The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua ( es, link=no, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, UNAN) is the main state-funded public university of
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the coun ...
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Its main campus is located in
Managua
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. 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.
Protesters fortified the UNAN campus, but were forced to retreat when the university was attacked by paramilitaries aligned with the government.
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
See also
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Education in Nicaragua Education in Nicaragua is free for all Nicaraguans. Elementary education is free and compulsory although this is not strictly enforced. Many children are not able to attend if their families need to have them work. Communities on the Atlantic Coast ...
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List of universities in Nicaragua
The oldest institution of higher education in Nicaragua is the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, which was founded in León in 1812, during the Spanish colonial period. In Nicaragua, there are ten core public and private non-profit ...
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List of colonial universities in Latin America
References
External links
UNAN Website
UNAN
1812 establishments in the Spanish Empire
1812 establishments in North America
Buildings and structures in Managua
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