The Central American Technological University ( Spanish : Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana ) (UNITEC) is a private coeducational institution with campuses in the three main cities of Honduras : Tegucigalpa , San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba .
11-402: UNITEC (Central American Technological University) is a private higher education institution founded in 1987 by a group of Honduran businessmen and professors of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (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
22-403: A website and some e-books . Every campus of UNAH has its own library. 14°5′7″N 87°9′47″W / 14.08528°N 87.16306°W / 14.08528; -87.16306 This Honduran university, college, or tertiary institution related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Juticalpa, Olancho Too Many Requests If you report this error to
33-936: A 42 cm Meade telescope. Apart from the main campus, UNAH has eight Regional Centers. Those centers include UNAH Valle de Sula in San Pedro Sula , the Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Atlantico (CURLA) in La Ceiba , the Centro Universitario Regional del Centro (CURC) in Comayagua , the Centro Universitario Regional Litoral Pacífico (CURLP) in the city of Choluteca , the Centro Tecnológico de Danlí in Danlí, El Paraíso ,
44-781: A member of Laureate International Universities . Currently, UNITEC has five different campuses distributed in five major cities in Honduras, three in Tegucigalpa , one in San Pedro Sula and another in La Ceiba . It has over 17,000 university students nationwide. 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. Unitec has established agreements and close relationships with other universities and Institutions worldwide: Universidad del Valle de México (UVM), Mexico Since 2005 UNITEC Honduras
55-473: Is affiliated member of Laureate International Universities , they have a partnership with more than 100 institutions worldwide. Universidad Nacional Aut%C3%B3noma de Honduras The National Autonomous University of Honduras ( Spanish : Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras ) is the national public university of Honduras . Founded in 1847, it has over 140 programs from the Bachelor 's level to
66-502: Is home to a sports complex named the Palacio Universitario, which has the 7,500 seat Estadio Olímpico José Trinidad Reyes , opened to the public in 2014. The university has 40 teams, including basketball , volleyball , soccer , and futsal . The UNAH Library system was founded in the late 1960s; the first principal was English librarian Mary Hallam (from 1968 to 1972). This library has more than 16,000 volumes. It has
77-734: The Centro Universitario Regional de Occidente (CUROC) in Santa Rosa de Copán , the Centro Tecnológico del Valle de Aguan (CURVA) in Olanchito , and the Centro Universitario Regional Nororiental (CURNO) in Juticalpa, Olancho . It is currently Honduras' largest university in terms of student enrollment and one of the largest university systems in Central America . UNAH's university city
88-609: The Doctorate , and is the largest and highest ranked university in Honduras. In December 1845, La Sociedad del Genio Emprendedor y del Buen Gusto was founded by Father José Trinidad Reyes as a private school. By 1847, it received backing from President Juan Lindo , and was reestablished as the University of Honduras, operating in the Church of St. Francis. In 1896, it was relocated to a building next to La Merced Church. In 1957,
99-421: 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
110-678: The military government gave the University autonomy, and it was renamed the National Autonomous University of Honduras. It later moved to the University City, where it operates today. The main campus is located in the country's capital of Tegucigalpa and is home to the university's Medical School hospital and campus. Located in the city is the Observatorio Astronómico Centroamericano de Suyapa (OACS/UNAH) , which uses
121-600: 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
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