San Marcos in Lima: Peru’s public AI undergraduate school
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos—the Decana de América—approved creation of the Escuela Profesional de Inteligencia Artificial (EPIA) inside the Faculty of Systems and Informatics, with 61 seats for admission 2026-II. Curriculum references CMU, Tsinghua, and Purdue while aligning with Peru’s Law 31814 on responsible AI. A specialization master’s in AI for administration was also approved. For KFN, San Marcos is Campus Future for Peruvian public AI degrees at undergraduate scale.
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- EPIA AI career · 2026-II · Ley 31814
From resolution to classroom
Rectoral approval moves EPIA from project to SUNEDU registration and basic-quality conditions. The political signal is clear: the country’s oldest university treats AI as a full professional career, not a minor.
Public pipeline
Sixty-one seats will not saturate demand—but they create a public path beside PUCP’s research group and private institutes. Machine-learning engineers and automation specialists are the stated graduate profiles.
What to watch next
Watch SUNEDU registration; first cohort quality; and coordination with UNI’s parallel AI engineering seats.
Frequently asked questions
Where is San Marcos located?
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos is based in Lima, Peru.
What is it known for?
Peru’s historic public university; new EPIA AI undergraduate school for 2026-II.
Why does KFN cover it?
Public AI degrees at scale define Peruvian Campus Future.
What should people watch next?
First EPIA cohort and SUNEDU implementation.
Where can I find official information?
https://www.unmsm.edu.pe/ and official resolutions on gob.pe.