The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, UNAN) is a public university in Nicaragua. Its main campus is located in Managua. The original campus, UNAN-Leon, is located in León and is now mainly used for medicine majors.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua | |
Motto | A la libertad por la universidad |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1812 |
Rector | Octavio Guevara |
Administrative staff | 709 |
Students | 24,629 |
Postgraduates | 1,283 |
Location | , |
Website | www.unan.edu.ni/ |
UNAN was the site of violent clashes during the 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests.[1] Protesters fortified the UNAN campus, but were forced to retreat when the university was attacked by paramilitaries aligned with the government.[1]
The university is divided into five faculties:
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