Central University of Venezuela

The Central University of Venezuela (; UCV) is a public university located in Caracas, Venezuela. Founded in 1721, it is the oldest university in Venezuela and one of the oldest in the Western Hemisphere.

The main university campus, Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas, was designed by architect Carlos Raúl Villanueva and it is considered a masterpiece of urban planning and was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.

Among its faculty, alumni, and researchers include several Founding Fathers, 19 Venezuelan presidents, National Architecture Award winners, winners of National Prize for Science, Technology, and Innovation, members of the National Assembly, 2 Princess of Asturias Award winners, a Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine laurate, a Cervantes Prize and a saint of the Catholic Church. Provided by Wikipedia