a different option in university teaching. It took to working in areas previously neglected, and to playing a role as an innovator in the development of new educational methods and evangelization of culture. It is now one of the most prestigious centers of university learning in Uruguay.

Departments

The university is divided into seven departments:

Majors

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Coordinates: 34°53′18.58″S 56°9′32.97″W / 34.8884944°S 56.1591583°W / -34.8884944; -56.1591583


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