Organization:Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Motto	Veritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English	Truth and Science
Type	Private, Roman Catholic
Established	September 9, 1962
President	Secilio Espinal Espinal
Students	16,000
Location	Campuses are in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Plata , Dominican Republic
Campus	Santiago Campus, Suburban, 1.2 km2; Santo Tomás de Aquino Campus, Urban, 14000 m2; Puerto Plata campus Urban
|u}}rs	Blue, Red and Yellow
Affiliations	Pontifical Universities, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Website	www.pucmm.edu.do

The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University), named after Pope John XXIII's encyclical Mater et magistra, that is, Mother and Teacher, (PUCMM for its Spanish acronym) is the first private, Roman Catholic, coeducational university in the Dominican Republic (excluding colonial times). The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees through three campuses. Its main campus is in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, and it has a smaller campus in Santo Domingo, as well as an extension in Puerto Plata.

History

The university was established on September 9, 1962 and it has become one of the country's top institutions of higher education. It was the first University to offer Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Engineering careers. It also offers graduate level degrees and dual degrees with associated universities in the United States and France. According to the school, it was founded by the Dominican Episcopate headed by Monsignor Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas, Archbishop of the city of Santo Domingo. Its name "Madre y Maestra" was selected in honor to the encyclical of Pope John XXIII of the same name (in latin Mater et Magistra). Its first faculties were Law, Education and Philosophy. It was recognized by the Dominican government by law 6150 from December 31, 1962.

Rankings

PUCMM has been listed consistently as the second best university in the Dominican Republic, after UNIBE, by QS Latin America University Rankings, while the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranks it number one in the Dominican Republic. Recently the university was recognized in Quacquarelli Symonds top Latin American universities 2012 by ranking in at 205 out of the top 250 universities in the region. The PUCMM School of Business also is the highest ranking school of business in the Dominican Republic followed by the School of Business of the UASD. This ranking was done by Eduniversal Rankings and their prestigious Palmes business school ranking. The PUCMM received the 2 Palmes ranking which represents a Good business school with regional influence. In 1991, the institution was delegated as the responsible for country domain registration, that is, .do domains.

Divisions

• School of Social and Administrative Sciences: Business Administration, Hotel Management, Financial Management and Auditing, Marketing, Psychology, Economics, Ecology and Environmental Management.
• School of Engineering: Industrial Engineering, Systems and Computer Engineering, Telematics Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Electronic Engineering.
• School of Sciences and Humanities: Architecture, Interior Design, Law, Social Communication, Basic Education, Secondary Education, Psychology, Philosophy.
• School of Health Sciences: Physical Therapy, Medicine, Stomatology, Nursing.

The water tower in the campus of Santiago has become a symbol of the university.

See also

• Mater et magistra

External links

• Official website