InternationalPrograms

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The Universidad Centroamericana• TheUniversidadCentroamericana (UCA) is thefirstprivateuniversityestablished inCentral

America. It was founded in Nicaragua by the Society of Jesus in 1960, as a non-profit,autonomous,educationalinstitutionofpublicserviceandChristianinspiration.ItisamemberoftheAssociationofLatinAmericanUniversitiesEntrustedtotheSocietyofJesus(AUSJAL).

• UCA incorporatesan internationaland interculturaldimension into its curriculum, researchand social outreach activities, working in networks and establishing partnerships with anumberof institutions inLatinAmerica, theUnitedStatesandEurope,whichcontributetoraisingacademicquality.

• TheUniversity’sresearchstrategiesprioritizeissuessensitivetonationalandglobalcontexts,integratingitsschools,institutesandcentersaroundthefollowingtopics:SustainableTerritorialDevelopment;State,DemocracyandCitizenParticipation;ClimatechangeandEnvironmentalManagement;CitizenEducationandCulture;Population,MigrationandLaborMarkets.

PartnershipsLatin AmericaUniversidadCatólicadeCórdoba–ArgentinaUniversidadNacionaldeRosario–ArgentinaUniversidaddeCongreso–ArgentinaUniversidadedoValedoRíodosSinos–BrasilPontificiaUniversidadeCatólicadoRiodeJaneiro–BrasilUniversidadeCatólicadePernambuco–BrasilCentroUniversitariodaFei–BrasilUniversidadeEstadualdeCampinas–BrasilUniversidadAlbertoHurtado–ChileUniversidaddelaFrontera–ChilePontificiaUniversidadJaverianaBogotá–ColombiaPontificiaUniversidadJaverianaCali–ColombiaPontificiaUniversidadCatólicadelEcuador–EcuadorUniversidadCentroamericana“JoséSimeónCañas”–ElSalvadorUniversidadRafaelLandívar–GuatemalaUniversidadIberoamericanaCiudaddeMéxico–MéxicoUniversidadIberoamericanaLeón-MéxicoUniversidadIberoamericanaPuebla-MéxicoUniversidadIberoamericanaTorreón-MéxicoUniversidadLoyoladelPacífico–MéxicoInstitutoTecnológicoydeEstudiosSuperioresdeOccidente(ITESO)–MéxicoInstitutoSuperiorInterculturalAyuuk(ISIA)-MéxicoUniversidadAntonioRuizdeMontoya–PerúUniversidaddelPacífico–Perú

Networks

AsociacióndeUniversidadesconfiadasalaCompañíadeJesúsenAméricaLatina(AUSJAL),AsociaciónUniversitariaIberoamericanadePosgrado(AUIP),OrganizaciónUniversitariaInteramericana(OUI-IOHE),UnióndeUniversidadesdeAméricaLatinayelCaribe(UDUAL), Federación Internacional deUniversidades Católicas (FIUC), Red Iberoamericana deUniversidades Promotoras de laSalud(RIUPS).

UniversidadCatólicadelUruguay–UruguayUniversidadCatólicaAndrésBello–VenezuelaUniversidadCatólicadelTáchira–VenezuelaInstitutoUniversitarioJesúsObrero–Venezuela

North AmericaUniversitédeQuébecaMontreal-CanadaUniversityofAlabamainBirmingham–EstadosUnidosAugsburgCollege–EstadosUnidosFairfieldUniversity–EstadosUnidosMarquetteUniversity–EstadosUnidosUniversityofSanFrancisco–EstadosUnidosSeattleUniversity–EstadosUnidos

EuropeUniversitätBielefeld-AlemaniaEvangelischeHochschuleDarmstadt–AlemaniaAlpenAdriaUniversitätKlagenfurt-AustriaUniversiteitAntwerpen–BélgicaUniversidaddeCádiz–EspañaUniversidaddeDeusto–EspañaUniversidaddeGirona–EspañaUniversidadLoyolaAndalucía–EspañaUniversidadPompeuFabra–EspañaUniversidadRamónLlull-InstitutoQuímicodeSarrià–EspañaUniversidad Ramón Llull – Escuela Superior de Administración deEmpresas–EspañaUniversidaddeSalamanca–España

International Partnerships and Networks

UCAhasapopulationof9,500undergraduateandgraduatestudents.ItiscomprisedoffourSchoolsoffering19undergraduatemajors:

School of Science, Technology and Environment:ArchitectureGraphicDesignCivilEngineeringEnvironmentalEngineeringNetworksandTelecommunicationsEngineeringInformationSystemsEngineeringIndustrialEngineering

School of Economics and Business Studies:BusinessAdministrationPublicAccountingandAuditingAppliedEconomicsFinanceMarketing

School of Law:Law

School of Humanities and Communication:CommunicationTeachingEnglishasaForeignLanguageHumanitiesandPhilosophyPsychologySociologySocialWorkandDevelopmentManagement

Postgraduate programs2PhD15Masters

Moreinformationinposgrado.uca.edu.ni

Office of Academic Cooperation and Internationalization

The Office of Academic Cooperation and Internationalization is in charge of the promotion,coordination,followupandaccompanimentoftheinternationalizationprocessesandinitiativesoftheUniversity,includingtheacademicexchangeprogramandotherinternationalprograms.

