Universidad Católica del Táchira
| Universidad Católica del Táchira | |
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| motto |
Sapientia Auro Melior Est (Latin: wisdom is more precious than gold.) |
| founding | 1962 |
| Sponsorship | Private |
| place | San Cristóbal , Venezuela |
| Rector | Javier Yonekura Shimizu |
| Website | www.ucat.edu.ve |
The Universidad Católica del Táchira ( UCAT ; German Catholic University of Táchira ) is a Catholic university in San Cristóbal , the capital of the state of Táchira , Venezuela .
history
The college was founded on July 10, 1962 by the diocese of San Cristóbal de Venezuela with the support of the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello and the Jesuit Order . It emerged from the branch office ( Extensión Táchira ) of the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello founded in San Cristóbal in 1953 ( Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Extensión Táchira - UCABET).
Faculties
- Law and Political Science
- Humanities and Education
- Economics and Social Sciences
cooperation
The university belongs to the Asociación de Universidades confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina (AUSJAL), the umbrella organization of the universities in Latin America supported by the Jesuits.
Web links
Footnotes
- ↑ http://www.ucat.edu.ve/web/rectorado/
- ↑ History of UCABET and UCAT ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2012 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on February 21, 2017 (Spanish).
- ↑ Directorio de Universidades AUSJAL ( Memento of the original from January 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 21, 2017.
Coordinates: 10 ° 27 ′ 51.4 " N , 66 ° 58 ′ 33.4" W.