Simón Bolívar University (Venezuela)
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Simón Bolívar University (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. 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.
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