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Institutional Profile

Most relevant data and information about UNA
Most relevant data and information about UNA

This institutional profile summarizes the most relevant data of the Universidad Nacional through the contribution of the different Faculties, Centers, Regional Headquarters, Regional Section and Humanistic Colleges, as well as administrative bodies, which, together with research and extension projects, are part of the substantial contribution that this house of higher studies offers to Costa Rican society.

Recognition and prestige

A path of excellence and institutional quality

The Organic Statute of the Universidad Nacional proclaims excellence as one of the values underpinning university activity. This value is understood as “the constant search for the highest internationally recognized standards of quality in academic activity and institutional management.”
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International projection

Agreements, mobility and international projects

UNA promotes the development of relationships with international universities and higher education institutions, as well as with other actors in national and international civil society to favor substantive academic work and its internationalization.
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Student Population

Admission model and university scholarship system

With an admission model that is unique in the country, the UNA guarantees that the most vulnerable sectors of the country have equal access to higher education. It also has a scholarship system and student services that are strengthened year after year, with the aim of providing opportunities for the Costa Rican population to access high-quality public higher education.
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Range of Degrees

In the areas of knowledge necessary to strengthen the country's development.

UNA offers a wide range of undergraduate, postgraduate and technical degrees in the different areas of knowledge necessary to promote the country's development in a more comprehensive, sustainable and equitable way. Many of the university degrees are accredited according to high quality standards by national and international organizations.
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Academia

Teaching, research and university extension for Costa Rica

UNA fulfills its mission through teaching, research, social outreach and intellectual production. These actions are derived from an innovative, relevant and timely endeavor that seeks dialogue between different disciplines, with a forward-looking vision. In this way, it develops a model that stimulates the link between the various social actors for the development of the country's communities, territories and regions.
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Organizational Structure

A university with a national impact

Through its faculties, centers and branches, the UNA makes a substantial contribution to the development of the country. The strategic location of its university campuses means it has a national presence and impact through teaching, outreach and university research.
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