The Universidad Científica del Sur or Scientific University of the South (UCSUR) is a private institution of higher education, located at 19 km south from the city of Lima, nearby Pantanos de Villa Reserved Zone. The university was founded and recognized in 1998 by education representatives, led by José Carlos Dextre. It started activities by offering Medicine and Systems Engineering programmes. Their curriculum was characterized by personalized education and early introduction to the career. The university had presented an important growth in population and in academic offer. Today, it has 18 bachelor and 13 master's degrees programmes, as well as several specialization courses. From Wikipedia
