Organization:Central University of Nicaragua

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Central University of Nicaragua
Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN)
Shield of UCN.svg
Other name
UCN
MottoPensando en tu futuro
Motto in English
Thinking about your future
TypePrivate, non-profit
Established1998
RectorFrancisco López Pérez
Location
Managua
,
Nicaragua
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Websitewww.ucn.edu.ni

The Central University of Nicaragua (Spanish: Universidad Central de Nicaragua, UCN) is a private university in Nicaragua.

Founded in 1998, UCN has been accredited and recognized by the Nicaraguan Ministry of Education,[1][2][3] and has also been internationally accredited by the UK-based Accreditation Service for International Colleges and Universities (ASIC).[4]

Division of International and European Programs

On 22 March 2012, the UCN signed in Managua an agreement with the 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 to issue degrees externally through the institutions.[5] UCN also offers an EdD-PhD programme in Innsbruck, Austria.[6][7]

UCN also collaborates with Texila American University, Guyana, to provide distance learning programs.[8] In Nicaragua, it has 3 locations hosting 6,473 on-campus students and 4,251 distance learning students as of 2014.

Faculties and programs

The university offers courses in medicine, pharmacy, business, law, social science, engineering, veterinary medicine, and psychology.[9][10][11][12]

References

  1. ↑ The National Council of Universities (CNU) of the Republic of Nicaragua
  2. ↑ "Authorised by CNU Consejo Nacional de Universidades". http://businessschooldirect.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Costancia_Doctorado_CNU.96161500.pdf. 
  3. ↑ UCN starts process of Auto-Evaluation with CNEA in 2012
  4. ↑ ASIC Accreditation Status Retrieved 2013-12-2.
  5. ↑ International Confederation of Higher Studies - CONIES
  6. ↑ Offering Double Degrees with Azteca University
  7. ↑ Universidad Central de Nicaragua European Programs
  8. ↑ TAU-UCN Distance Learning Programs for Students Worldwide
  9. ↑ UCN Faculty of Medical Sciences
  10. ↑ UCN Veterinary Medicine
  11. ↑ UCN Universidad Central de Nicaragua and offered as inter-university degree programmes
  12. ↑ UCN International School of Psychology

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