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Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR)

The University of Costa Rica (UCR) is an autonomous institution of higher education with a rich and accomplished history, finding its origins in the University of Santo Tomás in 1843. It was established as the body responsible for Higher Level education in Costa Rica in 1940.
UCR is a highly credible, leading national and international institution in the Latin American region. The University of Costa Rica is one of the top ranked Universities in Latin America. Its programs and curricula are in a continual process of self-evaluation, assessment and accreditation at a national and international level to ensure the best level of studies and teaching at the University. Overall, UCR is responsible for about 60% of the research in Costa Rica and 50% of the scientific and academic research done in Central America.
Its purpose is to promote the transformations required by society to achieve the common good. It is integrated by a community of professors, students, and administrative staff, dedicated to teaching, research, social service, study, meditation, artistic creation and communication of knowledge.
Overall there are 47 schools, 13 colleges, 42 research centers and institutes, 6 Regional Campuses and 5 Branch Campuses, 3 experimental stations, 2 farms and 17 laboratories. UCR is a large university in a small country of approximately 4.5 million people. UCR has a student population of approximately 45,000 across its campuses and there are 5,000 faculty members and 3,500 administrative staff members.

Contact

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Rector: Dr. Gustavo Gutiérrez Espeleta

Vice rector for academic affairs: José Angel Vargas Vargas
docencia@ucr.ac.cr
vd.ucr.ac.cr

Cooperation partners:

School 3 -- Educational and Cultural Studies

Dr. Lupita Chaves - Facultad de Educación (UCR)
lupitachaves@gmail.com
www.facultadeducacion.ucr.ac.cr

Dr. Jaqueline Garcia - Director Instituto de Investigación en Educación
(INIE, UCR)
jgarciafallas@gmail.com
www.inie.ucr.ac.cr

Prof. Dr. Werner Mackenbach - Cátedra Humboldt
werner.mackenbach@ucr.ac.cr

Dr. Alejandrina Mata - Dean Facultad de Educación (UCR)
alejandrina.mata@ucr.ac.cr
www.facultadeducacion.ucr.ac.cr/decanato

Dr. Mónica Arias Monge - Director Doctorado Latinoamericano en Educación
monica.ariasmonge@ucr.ac.cr
www.sep.ucr.ac.cr/ciencias-sociales/doctorado-en-educacion

Dr. Bernal Herrera Montero - Professor
bernal.herrera@ucr.ac.cr
inif.ucr.ac.cr

School 5 -- Biology/Chemistry

Prof. Dr. Bruno Lomonte - Professor, Clodomiro Picado Institute
bruno.lomonte@ucr.ac.cr
www.icp.ucr.ac.cr

Dr. Rodrigo Mora - Red de Investigación Transnacional en Cáncer y Biocomputación (ITCB), Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales
(CIET/Microbiology, UCR)
rigomoracr@yahoo.com
www.ciet.ucr.ac.cr

Dr. Cesar Rodriguez - Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Tropicales
(CIET, UCR)
cesar.rodriguezsanchez@ucr.ac.cr
www.ciet.ucr.ac.cr

School 7 -- Linguistics and Literary Sciences

Dr. Rina Cáceres Gómez - Professor for Estudios de África y el Caribe
rina.caceres@ucr.ac.cr

Prof. Dr. Werner Mackenbach - Cátedra Humboldt
werner.mackenbach@ucr.ac.cr

Dr. Francisco Rodríguez Cascante - Director Posgrado en la Enseñanza del Castellano y la Literatura
francisco.rodriguezcascante@ucr.ac.cr
www.sep.ucr.ac.cr/artes-letras/castellano

Dr. Bernal Herrera Montero - Professor
bernal.herrera@ucr.ac.cr
inif.ucr.ac.cr

School 8 -- Humanities

Dr. Mauricio Molina Delgado - Director Programa de Posgrado en Ciencias Cognoscitivas
mauricio.molina@ucr.ac.cr
www.sep.ucr.ac.cr/interdisciplinarias/programa-de-posgrado-en-ciencias-cognoscitivas

Dr. Mariano Rosabal Coto - Instituto de Investigaciones Psicológicas
(IIP,UCR)
mariano.rosabal@ucr.ac.cr
www.iip.ucr.ac.cr

School 9 -- Economics

MBA Gustavo Bado Zúñiga - Deputy Director Escuela de Administración de Negocios (UCR)
gustavo.bado@ucr.ac.cr
www.ean.ucr.ac.cr

Dr. Jose Antonio Cordero Peña - Escuela de Economía
jose.cordero@ucr.ac.cr
www.economia.ucr.ac.cr