IAU-017342
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-017342

Nicaragua

top General Information

Address

Street:Rotonda Rubén Darío 150 metros al oeste
P.O. Box 69

City:Managua

WWW:https://www.uca.edu.ni

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded 1960 as a private autonomous university by the Society of Jesus. Mainly financed by student fees and grants, but receives some support from the State and international cooperation

Academic Year

February to December (February-April; May-August; September-December)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (bachillerato); Entrance examination required for some majors

Tuition Fees

National:60-100 per subject per term, depending on each subject (USD)

Language(s)

Spanish

Accrediting Agency

Consejo Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación (CNEA)

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : José Alberto Idiáquez Guevara

Job title:Rector


Senior Administrative Officer : Laurie Ethel Cordua Cruz

Job title:Secretary General


Senior Administrative Officer : Tania María Zambrana Almendárez

Job title:Vice President, Administration


International Relations Officer : María Dolores Pérez Canelo

Job title:Director, Academic Cooperation and Internationalization

top Divisions

Centre : Innovation


Chair : Xabier Gorostiaga, S.J.

Fields of study:Development Studies, Educational Sciences


Faculty : Economics and Business Administration

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Marketing, Tourism


Faculty : Humanities

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Communication Studies, Development Studies, Foreign Languages Education, Law, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology


Faculty : Science, Technology and Environment

Fields of study:Animal Husbandry, Civil Engineering, Computer Networks, Environmental Engineering, Graphic Design, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Telecommunications Engineering


Institute : History of Nicaragua and Central America

Fields of study:History, Latin American Studies, Regional Studies

More details:IHNCA


Institute : Natural Sciences

Fields of study:Natural Sciences

More details:Interdisciplinary


Institute : Research and Development

Fields of study:Economics

More details:Nitlapán


Institute : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Social Sciences

More details:Interdisciplinary


Institute : Training, Research and Environmental Development

Fields of study:Environmental Studies

More details:CIDEA


Research Division : Juan Roberto Zarruk - Jinotega Biological Station

Fields of study:Biology


Research Division : Julio Lopez de la Fuente S.J. Solar Station

Fields of study:Meteorology


Research Division : Molecular Biology

Fields of study:Molecular Biology

More details:CBM

top Degrees

Arquitecto

Fields of study:Architecture


Ingeniero

Fields of study:Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology


Licenciatura

Fields of study:Accountancy, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Computer Networks, Development Studies, Economics, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, Graphic Design, Law, Marketing, Philosophy, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism


Especialidad Profesional/ Especialidad Médica

Fields of study:Leadership, Management


Maestría

Fields of study:Business Administration, Criminal Law, Cultural Studies, Law


Doctorado

Fields of study:Law

Note

Also Postgraduate Diplomas

top Academic Periodicals

Periodicals

Revista de Derecho

Revista de Historia

Revista Encuentro

Revista Envío

Revista WANI

Main Press

Editorial UCA

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Full Time Total:621

Students

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Total:8850

Updated on 07-10-2021