Universidad de Costa Rica
Universidad de Costa Rica University of Costa Rica |
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motto | Lucem aspicio |
founding | 1940 |
Sponsorship | state |
place | San Jose , Costa Rica |
Rector (Rector / Rectora) | Henning Jensen Pennington |
Students | approx. 41,000 |
Networks | IAU |
Website | www.ucr.ac.cr |
The University of Costa Rica (Spanish: Universidad de Costa Rica , UCR for short ) is a public university in Costa Rica . The main campus is located in San Pedro , part of the capital San José . It is the oldest and largest university in the country.
history
The first university in Costa Rica was the University of St. Thomas ( Universidad de Santo Tomás ), which was founded in 1843. This university, which worked closely with the Catholic Church, was closed in 1888 by the more progressive and anti-clerical President Bernardo Soto Alfaro ; only the faculties of law, agricultural science , art and pharmacy continued to work independently. It wasn't until 1940 that a real university was brought back to life with the UCR.
matriculation
Local applicants must pass a test that is structured like the American SAT test . The result of this test is used together with the last school grades for admission to a specific subject. International applicants must have their diplomas and grades signed by the Ministry of Education in order to take a matriculation test.
Study life
The school year in Costa Rica runs from February to December and is divided into two semesters.
Web links
- Homepage (spanish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ lat. I see the light
- ↑ Rectoría → Curriculum (Spanish)
- ^ List of IAU Members. In: iau-aiu.net. International Association of Universities, accessed July 25, 2019 .
Coordinates: 9 ° 56 '12.3 " N , 84 ° 3' 4.2" W.