Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras - the National Autonomous University of Honduras - is the national public university of Honduras. It was founded in 1847 and has many campuses throughout the country - the main campus is in Tegucigalpa the capital (and is home to the university's Medical School hospital and campus); other major campuses include the San Pedro Sula Campus, the Comayagua Campus and the La Ceiba Campus.

It is currently the largest university in Honduras in terms of student enrollment - and one of the largest university systems in Central America.

Its web site is at http://www.unah.edu.hn

Authority

By constitutional mandate, the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras "enjoys the exclusive right to organize, lead and develop the higher and vocational education. In the spirit of this mandate the Law on Higher Education (Decree No.142-89 of the National Congress) was issued, which states that "The organization, management and development of higher education level is in charge of the National Autonomous University Honduras, by the following bodies:

1. Claustro Pleno Universitario, University Faculty House
2. Consejo de Educación Superior, Council for Higher Education
3. Consejo Técnico Consultivo, Technical Advisory Council
4. Dirección de Educación Superior, Directorate of Higher Education

It therefore manages the Dirección de Educación Superior (Directorate of Higher Education) which is the executive body of the resolutions of the Council of Higher Education.

e-learning

It has a substantial Virtual Campus programme - see http://www.campusvirtual.unah.edu.hn/dgt/index.html - this was interrupted for a few days due to lack of electric power but has been reinstated (see http://www.unah.edu.hn/?art=1241).

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