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Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica
File:UNEM logo Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica.jpg
Universidad Empresarial Logo
Latin: Opportunitas
MottoOpportunitas (Latin)
Motto in English
Opportunity
Established1997
ChancellorWilliam Zamora Gonzalez
Vice-ChancellorDaniel Odin
Location
[San Jose]
,
Costa Rica
WebsiteUNEM

Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica, also known as UNEM or Business University of Costa Rica, is a private university in the city of San José, Costa Rica. It is not among the universities accreditied by the Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES), the national accreditation agency of Costa Rica.[1] In 2013 it was described by the Costa Rica Star as "infamous" for its involvement in several diploma mill allegations, in cases where students paid to receive degrees without following a course of study.[2] The university has awarded PhD degrees to people in Germany and the United States.[2]

History

UNEM was founded in 1992 as an international graduate school, and acquired its present name in 1997.[3] In that year it was approved by the Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada, the national council of higher education of Costa Rica,[4] to award undergraduate degrees in accounting and business administration, and master's degrees in business administration.[5]

The university reported no graduates in 2007, and enrolled no students in 2010; it may be inactive.[6]

Hun Sen, the Cambodian prime minister, was made an "Honorary Professor of Diplomatic and International Relations" in July 2008.[7]

References

  1. ^ However, SINAES in Costa Rica is not the accrediting body of Costa Rica. It is a provider of accreditation in Costa Rica and it is 100% voluntary. Evidence: http://www.sinaes.ac.cr/ Para lograrlo las carreras universitarias y parauniversitarias se someten voluntariamente a una evaluación rigurosa de su plan de estudios, cuerpo docente e infraestructura, entre muchos otros aspectos. To achieve that the universities' and tertiary institutions' study programs voluntarily undergo a rigorous evaluation of the curriculum, faculty and infrastructure, among many others. Instituciones miembros del SINAES (in Spanish). Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior. Accessed December 2014.
  2. ^ a b Jaime Lopez (12 August 2013). Quality of Education and Cost of Tuition Increase in Costa Rica: Sham Universities. The Costa Rica Star. Accessed December 2014.
  3. ^ Business University of Costa Rica. International Association of Universities: Worldwide Database of Higher Education Institutions, Systems and Credentials. Accessed October 2014.
  4. ^ Lista de Universidades Privadas aprobadas por el CONESUP (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Pública: Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (national council of higher education). Accessed October 2014.
  5. ^ Nombre Universidad: 38 - Empresarial de Costa Rica (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Pública: Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (national council of higher education). Accessed October 2014.
  6. ^ Silvia P. Castro (2010). Costa Rican higher education, its universities and students. Doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania. Accessed December 2014.
  7. ^ Biography of Hun Sen
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