National Agrarian University (Nicaragua) Explained

National Agrarian University
Native Name:Universidad Nacional Agraria (UNA)
Motto:Por un desarrollo agrario integral y sostenible
Mottoeng:For a comprehensive and sustainable agricultural development
Established:1917
Rector:Telémaco Talavera Siles[1]
Nickname:UNA

The National Agrarian University (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Agraria, UNA) is a public university in Managua, Nicaragua.[2] [3]

The National Agrarian University has its roots in the National School of Agriculture (Spanish: Escuela Nacional de Agricultura), established on May 25, 1917. It was incorporated in 1986, by presidential decree, into the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua as the Institute of Agricultural Sciences (ISCA).[4]

In 1990, the ISCA faculty at the National University became an independent entity; the National Agrarian University, with four faculties:

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.una.edu.ni/index.php/institucional/autoridades/rector Autoridades de la UNA: Rector
  2. Web site: UNESCO: Lista de universidades en Nicaragua . 2013-11-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206093149/http://www.unesco.org.ve/docs/wrt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2542:nicaragua&catid=210&Itemid=757 . 2015-02-06 . dead .
  3. http://www.cnu.edu.ni/index.php/universidades?pid=56&sid=62:Universidad-Nacional-Agraria-UNA Universities members of the CNU
  4. http://www.una.edu.ni/index.php/institucional/resena-historica Reseña histórica de la UNA