| Paulo Freire University | |
| Native Name: | Universidad Paulo Freire (UPF) |
| Motto: | Educación para la vida |
| Mottoeng: | Education for life |
| Established: | 2002 |
| Type: | Private |
| Rector: | Adrian Meza Sosa[1] |
| City: | Managua |
| Country: | Nicaragua |
| Nickname: | UPF |
| Website: | www.upf.edu.ni |
The Universidad Paulo Freire (UPF) is a university in Managua, Nicaragua, with branches in Managua, San Marcos, Carazo, San Carlos, Río San Juan.[2] It is named after Brazilian educator Paulo Freire.
The UPF was established in 1998 as the Paulo Freire University Institute (IPF) and has operated as an accredited university since 2002.[3] [4] [5]