National Autonomous of Nicaragua LeónUNAN - León

NICARAGUA 130, 000 km2

5.9 million in habitants

1.0 million in the USA and Costa Rica

GDP per capita U$ 1,140

Young people over the age of hihger Education 800,000

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE HIGHEREDUCATION

1812: UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONFOUNDATION

1958: DECREE UNIVERSITYAUTONOMY

1979: MASSIFICATION OFEDUCATION

1980: NATIONAL COUNCIL OFHIGHER EDUCATION

1990: LAW 89, ACT ON THEAUTONOMY OF THE HEI

1995: RISES TO THE LEVEL CONSTITUTIONAL 6%

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATIONLEGAL BASIS

POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF NICARAGUA

LAW 89: AUTONOMY ACT

LAW 582 : GENERAL EDUCATION

LAW 704 : CREATIVE ACT OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THEASSURENCE OF THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATION ANDREGULATING THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR EVALUATION ANDACCREDITATION.

COMPOSITION SYSTEM UNIVERSITY OF NICARAGUA

4 STATE

UNIVERSITIES

4 PRIVATEUNIVERSITIESWITH STATE

SUBSIDY

2 UNIVERSTIESWITH STATE

SUBSIDYCOMUNITARIES

2 INSTITUTIONSOF HIGHER

EDUCATION OFTHE STATE FOR

SECURITY

45 AUTHORIZEDPRIVATE

UNIVERSITIES

OVERALL ENROLMENT HIGHER EDUCATION

165,000 Total Students

103,000 in State Universities

62,000 in Private Universities

28,000 Special Scholarships

5,200 Teachers

HISTORICAL DATAFounded on 10 January 1812 by DoctorsTomás Ruiz, Agustín Ayestas y NicolásGarcía .

Historical Background:

Conciliar Seminary of San RamónCollege Nonnato or Trent (1680).

Second University of CentralAmérica andlast of América founded by Spainards.

First University in Nicaragua , UniversityAutonomy 1958 Dr. Mariano FiallosGil.

Seminar Nonnato San Ramón (1670)January 10 1812

1947 National University1958 UNAN / 164 years after UNAN-León and UNAN-Managua

ORGANIZATION

Act on the Autonomy of higherEducation. Law . 89 AdministrativeAutonomy, Financial, Academic.

Act on the Autonomy of higherEducation. Law . 89 AdministrativeAutonomy, Financial, Academic.

University Status, reform year 2007University Status, reform year 2007

Rules and procedures of theorganization and operation

Rules and procedures of theorganization and operation

University Counciland Optional Council

University Counciland Optional Council

FacultiesFaculties

DepartmentsDepartments

Regional CentersRegional Centers

Mission

“Contribute to the transformation and development of theCentral American society with vocation , through the integralformation of the people, the generation and transformation of

knowledge and the dissemination of our cultural values”.

Vission

* UNAN-León is characteristic by full leaderships in all theirareas of work in the Central American Region, to promotescientific progress, conservation and dissemination of bestCultural Traditions and Humanistic, and by be institution

oriented to contribute to sustainable human development ofthe country and the region.*

HUMAN RESOURCES

Academic Staff:989

Administrative Staff and Service:942

ENROLMENT UNAN – LEON 2014

Undergradute:21,039students

Central headquarters, Leon 17,130students, represent the 81.42 %.

CUR Somoto: 1,332 students(Opening: in the year 2007)

CUR Jinotega: 1,338 students(Opening: in the year 2008)

CUR Somotillo: 1,079 students(Opening: in the 2008)

Extensión of San Carlos, Río San Juan160 students. (Opening: in the year2007)

SustainabilityBudgetary

Voltage

CHALLENGESCHALLENGES

Graduate Students:

