National Autonomous University of Nicaragua
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua | |
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| Motto | A la libertad por la universidad |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1812 |
| Rector | Octavio Guevara |
Administrative staff | 709 |
| Students | 24,629 |
| Postgraduates | 1,283 |
| Location | , |
| Website | www.unan.edu.ni/ |
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.
2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests
UNAN was the site of violent clashes during the 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests.[1] Protesters fortified the UNAN campus, but were forced to retreat when the university was assaulted by police forces.[1]
Organization
The university is divided into five faculties:
- School of Medical Science
- Faculty of Education and Humanities
- Faculty of Economic Science
- POLISAL (Health Polytechnic)
- Faculty of science and engineering
Notable people
- Anasha Campbell, politician and tourism executive
See also
- Education in Nicaragua
- List of universities in Nicaragua
- List of colonial universities in Latin America
References
- ^ a b Partlow, Joshua (14 July 2018). "'They are shooting at a church': Inside the 15-hour siege by Nicaraguan paramilitaries on university students". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018.
External links
- UNAN Website (in Spanish)
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