La Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala is a public university. Was one of the first universities in America. It was declared a university on January 31, 1676 by royal command of King Charles II of Spain. It is a big institution well-known for the quality of its teaching and academic research, its international orientation and its higher than average study workload. The philosophy that has guided the university since its origins is one of creating responsible free-thinking people with a sensitivity to social problems