In 2008, the University Council of the Universidad Nacional approved the opening of a new Huetar Norte and Caribbean Regional Section, located in the district of Horquetas in the largest canton of the province of Heredia, Sarapiquí, as a higher education option for localities in the North and Caribbean Zone.
This Regional Section offers an academic program for students from all over the country, but especially for those in the area of influence, which has had a positive impact on the region and has continued to grow to the present day.
It consists of 8 schools, 2 institutes or research centers, 3 master's degrees and 1 doctorate
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Tourism Recreation
International Trade and Business
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In 2008, a team made up of economists, administrators, social scientists, and professionals in the field of physical health, developed a project that converted what was previously a space used to provide fumigation services to nearby plantations into a university campus."
From 2015 to 2022, this Campus saw its student population grow, reaching a sustained enrollment of more than 600 regular students in 2021. It led to a change in all the curricula, with 90% of the academic staff now coming from the area, and it has an administrative staff that is committed to and identifies with the values and principles for which this Regional Section was created.
In this Regional Section, more than 90% of the enrolled population comes from public schools, both day and night.
In all these years of management, more than 900 degrees have been awarded, including diplomas, baccalaureates and bachelor's degrees. 90% of these degrees have been awarded to young people from the area.
Since its inception, the development of Substantive Action Modalities has been nurtured, with the consolidation of projects that address issues and topics related to indigenous territories, food security, academic success and support for secondary school students and older adults, among others.
Educational management and prospecting for the strengthening of higher education in the Huetar Norte and Caribbean region
Provides information, knowledge and follow-up regarding opportunities for access to UNA-certified higher education, focusing on students completing secondary education in the day and evening modalities, secondary school leavers, as well as indigenous, rural and Afro-Costa Rican populations in the Huetar Norte and Huetar Caribe regions. They receive tools for a successful enrolment process, which is reflected in continuously growing enrolment.
Mathematics with an ethnomathematical focus: evaluation and training
Strengthening mathematics education with an ethnomathematical focus in the Sulá de Talamanca Regional Education Directorate through the socio-educational evaluation of the seventh-year text Kulkuok I Cha and the creation of teacher training modules that contribute to the strengthening of cultural identity and indigenous rights through an intercultural education system. The involvement of indigenous peoples in the creation and restructuring of current knowledge makes this project one of the most ambitious, visionary and inclusive of this Regional Section.
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