Dr. José Matías Delgado University (, UJMD), is a

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located in

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, La Libertad,

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. Founded on September 15, 1977, it was one of the first private institutions of

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established in the country.

History

Named in honor of Salvadoran priest, lawyer, politician and national hero

José Matías Delgado José Matías Delgado y de León (24 February 1767 – 12 November 1832) was a Salvadoran priest and doctor known as ''El Padre de la Patria Salvadoreña'' (The Father of the Salvadoran Fatherland). He was a prominent leader in the independen ...

, UJMD, also known as "La Matías", was conceived as a

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by Salvadoran intellectuals, academics and businessmen, its main objective being the formation of professionals with the capability of improving and directing the business and judicial institutions of the time. Its intent, from its foundation in 1977, has been to defend and develop

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principles. By 1978 the University began its academic activities with three faculties: the "Dr. Isidro Menéndez" Faculty of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences; the "Dr. Santiago I. Barberena" Faculty of Economics and the "Francisco Gavidia" Faculty of General Culture and Fine Arts. Following the events of the

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, the University continued its activities despite the circumstances of the conflict, increasing the demand of

at the time where new faculties and careers developed. It was geographically decentralized during its early years in

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, but was brought together on a single location (the current campus, in the

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) in 1986; in 1992 the faculties of Agriculture and Engineering were created and then in 1993 with the faculty of Health Sciences. Between 2004 and 2005 a second campus was opened, relocating the Economics and Jurisprudence faculties; in 2008 another campus was established in the municipality of

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by an agreement with the Padre Arrupe Foundation, becoming a specialized nursing school. It offers 27 undergraduate degrees, 11 postgraduate degrees and a large variety of diplomas and courses for

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, consisting of a faculty of more than 600 professors. Since its foundation until 2018, the University was administrated by well-known Salvadoran writer, dramatist and jurist, David Escobar Galindo.

Campus

The University currently has two campuses, with the following faculties and schools:

Main Campus

* Faculty of Arts and Sciences "Francisco Gavidia" ** School of Architecture ** School of Design "Rosemarie Vázquez de Ángel" ** School of Communications ** School of Psychology ** School of Fine Arts * Faculty of Health Sciences "Dr. Luis Edmundo Vásquez" * Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Research "Julia Hill de O'Sullivan" * Faculty of Engineering * Faculty of Postgraduate and Continuing Education

Second Campus

* Faculty of Jurisprudence and Social Sciences * Faculty of Economics, Enterprise and Business The University has libraries in each campus, which possess a large quantity of digital and printed resources, including 19th century bibliographic accounts. Additionally, it has technical workshops, sports fields, computing centers, medical clinics with psychological assistance and laboratories for chemistry, physics, medicine and agricultural research, among others.

Academics

Undergraduate programs

José Matías Delgado University allows students to qualify for the following professional areas and degrees: * Medicine * Nursing * Food Engineering * Agroindustrial Engineering * Agricultural Biotechnology Engineering * Environmental Management Engineering * Industrial Engineering * Logistics and Distribution Engineering * Electronics and Communications Engineering * Architecture * Interior Architecture * Graphic Design * Craft Design * Communication Sciences * Psychology * Performing Arts * Music * Law * International Relations * Business Administration * Business Economics * Business Finance * Marketing * Accounting * Information Technology * Tourism

Postgraduate programs

Postgraduate studies at José Matías Delgado University consist of the following professional areas and degrees:

Master degrees

* Constitutional Law * Administrative Law * Business Administration * Business Finance * International Business * Project Management * Strategic Human Resources * Organizational Communication * Clinical Psychology * Public Administration

Doctorate degrees

* Private Law * Medicine

Student life

La Matías offers the opportunity for students to get involved in extracurricular activities like theatre groups, musical choirs, volunteering and sports like the following:

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and

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, among others. It also provides foreign language education like

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(which is an academic requirement for graduation),

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and Portuguese.

Distinctions

Since its foundation, the University has recognized the works of outstanding Savadoran people in their service for the country's community, being the following:Honoris Causa
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Honoris causa

* Guillermo Trigueros * Luis Escalante Arce * Alfonso Rochac * Jorge Lardé y Larín * Mercedes de Altamirano * Didine Poma de Rossotto * María de Boet * Cecilia Gallardo de Cano *

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* Felicidad Salazar-Simpson * Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt * Francisco Calleja

Meritorious professors

* Adolfo Oscar Miranda * Manuel Arrieta Gallegos * Julia Díaz