700

PERCENTAGES OF ENROLLED BY DEPARTMENTSACADEMIC YEAR 2014

1.31%

0.79%

1.39%

0.23%

0.54%

2.28%

2.90%

1.76%

1.80%1.80%

56.63%24.15%

0.99%

0.37%

0.31%

0.25% 0.30%

TOTAL OF ENROLMENT 2014: 21,039 students

SUBSTANTIVEFUNCTIONS Teaching

ResearchLinking

UniversitySociety

Quality

FACULTIES AND PROGRAMS

MedicalSciences

ChemicalSciences

Economicsand Business

Odontology

EducationalSciences andHumanities

School ofVeterinaryMedicine

Sciencesand

Tecnology

Legal andSocial

Sciences

TEACHING

ACADEMIC OFFER

Undergraduate: 39career

Technical Training: 4career Postgraduate: 56

10 Graduates

32 Masters

12 Specialties

2 Doctorates

RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES

DIARIESEducation

Environment

Rule of Law

Health

TICS

Productionand

Economy

Energy

Research Diaries

28 Service units and 246 in Lines of Research Predominant Areas: Health and the EnvironmentUNAN-León: 30 % of the publications in Nicaragua

Social Projection

ADRESSSOCIALPROJEC

-TION

RESEARCH INTHE

COMMUNITY

CONTINIUNGEDUCATION

AND UPDATING

DIVULGATION

PROFESSIONALPRACTICE

ANDUNIVERSITYVOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES NOT

COGNOSITIVES

SPORTINGACTIVITIES

CULTURALACTIVITIES

RESEARCH CENTERS ANDLABORATORIES

RESEARCH OF LABORATORIESFACULTY OF SCIENCE AND

TECHNOLOGY

Laboratory of Trace HeavyMetals (LTHMP).

Laboratory Water Analysis(LWA).

Laboratory Analisis of Soil.

Environmental MicrobiologyLaboratory (Water and Soil).

Laboratory of SeparationTechniques.

Laboratory of Molecular Genetic

Tissue Culture Laboratory

Marine Research LaboratoryAquacuture (MRLA)

FACULTY OF SCIENCE OFCHEMISTRY

Quality Control Laboratory ofPhysic-Chemical andMicrobiological Food.

Laboratory of Quaility Controlof Medicinal Products (LQCMP)

FACULTY OF MEDICALSCIENCES

Laboratory of Microbiologyand Parasitology Clínic

Laboratory of ClínicalBiochemistry Jean MarcLongueville

Research Centers

FACULTY OFMEDICALSCIENCE

• Center of Research in Demography and Health(CRDH).• Center of Resarch in Infections (CRI)• Research Center of Health, Labor and

Environment (RCHLE).

FACULTY OFSCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY

• Center of Geographic Information System (CGIS)• Herbarium: UNAN – León• Foresty Research Center (FRC)• National Reference Center in Agroplasticultural

(CRCA)• Center of Research and Reproductión of Biological

Controlers (CRRBC).

SCHOOL OFVETERINARY

MEDICINE

• Veterinary Center for Diagnosisand Research (VCRDR)

Research Centers

• Center of HistoricalStudies (CHS)

FACULTY OFEDUCATION AND

HUMANITIES

• Center of Mediation andConflict Resolution• Institute of Human Wrights

«Fray Antonio Valdivieso»• Program of Regional

Integration and InterUniversitary Center(PRIIUC)• Law Firm «Bernardino Díaz

Ochoa»

FACULTY OF LAW ANDSOCIALS SCIENCES

• Dental Clinic«AYAPAL»

FACULTY OFDENTISTRY

SERVICES OFFERED AT THE RESEARCH CENTERS

• Clinical ServicesDiagnostics• Studies of

EnvironmentalPollution• Social Outreach

Program

Health Care

• EpimediologicalStudies• Impact Estudies• Clinical• Environmental• Pharmaceutical

Industry

Adviser`sOffice

• Courses in Lines•Mastries• Doctorates• Training Courses• Publications and

Writing skills

Educatives

CONVENTIONS BY SUBSTANTIVES AREAS

DISTRIBUTION OF CONVENTIONS BY GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

CONVENTIONS SIGNED BY FACULTY

DISTRIBUTION OF CONVENTIONS BY DEVELOPMENT AREA

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