:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
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| name = National Autonomous University of Honduras
| native_name = Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras
| native_name_lang = es
| image = Escudo de la UNAH.svg
| image_size = 150px
| established = {{start date and age|1847|9|19|df=yes}}
| type = Public university
| endowment =
| students = 95960 (2018)
| undergrad =
| postgrad =
| administrative_staff = 4980
| country = {{flagcountry|Honduras}}
| campus = Urban
| free_label = Athletics
| mascot = Pumas
| free = 40 varsity teams
| website = {{URL|https://www.unah.edu.hn}}
}}
The National Autonomous University of Honduras ({{Langx|es|Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras}}) is the national public university of Honduras. Founded in 1847, it has over 140 programs from the Bachelor's level to the Doctorate, and is the largest and highest ranked university in Honduras.{{Cite web|url=http://www.webometrics.info/en/Latin_America/Honduras|title=Honduras {{!}} Ranking Web of Universities: More than 28000 institutions ranked|website=www.webometrics.info|access-date=2019-03-07}}
History
In December 1845, La Sociedad del Genio Emprendedor y del Buen Gusto was founded by Father José Trinidad Reyes as a private school. By 1847, it received backing from President Juan Lindo, and was reestablished as the University of Honduras, operating in the Church of St. Francis. In 1896, it was relocated to a building next to La Merced Church. In 1957, the military government gave the University autonomy, and it was renamed the National Autonomous University of Honduras. It later moved to the University City, where it operates today.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unah.edu.hn/sobre-la-unah/historia/|title=Historia de la UNAH - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras|website=www.unah.edu.hn|access-date=2019-03-07}}
Campuses
= University city =
The main campus is located in the country's capital of Tegucigalpa and is home to the university's Medical School hospital and campus. Located in the city is the Observatorio Astronómico Centroamericano de Suyapa (OACS/UNAH), which uses a 42 cm Meade telescope.{{Cite web|url=http://faces.unah.edu.hn/astro/index.php/cupula/telescopios|title=Telescopios|website=faces.unah.edu.hn|access-date=2019-03-07}}
= Other campuses =
Apart from the main campus, UNAH has eight Regional Centers. Those centers include UNAH Valle de Sula in San Pedro Sula, the Centro Universitario Regional del Litoral Atlantico (CURLA) in La Ceiba, the Centro Universitario Regional del Centro (CURC) in Comayagua, the Centro Universitario Regional Litoral Pacífico (CURLP) in the city of Choluteca, the Centro Tecnológico de Danlí in Danlí, El Paraíso, the Centro Universitario Regional de Occidente (CUROC) in Santa Rosa de Copán, the Centro Tecnológico del Valle de Aguan (CURVA) in Olanchito, and the Centro Universitario Regional Nororiental (CURNO) in Juticalpa, Olancho.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unah.edu.hn/centros-regionales|title=Centros regionales - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras|website=www.unah.edu.hn|access-date=2019-03-07}} It is currently Honduras' largest university in terms of student enrollment and one of the largest university systems in Central America.
Athletics
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UNAH's university city is home to a sports complex named the Palacio Universitario, which has the 7,500 seat Estadio Olímpico José Trinidad Reyes, opened to the public in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elheraldo.hn/pais/702598-214/unah-abre-estadio-olímpico-universitario|title=UNAH abre Estadio Olímpico Universitario|website=Diario El Heraldo|language=es-HN|access-date=2019-03-07}} The university has 40 teams, including basketball, volleyball, soccer, and futsal.
Library
Notable faculty
- María Cristina Pineda Suazo, Dean of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences
Notable alumni
- Alba Consuelo Flores, Secretary of Health of the Republic of Honduras
- Marco Antonio Andino Flores, Honduran politician
- Maria Elena Bottazzi, Associate Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.unah.edu.hn UNAH]
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Category:Universities and colleges established in 1847
Category:1847 establishments in Honduras
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