The Universidad de Oriente was founded on 21 November 1958 by Decree Law No. 459 published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Venezuela No. 25,831 by the Governing Board chaired by Dr. Edgar Sanabria, as Minister of Education on Dr. Rafael Pizani, under the leadership of its founder Rector Dr. Luis Manuel Peñalver. It became operational on 12 February 1959, which marked the birth of the University of the East and a year later, 113 students and a dozen teachers, in an old mansion of Cumana Caiguire sector, leading the way of fruitful academic activity in this house college. The University of Oriente Venezuela (Spanish: Universidad de Oriente Venezuela, UDO) is one of the most important universities of Venezuela, located in Eastern Venezuela.

School Director: Dra. Milena Bravo de Romero

Population: 50000

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