University of Zulia

La Universad del Zulia

Motto	Post Nubila Phoebus (After the clouds, the sun)
Type	Public
Established	May 29, 1891 (re-opened October 1, 1946)
Location	Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela
Website	www.luz.edu.ve

The University of Zulia (Spanish: La Universidad del Zulia, also known as LUZ literally meaning "light" in Spanish), is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of Maracaibo, Venezuela. LUZ is one of the largest and most important universities of Venezuela.

The University of Zulia has three campuses: two in Zulia State, in the cities of Maracaibo (being the biggest and most important of the three) and Cabimas; and one in the city of Punto Fijo, located in Falcón State.

History

The history of the university begins when a decree converting the Federal College of Maracaibo into the University of Zulia was passed on May 29, 1891. The university itself began its operations on September 11 of that same year. Its first Chancellor was Francisco Ochoa.

On 1909, the government ordered the closure of the university for political reasons. It would remain closed until October 1, 1946. This event is known as La Reapertura (The Reopening). The first Chancellor after the reopening was Jesús Enrique Lossada.

Academics

The university currently contains eleven faculties, offering a total of 32 majors or degrees:

• Faculty of Agronomy (Facultad de Agronomía)
  • Agronomy
• Faculty of Architecture and Design (Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño):
  • Architecture
  • Graphic design
• Faculty of Arts (Facultad Experimental de Artes):
  • Plastic Arts
  • Performing Arts: Dance
  • Performing Arts: Theatre
  • Visual Arts
  • Music
  • Museology
• Faculty of Dentistry (Facultad de Odontología):
  • Dentistry
• Faculty of Economical & Social Sciences (Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Sociales):
  • Administration
  • Public accounting
  • Sociology
  • Economy
• Faculty of Engineering (Facultad de Ingeniería):
  • Civil engineering
  • Electrical engineering
  • Geodesic engineering
  • Industrial engineering
  • Petroleum engineering
  • Chemical engineering
  • Mechanical engineering
• Faculty of Humanities & Education (Facultad de Humanidades y Educación):
  • Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Library and archival sciences
  • Social communication
  • Education
• Faculty of Law & Political Sciences (Facultad de Ciencias Jurídicas y Políticas):
  • Law
  • Social work
  • Political science
• Faculty of Medicine (Facultad de Medicina):
  • Bio-analysis
  • Nursing
  • Medicine
  • Nutrition and diet
• Faculty of Sciences (Facultad Experimental de Ciencias):
  • Biology and Biological Museum (Museo de Biología de la Universidad del Zulia, MBLUZ)
  • Computing
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Chemistry
  • Anthropology
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria):
  • Veterinary

External links

• University of Zulia (in Spanish)