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The oldest institution of higher education in Nicaragua is the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, which was founded in León in 1812, during the Spanish colonial period. In Nicaragua , there are ten core public and private non-profit universities that receive state funding, and these constitute the members of the National Council of ...
The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, UNAN) is a public university in Nicaragua. Its main campus is located in Managua . The original campus, UNAN-Leon , is located in León and is now mainly used for medicine majors.
While taking into consideration Nicaragua's income level, the nation is achieving 92.3% of what should be possible based on its resources (income) for primary education but only 55.1% for secondary education. [4] 82.6% of the population age 15 and over is literate, the lowest literacy rate in Central America. [5]
In 1812, UNAN-León became the second university in Central America and the last one established during the end of the Spanish colony on the continent of America. By government decree in 1983, the campus of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León and Managua , became two separate entities: UNAN and UNAN-León.
New building of the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Managua, 2013. The first signs of the discipline called engineering in Nicaragua go back to 1680, in the San Ramon Seminary located in the city of Leon, where were taught the first courses of arithmetic, geometry, algebra and physics; this seminary reached the level of university by royal decree on January 10, 1812.
The university had already been singled out for budget cuts and its leaders targeted, including UCA rector and Jesuit priest Jose Idiaquez who last year was barred from returning to Nicaragua ...
The American University (Spanish: Universidad Americana (UAM)) is a private university located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in 1992 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in a variety of professional fields including law, medicine, business, and engineering. While most degree programs include English language requirements ...
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).