National Technical University (Costa Rica) Explained

Universidad Técnica Nacional
Motto:	¡Tu futuro, es ahora!
Established:	2008
Type:	Public, undergraduate, graduate.
Rector:	Dr. Emmanuel González Alvarado
Students:	(2019)
City:	Alajuela
Coordinates:	10.007°N -84.2166°W

The National Technical University (Spanish; Castilian: Universidad Técnica Nacional) (UTN), was founded on 4 June 2008 as the fifth public university of Costa Rica. Its purpose is to provide the means for scientific and technical education to pursue the requirements of the country.^[1]

It was the result of merging several trade and craftsmanship schools that taught at the college level:

• Spanish; Castilian: Colegio Universitario de Alajuela (CUNA)
• Spanish; Castilian: Colegio Universitario de Puntarenas (CUP)
• Spanish; Castilian: Colegio Universitario para el Riego y Desarrollo del Trópico Seco (CURDTS)
• Spanish; Castilian: Escuela Centroamericana de Ganadería (ECAG)
• Spanish; Castilian: Centro de Investigación y Perfeccionamiento para la Educación Técnica (CIPET)
• Spanish; Castilian: Centro de Formación de Formadores y de Personal Técnico para el Desarrollo Industrial de Centroamérica (CEFOF)

Campuses

• Main campus, in Alajuela canton.
• Pacific campus in Puntarenas canton.
• Atenas canton.
• Guanacaste, in Liberia canton.
• San Carlos canton.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Universidad Técnica Nacional . Universidad Técnica Nacional . 9 February 2021.