Research Centers - Erasmus Mundus Assur Project

National Autonomous of Nicaragua León
UNAN - 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 HIGHER
EDUCATION
1980: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF
HIGHER EDUCATION
1990: LAW 89, ACT ON THE
AUTONOMY OF THE HEI
1979: MASSIFICATION OF
EDUCATION
1958: DECREE UNIVERSITY
AUTONOMY
1812: UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
FOUNDATION
1995: RISES TO THE LEVEL CONSTITUTIONAL 6%
HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION
LEGAL BASIS
POLITICAL CONSTITUTION OF NICARAGUA
LAW 89: AUTONOMY ACT
LAW 582 : GENERAL EDUCATION
LAW 704 : CREATIVE ACT OF THE NATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE
ASSURENCE OF THE QUALITY OF THE EDUCATION AND
REGULATING THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR EVALUATION AND
ACCREDITATION.
COMPOSITION SYSTEM UNIVERSITY OF NICARAGUA
4 STATE
UNIVERSITIES
45 AUTHORIZED
PRIVATE
UNIVERSITIES
2 INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER
EDUCATION OF
THE STATE FOR
SECURITY
4 PRIVATE
UNIVERSITIES
WITH STATE
SUBSIDY
2 UNIVERSTIES
WITH STATE
SUBSIDY
COMUNITARIES
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 DATA
Founded on 10 January 1812 by Doctors
Tomás Ruiz, Agustín Ayestas y Nicolás
García .
Historical Background:
Conciliar Seminary of San Ramón
College Nonnato or Trent (1680).
Second University of CentralAmérica and
last of América founded by Spainards.
First University in Nicaragua , University
Autonomy 1958
Dr. Mariano Fiallos
Gil.
January 10 1812
Seminar Nonnato San Ramón (1670)
1947 National University
1958 UNAN / 164 years after UNAN-León and UNAN-Managua
ORGANIZATION
Act on the Autonomy of higher
Education. Law . 89 Administrative
Autonomy, Financial, Academic.
University Council
and Optional Council
Faculties
University Status, reform year 2007
Departments
Rules and procedures of the
organization and operation
Regional Centers
Mission
“Contribute to the transformation and development of the
Central American society with vocation , through the integral
formation 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 their
areas of work in the Central American Region, to promote
scientific progress, conservation and dissemination of best
Cultural Traditions and Humanistic, and by be institution
oriented to contribute to sustainable human development of
the country and the region.*
HUMAN RESOURCES
Academic Staff:
989
Administrative Staff and Service:
942
ENROLMENT UNAN – LEON 2014
Undergradute:
21,039
students
Central headquarters, Leon 17,130
students, represent the 81.42 %.
Graduate Students:
700
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 Juan
160 students. (Opening: in the year
2007)
Voltage
Sustainability
Budgetary
CHALLENGES
PERCENTAGES OF ENROLLED BY DEPARTMENTS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2014
1.31%
1.80%
1.80%
24.15%
1.76%
2.90%
2.28%
56.63%
0.99%
0.23%
0.54%
0.37%
0.79%
0.31%
0.25%
TOTAL OF ENROLMENT 2014: 21,039 students
0.30%
1.39%
SUBSTANTIVE
FUNCTIONS
Teaching
Quality
Research
Linking
University
Society
FACULTIES AND PROGRAMS
Legal and
Social
Sciences
Medical
Sciences
Chemical
Sciences
Sciences
and
Tecnology
School of
Veterinary
Medicine
Economics
and Business
Odontology
Educational
Sciences and
Humanities
TEACHING
ACADEMIC OFFER
Undergraduate: 39
career
Technical Training: 4
career
Postgraduate: 56
10 Graduates
32 Masters
12 Specialties
2 Doctorates
RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES
Research Diaries
Health
Rule of Law
TICS
Production
and
Economy
Environment
Education
 28 Service units and 246 in Lines of Research
 Predominant Areas: Health and the Environment
UNAN-León: 30 % of the publications in Nicaragua
DIARIES
Energy
Social Projection
DIVULGATION
PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
AND
UNIVERSITY
VOLUNTEER
CONTINIUNG
EDUCATION
AND UPDATING
RESEARCH IN
THE
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES NOT
COGNOSITIVES
SPORTING
ACTIVITIES
ADRESS
SOCIAL
PROJEC
-TION
CULTURAL
ACTIVITIES
RESEARCH CENTERS AND
LABORATORIES
RESEARCH OF LABORATORIES
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
Laboratory of Trace
Metals (LTHMP).
Laboratory
(LWA).
Water
Heavy
Analysis
Laboratory Analisis of Soil.
Environmental
Microbiology
Laboratory (Water and Soil).
Laboratory
Techniques.
of
Separation
Laboratory of Molecular Genetic
Tissue Culture Laboratory
Marine Research Laboratory
Aquacuture (MRLA)
FACULTY OF SCIENCE OF
CHEMISTRY
Quality Control Laboratory of
Physic-Chemical
and
Microbiological Food.
Laboratory of Quaility Control
of Medicinal Products (LQCMP)
FACULTY OF MEDICAL
SCIENCES
Laboratory of Microbiology
and Parasitology Clínic
Laboratory
Biochemistry
Longueville
of
Clínical
Jean
Marc
Research Centers
FACULTY OF
MEDICAL
SCIENCE
• Center of Research in Demography and Health
(CRDH).
• Center of Resarch in Infections (CRI)
• Research Center of Health, Labor and
Environment (RCHLE).
FACULTY OF
SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY
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).
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SCHOOL OF
VETERINARY
MEDICINE
• Veterinary Center for Diagnosis
and Research (VCRDR)
Research Centers
FACULTY OF LAW AND
SOCIALS SCIENCES
• Center of Historical
Studies (CHS)
FACULTY OF
EDUCATION AND
HUMANITIES
• Center of Mediation and
Conflict Resolution
• Institute of Human Wrights
«Fray Antonio Valdivieso»
• Program
of
Regional
Integration
and
Inter
Universitary
Center
(PRIIUC)
• Law Firm «Bernardino Díaz
Ochoa»
• Dental Clinic
«AYAPAL»
FACULTY OF
DENTISTRY
SERVICES OFFERED AT THE RESEARCH CENTERS
• Clinical Services
Diagnostics
• Studies of
Environmental
Pollution
• Social Outreach
Program
Health Care
Adviser`s
Office
• Epimediological
Studies
• Impact Estudies
• Clinical
• Environmental
• Pharmaceutical
Industry
• 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
Thank you very much
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