Public university in Nicaragua
National Autonomous University of Nicaragua|
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| Motto | A la libertad por la universidad |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1812; 212 years ago (1812) |
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| Rector | Octavio Guevara |
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Administrative staff | 709 |
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| Students | 24,629 |
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| Postgraduates | 1,283 |
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| Location | , |
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| Website | www.unan.edu.ni/ |
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The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, UNAN) is a public university in Nicaragua. Its main campus is located in Managua. The original campus, UNAN-Leon, is located in León and is now mainly used for medicine majors.
2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests
UNAN was the site of violent clashes during the 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests.[1] Protesters fortified the UNAN campus, but were forced to retreat when the university was attacked by paramilitaries aligned with the government.[1]
Organization
The university is divided into five faculties:
- School of Medical Science
- Faculty of Education and Humanities
- Faculty of Economic Science
- POLISAL (Health Polytechnic)
- Faculty of science and engineering
