Francisco Marroquín University
| Motto | La enseñanza y difusión de los principios éticos, jurídicos y económicos de una sociedad de personas libres y responsables |
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Motto in English
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The education and spreading of ethical, judicial, and economic principles of a society of free and responsible persons |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | 1971 |
| President | Gabriel Calzada |
| Location | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Campus | 6a. Calle Final, Calle Manuel F. Ayau, Zona 10 |
| Nickname | UFM |
| Website | ufm |
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Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM), or Francisco Marroquín University, is a private, secular university in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Its website characterizes its mission as "to teach and disseminate the ethical, legal, and overall economic principles of a society of free and responsible persons."
According to Milton Friedman, it is "one of the leading universities in Latin America."
It was founded in 1971 by Manuel F. Ayau, known as Muso. Its namesake is Francisco Marroquín, an early bishop of Guatemala and translator of Central American languages, but the university does not follow any of his teachings or philosophies. Started by members of Centro de Estudios Economico-Sociales ("Center for Economic and Social Studies") with $40,000 and 125 students, UFM counts 2700 undergraduate students and 1500 graduate students as of 2009. The philosophy statement says that "universities need to place themselves beyond the conflicts of their time so that science and academic freedom – which humankind will need at all times – may be preserved."
In Guatemala, as in most of the rest of Latin America, the educational system concentrates students in their academic or professional discipline from the time of admission. Following secondary school, students are admitted to a particular school or department and, beginning the first year, they follow a prescribed program leading to a degree.
Licenciatura degree (Licentiate): in most of Latin America, the degree most commonly awarded to undergraduate students is the licenciatura. Traditionally, it includes several more academic credits than does a B.A. or a B.S.
Master's degree disciplines: business administration (MBA); entrepreneurial economics; international political economy; international relations, finance and taxation; management of human resources; social sciences. Master's degree in the following medical specialties: internal medicine, ophthalmology, pediatrics, radiology.
Doctoral degree disciplines: economics, law, social sciences.
The Ludwig von Mises Library has 100,000 visitors annually and is the most extensive collection of works on liberty in Latin America. There is a collection of the private libraries of prominent intellectuals and collectors:
At the beginning of the 2000s, the library started offering access to digital resources. It is subscribed to other services in this area including EBSCOHost databases, Oxford Scholarship Online, xRefer Plus and UpToDate, MDConsult and others.
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