Universidad Centroamericana (Managua)
| Universidad Centroamericana | |
Veritas liberabit vos.
Truth will make you free. |
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| Motto | Somos UCA |
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Motto in English
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We're UCA |
| Type | Private |
| Established | July 23, 1960 |
| Affiliation | AUSJAL (Assoc.of Jesuit Universities in LA) |
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Religious affiliation
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Jesuit (Roman Catholic) |
| Rector | Rev. José Alberto Idiáquez Guevara, SJ |
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Academic staff
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829 |
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Administrative staff
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540 |
| Undergraduates | 8,787 |
| Postgraduates | 643 |
| Location | Managua, Nicaragua |
| Website | UCA |
Central American University – Managua (Universidad Centroamericana – UCA) is a university located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in July 1960 by the Society of Jesus and was the first private university in Central America. It numbers among its alumni Daniel Ortega, Daisy Zamora, and Ernesto Leal. (Another Jesuit institution called "UCA" was founded in El Salvador in 1965 and is more fully named Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas.)
Centro Superior de Idiomas (CSI) at UCA offers a variety of programs open to all who are interested in studying languages: English (for children, adolescents, and adults as well as ESL), German, French, Japanese,) Russian, and Spanish for foreigners. An MA in English is also offered.
Center for Molecular Biology (CBM) was established at the Faculty of Science and Technology at UCA in 1999 with financial help from the Pew Foundation, New England Biolabs, WHO, and the University of California San Francisco. As the first molecular research center in Nicaragua it addresses human, economic, and industrial development as well as environmental, agricultural, and health issues. It has grown to include a DNA diagnostic utility for the police and the judicial system, paternity tests, and numerous other programs including graduate education. It organizes the National Biotechnology Congress which includes Nobel prize winners among its participants, and helps shape public policy.
Cocurricular activities include classes which meet several hours a week: chorus, lyric singing, artistic dance, experimental theater, group singing and vocal technique, and creative writing.
in 2016 UCA had exchange programs with 51 universities in 20 countries worldwide.
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