The University of San Pedro Sula USAP (Universidad de

San Pedro Sula San Pedro Sula () is the capital of Cortés Department, Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country in the Sula Valley, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean Sea. With a population of 671,460 ...

, or better known as "La U Privada" he Private College was founded in 1977 by the initiative of the ''Sociedad Promotora Educativa, S.A. de C.V'' and authorized by a governmental executive order on August 21, 1978. Its campus is located in the city of San Pedro Sula,

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

. Promoters of this first initiative in

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was a group of persons representing the business, professional, and cultural sectors of San Pedro Sula, led by Mr. Jorge Emilio Jaar, father of

Ricardo Jaar Ricardo Jorge Jaar is a Honduran academic and businessman, known for his contributions in higher education and corporate social responsibility. He was born in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. Personal data His parents are Mr. Jorge E. Jaar Q.D.D.G., a ...

, current Executive President of the university.

Majors

Initially, they offered two majors: *

Business Administration Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of management ...

(Administración de Empresas) * Law (Derecho) In the following years, they introduced * Arquitectura * Ingeniería en Operaciones y Logística * Ingeniería Industrial * Ingeniería Agronómica Administrativa * Ingeniería en Tecnologías Computacionales * Licenciatura en Diseño Gráfico, Técnico en Diseño Gráfico * Facultad de Ciencias Económico Administrativas * Licenciatura en Negocios Electrónicos * Licenciatura en Administración Financiera y Bancaria * Técnico en Administración de la Producción * Licenciatura en Mercadotecnia * Técnico en Administración de Ventas * Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Comunicación y Publicidad * Licenciatura en Administración Turística * Técnico en Administración Turística * Licenciatura en Informática Administrativa * Maestría en Administración de Empresas * Maestría en Administración Industrial and Maestría en Derecho Procesal Civil. In total, the university offers twenty-one majors. In the university's first year there were only a dozen professors throughout the disciplines. Today, there are more than 200. In 2007

Universidad de San Pedro Sula The University of San Pedro Sula USAP (Universidad de San Pedro Sula, or better known as "La U Privada" he Private College was founded in 1977 by the initiative of the ''Sociedad Promotora Educativa, S.A. de C.V'' and authorized by a government ...

together with Fundacion Educar, commenced the development of an educational media project to benefit the entire community in Central America, as well as the television and broadcasting industry in the region. Campus TV was inaugurated in November 2008.

Campus

The Campus is located on the north-west part of the city of San Pedro Sula, Cortés. Its extension covers twelve blocks.

References

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