Student Academic Exchange ProgramTheStudentAcademicExchangeProgramisdirectedtowardsinternationalstudentsfrompartneruniversitiesattheundergraduateandgraduatelevelwhowishtostudyuptooneacademicyearatUniversidadCentroamericana(UCA). Underthisprogram,thestudentpaysacademicfeesatthehomeuniversity.

Independent Students ProgramTheIndependentStudentsProgramisdirectedtowardsinternationalstudentsfromnon-partneruniversitiesattheundergraduateandgraduatelevelwhowishtostudyuptooneacademicyearatUniversidadCentroamericana(UCA).ThestudentapplyingunderthisProgrampaystuitionandfeestoUCA.

Research stays, internships, practicums and social outreach

UCAprovidestheopportunityforfacultymembersandstudentstodoresearchstaysandinternshipsatitsvariousinstitutesandresearchandoutreachcenters:

TheResearchandDevelopmentInstituteNitlapanwww.nitlapan.org.niTheInstituteforTraining,ResearchandEnvironmentalDevelopment(CIDEA) www.cidea.uca.edu.niTheInstituteofHistoryofNicaraguaandCentralAmerica(IHNCA)www.ihnca.edu.niTheInstituteofEducation(IDEUCA)www.ideuca.uca.edu.ni

TheCenterforSocio-culturalAnalysis(CASC)TheMolecularBiologyCenter(CBM)TheBiologicalStationJuanRobertoZarrukMore information in www.uca.edu.ni

Internships and practicumsUCAcurriculumrequiresstudentstoparticipateininternshipsandpracticumsatpublicandprivateinstitutionsinNicaragua.Internationalstudentscantakeadvantageofthesepartnershipsduringtheirstaytohavetheirowninternshipexperience.

Social OutreachVisitingstudentsparticipating in theexchangeprogramandspecial short-termprogramshave theoptiontoparticipateinSocialServiceactivitiesandintheSocialVolunteeringProgramattheUniversityPastoralCenter.ThepossibilitiesforvolunteeringcanbeextendedtootherprojectsoftheSocietyofJesusinNicaraguathroughUCA’scoordination.

International programs

Public Health Issues in Nicaragua

A10-dayexperiencethatprovides internationalstudentswith theopportunityofworkingwithan interdisciplinary teammade up of students and faculty from Universidad Centroamericanaandmembers ofNicaraguan communities onpublic health issues.Teamswork ondeveloping,implementing,andevaluatingsustainablesolutionsforcommunity-identifiedhealthissues.StudentsarehousedinUniversity–affiliatedhousing,allmealsandlocaltransportationareprovidedandavarietyofculturalexperiencesareincluded.

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Summer Intensive Language and Culture Program

Thesummer intensive languageandcultureprogramoffersstudents theopportunity tostudylanguageintensivelythroughclasswork,lecture,seminars,fieldexcursions,andculturalevents.The study of Latin American culture is integrated into language instruction and incorporateshistorical,anthropological,politicalandeconomicdimensions.TheprogramistaughtcompletelyinSpanishwithhomestayfamilylodgingtomaximizeopportunitiesfororalfluency.

Ithasadurationofsixweeksduringwhichstudentstakethreecourses:MesoamericanCultureandIdentity,LatinAmericanLiteratureandHistoryofNicaragua.

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Ecosystems of Nicaragua: Environmental and Economic Challenges

A threeweek course, taught in English,which studies the unique and interesting challenges inconservation and environmental and economic sustainability faced by Nicaragua.The studentsparticipating in thecourse travel todifferentecosystemswhere theyareable toexamine issuesrelatedtoenvironmentalresourcemanagementanditsimpactoncommunities,aswellasexploringcommunitybasedsolutionstosustainableresourcemanagement.Thecoursetopicsarebiodiversityconservation indryandcloud forests,communitybasedresourcemanagementandmangroves,peopleandshellfish.

International programs

Design your own program

IncollaborationwiththedifferentschoolsandacademicdepartmentsoftheUniversity,specialprogramsaredevelopedinSpanishorEnglishforforeignuniversitiesandinstitutionsaccordingtotheiracademic,socialserviceandculturalinterests.

Servicesweoffer:

Programdesign.InclusionofUCA’sfacultymembersandstudentswithanemphasisoninterculturalexchangeandcollaboration.AccesstoawiderangeofcontactsandexperienceswithintheUniversityandNicaragua.Organizationoftoursandexcursionstoplacesofacademic,culturalandtouristicinterest.Logistics:accommodation,transportation,interpretation,etc.

International programs

Contact Info

Office of Academic Cooperation and InternationalizationDireccióndeCooperaciónAcadémicaeInternacionalización

(505)2278-1490Ext.:1342/1343/1345

riuca@uca.edu.ni

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