The origin of the National Agrarian University dates back to 1901, during the government of President Eduardo Lopez de Romana, when it was planned and organized by the National School of Agriculture and Veterinary (ENAV) based on studies of a Belgian mission contracted by the government Peruvian who came to Peru in July of that year, composed by engineers Vanderghem Jorge Enrique Van Hoorde Victor Marie and John Michel, and the veterinarian Arturo Declerck. The official opening was on July 22, 1902, as a branch of the Department of Public Works, where appropriate Minister Don Eugenio Larrabure Unanue. In 1912 the Central Agricultural Station was established with a view to developing the agricultural experimentation and serve farmers. Thus, before the age of fifteen years of foundation, the school was already an entity that applied the three fundamental goals of the University: teaching, research and extension.