Central University of Nicaragua

Central University of Nicaragua
Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN)
Motto Pensando en tu futuro
Motto in English
 Thinking about your future
Type Private
Established 1998
Rector Francisco López Pérez
Location Managua, Nicaragua
Nickname UCN
Website www.ucn.edu.ni

The Central University of Nicaragua (Spanish: Universidad Central de Nicaragua - UCN)) was founded in 1998. It is nationally accredited and recognized by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Nicaragua via the Council of National Universities (Consejo Nacional de Universidades) [1]in official government session No. 10-1998, and approved by the Assembly of the Republic Decree No. 2822 according to the Constitution of the Republic and the Law on the Autonomy of Institutions of Higher Education. It enjoys full academic, financial, organizational and administrative autonomy in [2] designing, delivering and granting degree programs [3] at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate level.

The university is internationally established and exceptionally progressive. It has a global vision and supports the protection of the environment, democracy, freedom, peace and social justice. It is a multidisciplinary academic institution, humanist, ethical, efficient and competitive; promoting intercultural exchange between nations and cultures. The quality and competitiveness of UCN graduate professionals has continued to contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of not just Nicaragua but all of Central and North America.

Central University of Nicaragua is among the leading Central American universities, and is the outstanding private Nicaraguan university. Its internationally recognized higher education standards and curriculum have supported the national and international status and reputation of UCN as the outstanding higher education provider in Nicaragua and among the best in Latin America.

The Central University of Nicaragua (UCN) is a PREMIER PROVIDER accredited university by Accreditation Service for International Colleges and Universities (ASIC)[4] in the UK. The university is listed with the International Association of Universities[5], an organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO),International Association of Universities[6] also listed UCN in the international handbook of accredited universities published by the United Nations.

Division of International Programs

The Central University of Nicaragua (UCN), and its Division of International Programs, is a multidisciplinary academic institution, humanist, ethical, efficient and competitive; promoting the intercultural exchange between nations and cultures, the defense of the environment, science, technology, democracy, freedom and social justice. The quality and competitiveness of UCN graduate professionals, contribute to the economic, social and cultural development.

The idea of the university was born of a group of academics with ample experience in the education field who took the step to found the UCN, retaking the trajectory of the old Nicaraguan Central University that in the 1970s opened its classrooms to receive students who later were important personalities in the political, academic and social fabric of the country. The new and restructured university has embarked on a campaign of international development, making agreements with universities [7] in different parts of the world simultaneously to have official representatives in countries[8] and regions, for instance in the United States of America, Mexico, Bolivia, Central America, Asia, Africa and Europe. The Division of International Programs is directed by professionals with international exposure who had been engaged in multinational projects with several departments and organizations within the United Nations. Some of them managed transnational companies; others are members and advisers of NGOs. All this translates into an endorsement[9] of a global vision of the university’s activities [10] and curricula. UCN PI members have worked with numerous programs and departments of the United Nations.

The recent history of the UCN is characterized by collaborations with universities in different parts of the world. On 22 March 2012 the UCN signed in Managua the agreement: "International Confederation of Higher Education" with the following universities: United Mahatma Gandhi University in India, Universidad de Cundinamarca in Colombia, Universidad de la Salle in Costa Rica, 3G University in the UAE, Fundación Universitaria Samuel Hahnemann in Colombia and Universidad Azteca in Mexico. It also collaborates with Texila American University, Guyana, to provided distance learning programs to students from over 45 countries. In Nicaragua, it has 3 locations and has 6,473 on-campus students as well as 4,251 distance learning students as at 2014/2015.

Faculties and Programs

The University runs Master of Art (MA)program in International Relations; Master of Business Administration (MBA – Executive and Regular), Master of Science (MSc) programs in Alternative Medicine, Human Resources, Finance, Marketing, Banking, Economics, Environmental Sciences and Inter-university Doctorate degree (PhD/DBA) programs. It also offers Postgraduate Degree Programs in Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Public Law as well as Postgraduate Diploma in Finance, Criminal Law and Commercial Law.

School of Environmental and Waste Management

The UCN School of Environmental and Waste Management[11] is the university's institution for delivering the environmental management and waste management programs of long-distance and blended education provided by UCN International Programs worldwide. School offers a variety of specific programmes in the study areas [12] of Environmental Auditing and Management, Eco-Management, Waste Management and Waste Water Management, Clean Technologies, Remediation Technologies, and Energy Management for individuals working in the environmental and waste management sectors.

References

  1. ↑ The National Council of Universities (CNU) of the Republic of Nicaragua
  2. ↑ UCN starts process of Auto-Evaluation with CNEA in 2012
  3. ↑ CNU Authorisation
  4. ↑ ASIC Accreditation Status Retrieved 2013-12-2.
  5. ↑ UNESCO universities list
  6. ↑ UNESCO universities list
  7. ↑ Collaboration with Universidad Azteca
  8. ↑ UCN Programmes approved by BMWF in Austria
  9. ↑ UCN is an Endorser to the Earth Charter
  10. ↑ Partners of Intercultural Open University Foundation (IOUF)
  11. ↑ School of Environmental and Waste Management
  12. ↑ UCN Environmental Studies Areas

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