Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela)
Universidad Simón Bolívar | |
| Motto | "La Universidad del Futuro" |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "The University of the Future" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1967 |
| Rector | Jorge Stephany (Interim) |
Academic staff | c. 850 (2016) |
| Students | 15,415 (2016) |
| Undergraduates | 6,435 (2016) |
| Postgraduates | 8,980 (2016) |
| Location | Sartenejas, Baruta , , 10°24′38.09″N 66°52′52.33″W / 10.4105806°N 66.8812028°W |
| Campus | Suburban, 3,489,000 m2 (348.9 ha) |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Website | www |
Simón Bolívar University (Spanish: Universidad Simón Bolívar, USB) is a public university in Venezuela with a focus on science, technology, and engineering. Founded by presidential decree in 1967 and inaugurated in 1970, it operates two campuses: the main campus in the Sartenejas valley of Baruta municipality, Miranda state (south of Caracas), and a second campus in Camurí Grande, Vargas state, on the Caribbean coast.
The university offers undergraduate and graduate programmes across engineering, the sciences, architecture, urban planning, and the humanities. It is ranked among the top three universities in Venezuela and has appeared in the QS World University Rankings and the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. The institution was named after independence hero Simón Bolívar and carries the motto "The University of the Future" (La Universidad del Futuro).
Since the 2010s, USB has been severely affected by Venezuela's economic and political crisis, with significant faculty departures, deteriorating infrastructure, and disputes over university autonomy.