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'''Universidad Francisco Marroquín''' ("Francisco Marroquín University") is a private, secular, university in [[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]] that was founded in 1971. According to the school's website, "<nowiki>[t]</nowiki>he mission of Universidad Francisco Marroquín is to teach and disseminate the ethical, legal and economic principles of a society of free and responsible persons." The website also states that UFM "has the most rigorous entrance requirements in the country."
[[Image:Logoufm_01.jpg‎ |right|thumb|250px|Universidad Francisco Marroquín]]

Started by members of [[Centro de Estudios Economico-Sociales]] ("Center for the Study of Socioeconomics") with $40,000 and 125 students, UFM now (as of 2005) boasts almost 1700 undergraduate students, 474 graduate students, 450 medical/dental students, and 130 non-degree-seeking students.[http://www.ufm.edu/atgalance.asp] The university also offers instruction via the distance learning program, referred to by its acronym: ''IDEA''. In 1998, the distance learning program had more than 10,000 students enrolled. The language of instruction is [[Spanish (language)|Spanish]], but since many course texts and some lectures are in [[English (language)|English]], students are expected to be proficient in that tongue as well.

According to [[Milton Friedman]], UFM is "...a first-rate university that is having a significant effect on the climate of opinion in Latin America. I know of hardly any comparable success story..."

==Degrees==
UFM offers the following degrees:
*[[associate's degree|Associate's]]
*''[[Profesorado]]'' (for secondary school teachers)
*[[Bachelor of Arts]]
*[[Bachelor of Science]]
*''[[Licenciatura]]''
*[[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|Master of Arts]]
*[[Master of Science]]
*[[M.D.]]
*[[D.D.S.]]
*[[Ph.D.]]

==Disciplines==
Areas of instruction include:
*[[architecture]]
*[[business administration]]
*clinical [[nutrition]]
*[[dentistry]]
*[[economics]]
*[[education]]
*[[international relations]]
*[[journalism]]
*[[law]]
*[[medicine]] ([[internal medicine]]; [[ophthalmology]]; [[pediatrics]]; [[radiology]])
*[[nutrition]]
*[[political science|political studies]]
*[[accounting]]
*[[psychology]]
*[[social sciences]]

==Journals==
*''Apuntes de Economía y Política'' (Public Choice Newsletter)
*''Arquitemas'' (Journal of the School of Architecture)
*''Eleutheria'' (Philosophy Department)
*''Laissez-Faire'' (Economics Journal)
*''Revista de la Facultad de Derecho'' (Law Review)

==Notable Recipients of Honorary Degrees from UFM==
*[[José María Aznar]] (former [[Prime Minister]] of [[Spain]])
*[[James M. Buchanan]] ([[Nobel Prize in Economics]] laureate)
*[[Michael DeBakey]] (Heart surgeon)
*[[Michael Deaver]] (Reagan Advisor)
*[[Steve Forbes]] (Publisher)
*[[Viktor Frankl]] (Psychologist)
*[[Milton Friedman]] ([[Nobel Prize in Economics]] laureate)
*[[Friedrich Hayek]] ([[Nobel Prize in Economics]] laureate)
*[[Jeane Kirkpatrick]] (Ambassador)
*[[Václav Klaus]] (former [[Prime Minister]] of the [[Czech Republic]])
*[[Mario Vargas Llosa]] (Novelist)
*[[William Middendorf, II]] (Ambassador)
*[[Robert Sirico]] (Clergyman, founder of the [[Acton Institute]])
*[[Vernon Smith]] ([[Nobel Prize in Economics]] laureate)

==See also==
* [[List of universities in Guatemala]]

== External links ==
*[http://www.ufm.edu/ Universidad Francisco Marroquín - Francisco Marroquin University]
*[http://www.biblioteca.ufm.edu.gt/ UFM - Biblioteca Ludwig von Mises]
*[http://www.newmedia.ufm.edu/ UFM - New Media Department]
*[http://www.quebecoislibre.org/001111-3.htm article about the Francisco Marroquin University] ''in French''
*[http://newmedia.ufm.edu/pagina.asp?nom=fiestavienesa05 Viennese Party at The Francisco Marroquin University, New Media]
*[http://www.arboretum.ufm.edu/ UFM Arboretum]
*[http://www.libertate.ufm.edu/ Libertate Viam Facere. Objectivism and Ayn Rand]
*[http://www.cadep.ufm.edu.gt/ CADEP (Center for the Analysis of Public Choice Decisions)]
*[http://www.chh.ufm.edu.gt/ Henry Hazlitt Center]


'''Universidad Francisco Marroquín''' ("Francisco Marroquín University") is a private, secular, university in [[Guatemala City]], [[Guatemala]] that was founded in 1971.
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Revision as of 20:53, 9 July 2007

Universidad Francisco Marroquín ("Francisco Marroquín University") is a private, secular, university in Guatemala City, Guatemala that was founded in 1971. According to the school's website, "[t]he mission of Universidad Francisco Marroquín is to teach and disseminate the ethical, legal and economic principles of a society of free and responsible persons." The website also states that UFM "has the most rigorous entrance requirements in the country."

Started by members of Centro de Estudios Economico-Sociales ("Center for the Study of Socioeconomics") with $40,000 and 125 students, UFM now (as of 2005) boasts almost 1700 undergraduate students, 474 graduate students, 450 medical/dental students, and 130 non-degree-seeking students.[1] The university also offers instruction via the distance learning program, referred to by its acronym: IDEA. In 1998, the distance learning program had more than 10,000 students enrolled. The language of instruction is Spanish, but since many course texts and some lectures are in English, students are expected to be proficient in that tongue as well.

According to Milton Friedman, UFM is "...a first-rate university that is having a significant effect on the climate of opinion in Latin America. I know of hardly any comparable success story..."

Degrees

UFM offers the following degrees:

Disciplines

Areas of instruction include:

Journals

  • Apuntes de Economía y Política (Public Choice Newsletter)
  • Arquitemas (Journal of the School of Architecture)
  • Eleutheria (Philosophy Department)
  • Laissez-Faire (Economics Journal)
  • Revista de la Facultad de Derecho (Law Review)

Notable Recipients of Honorary Degrees from UFM

See also

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