Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí
| Autonomous University of Chiriqui | |
|---|---|
| Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí (UNACHI) | |
| Motto | "Hombre y cultura para el porvenir" ("Man and culture for the future") |
| Established | 1995 |
| Type | State Entity (Public) |
| Rector | Dr. Héctor Requena Núñez |
| Location |
David, Chiriquí, Panamá 8°25′59″N 82°27′04″W / 8.433°N 82.451°WCoordinates: 8°25′59″N 82°27′04″W / 8.433°N 82.451°W |
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The Autonomous University of Chiriqui, in Spanish Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí, (UNACHI) is a Panamanian university. It was founded in 1995, and it is since then, the third State Institution of High Education, Autonomous and the first on the Western Region of the country dedicated to the generation, reception, and transmission of knowledge.
Faculties
It is conformed by these faculties:
- Business Administration and Accounting
- Public Administration
- Education Sciences
- Natural and Exact Sciences
- Social Communication
- Law and Political Sciences
- Economy
- Nursing
- Humanities
- Medicine
Campuses
It also has regional campuses and college extensions, located in different places of the Chiriquí Province, with the objective to offer the opportunity to access to the High Education to more people. Those campuses and extensions, are:
- Centro Universitario de Barú (CRUBA)
- Extensión Universitaria de Oriente
- Extensión Universitaria de Tierras Altas
- Universidad Popular de Alanje (UNIPAL)
- Extensión Universitaria de Boquete