National Autonomous University of Nicaragua

The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, UNAN) is the main state-funded public university of Nicaragua.

National Autonomous University of Nicaragua
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua
MottoA la libertad por la universidad
TypePublic
Established1812 (1812)
RectorOctavio Guevara
Administrative staff
709
Students24,629
Postgraduates1,283
Location,
Websitewww.unan.edu.ni/

Its main campus is located in Managua. The original campus, UNAN-Leon, is located in León and is now secondary, mainly used for medicine majors.

2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests

UNAN was the site 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

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