Galileo University
| Galileo University | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 7a. Avenue, Street Dr. Eduardo Suger Cofiño, Zone 10, Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | "To educate is to change visions and to transform lives" |
| Opened | October 31, 2000 |
| Faculty | 40,000 in 2012 |
| Color(s) | Blue and white |
| Website | www.galileo.edu |
Galileo University is a private school in Guatemala City. It was founded and authorized on October 31, 2000. Initially, it was the School of Computer Engineering (FISICC) of Universidad Francisco Marroquín. It stands out for its technological contribution in higher education in Guatemala.
The university was founded as a school of systems engineering, IT (Information Technology) and computer science (FISICC) of the Universidad Francisco Marroquín. In 1977 the faculty created the foundation Santo Domingo, which came to assist in the educational, technological, cultural and artistic heritage of Guatemala. After 22 years, the foundation initiated procedures for the approval of a new university. It was authorized by the Superior Council of Private Education on October 31, 2000 as a university. The name honors astronomer and mathematician Galileo Galilei.
The system of government of the university is made by the Board, the Academic Council and the Administrative Office. Two of these are led by Dr. Eduardo Suger Cofiño with the exception of the Academic Council.
The university has three towers, each identified with the name of an astronomer. The first is called Galileo, the second Copernicus, and the third Kepler.
It has seven schools:
It has seven vocational schools:
It has six institutes:
Galileo Educational System (GES) is an online education platform, which serves to support courses and as the real environment of online courses at Galileo University. Is adapted by the university on the platform dotLRN, which is supported by its presence in many prestigious universities such as MIT, the University of Heidelberg or the UNED of Spain, among others. The platform is active 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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