The Central American Technological University () (UNITEC) is a

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coeducational institution with campuses in the three main cities of

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and

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History

UNITEC (Central American Technological University) is a private higher education institution founded in 1987 by a group of Honduran businessmen and professors of

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(UNAH), including William Chong Wong, who envisioned the creation of an institute that had as its main focus the teaching of the sciences to its students without compromising their knowledge of the humanities. It has been rated as the most prestigious private university in Honduras (Unimer Research International, amongst other independent firms), and throughout its history has demonstrated important leadership in the country, based on academic excellence, high technology, and promoting entrepreneurship; supported by strong internationalization programs for its students and faculty. This makes UNITEC one of the most recognized educational institutions in Central America also, thanks to its innovative educational model (SENECA, Laspau-Harvard), for its interest in contributing to national extension of society, and leading the development of various projects that have contributed to the development of marginalized populations in Honduras. This university also provides a choice of higher education to working adults through CEUTEC (Centre for Technological Development), which began operations in 2005. In that same year UNITEC became a member of

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. However, it ceased to be part of the Laureate network in 2020. Currently, UNITEC has five different campuses distributed in five major cities in Honduras, three in

, one in

and another in

. It has over 17,000 university students nationwide.

Academics

Its academic programs are focused on the contribution of professionals in the areas of business and engineering, some of them unique in Honduras offering 20 undergraduate programs and 8 master's programs.

Agreements and relationships

Unitec has established agreements and close relationships with other universities and Institutions worldwide: * Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Learning), Mexico *

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(Mexico National Autonomous University), Mexico Universidad del Valle de México (UVM), Mexico * Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, (Madrid Politechnical University) Spain * Escuela de Administración de Negocios para Graduados - ESAN- (School of Graduate Business Administration),

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* Centro de Investigación de Tecnología de Alimentos de la

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(CITA-UCR) (National Research Center on Food Service of Costa Rica University),

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* Escuela Superior de Economía y Administracion de Empresas (Graduate School of Economy and Business Administration),

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(Buenos Aires Institute of Technology),

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* Universidad Diego Portales (Diego Portales University),

* Universidad de Fortaleza (Fortaleza University),

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* Universidad Torcuato di Tella (Torcuato di Tella University),

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(University del Salvador),

* Universidad de Buenos Aires (Buenos Aires University),

* Universidad de Santiago de Chile (Santiago de Chile University),

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* Universidad Mayor (Major University),

* Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial (Industrial Technology National Institute),

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* Normandy Business School, France *

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, United States *

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, United States *

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* Universidad de Caxias do Sul (Caxias do Sul University),

* Fundacao Universidade de Brasil (Foundation of Brazil Universities),

* Universidad de Cienfuegos Carlos Rafaél Rodríguez,

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Since 2005 UNITEC Honduras is affiliated member of

, they have a partnership with more than 100 institutions worldwide.

References

External links

Unitec website
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