Central University of Nicaragua explained

Central University of Nicaragua
Native Name:	Universidad Central de Nicaragua (UCN)
Motto:	Pensando en tu futuro
Mottoeng:	Thinking about your future
Established:	1998
Type:	Private, non-profit
Rector:	Francisco López Pérez
City:	Managua
Country:	Nicaragua
Colors:	Green, gold, & blue
Other Name:	UCN

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).^[4]

Division of International and European Programs

On 22 March 2012, the UCN signed in Managua an agreement with the United Mahatma Gandhi University in India, Universidad de Cundinamarca in Colombia, Universidad de la Salle in Costa Rica, 3G University in the UAE, Fundación Universitaria Samuel Hahnemann in Colombia and Universidad Azteca in Mexico to issue degrees externally through the institutions.^[5] UCN also offers an EdD-PhD programme in Innsbruck, Austria.^{[6] [7]}

UCN also collaborates with Texila American University, Guyana, to provide distance learning programs.^[8] In Nicaragua, it has 3 locations hosting 6,473 on-campus students and 4,251 distance learning students as of 2014.

Faculties and programs

The university offers courses in medicine, pharmacy, business, law, social science, engineering, veterinary medicine, and psychology.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

External links

• Universidad Central de Nicaragua
• Universidad Central de Nicaragua international programs
• School of Environmental and Waste Management

Notes and References

1. http://www.cnu.edu.ni/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96:universidades&catid=34:cnu The National Council of Universities (CNU) of the Republic of Nicaragua
2. Web site: Authorised by CNU Consejo Nacional de Universidades . 2020-01-21 . 2016-08-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160804131754/http://businessschooldirect.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Costancia_Doctorado_CNU.96161500.pdf . dead .
3. http://businessschooldirect.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/CONSTANCIA_CNEA_Jan_2014.34155527.pdf UCN starts process of Auto-Evaluation with CNEA in 2012
4. http://businessschooldirect.info/yahoo_site_admin/assets/docs/Universidad_Central_de_Nicaragua_certificate.27480508.pdf# ASIC Accreditation Status
5. http://businessschooldirect.info/about_us/partners International Confederation of Higher Studies - CONIES
6. http://www.univ-azteca.edu.mx/En/graduate/ Offering Double Degrees with Azteca University
7. http://businessschooldirect.info/ Universidad Central de Nicaragua European Programs
8. https://ucnedu.org/ TAU-UCN Distance Learning Programs for Students Worldwide
9. https://www.ucn.edu.ni/?page_id=598 UCN Faculty of Medical Sciences
10. https://www.ucn.edu.ni/?page_id=635 UCN Veterinary Medicine
11. http://www.univ-azteca.edu.mx/En/graduate/ UCN Universidad Central de Nicaragua and offered as inter-university degree programmes
12. https://www.ucn.edu.ni/?page_id=3531 UCN International School of Psychology