The University of Persei is the oldest continually operating institute of higher education in the Rhetor system, United Empire of Earth (UEE). It is a collegiate research university made up of several semi-independent colleges and research institutes, including the University of Persei Analytical Research and Quantification (UPARQ) center.
As a part of an agreement between the Earth (Sol III) government and the discoverers of the system, land on Persei (Rhetor II) was explicitly reserved for public education, and the University of Persei was soon established. The school is best known for its programs in space technology, terraforming, and psychology.