Universidad de Costa Rica

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Universidad de Costa Rica
University of Costa Rica
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
Facade of the architecture branch of the university

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

Commons : Universidad de Costa Rica  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ lat. I see the light
  2. ↑ Rectoría → Curriculum (Spanish)
  3. ^ 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.