National Autonomous University of Nicaragua

The National Autonomous University of 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.

2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests

UNAN was the site of violent clashes during the 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests. Protesters fortified the UNAN campus, but were forced to retreat when the university was assaulted by police forces.

Organization

The university is divided into five faculties:

• School of Medical Science
• Faculty of Education and Humanities
• Faculty of Economic Science
• POLISAL (Health Polytechnic)
• Faculty of science and engineering

Notable people

• Anasha Campbell, politician and tourism executive

See also

• Education in Nicaragua
• List of universities in Nicaragua
• List of colonial universities in Latin America

References

External links

• UNAN Website