Editing Managua (section)

==Education==
{{See also|Education in Nicaragua}}
Managua is the national education center, with most of the nation's prestigious universities and higher education institutions based there. In 2007, after a successful [[Nicaraguan Literacy Campaign#Literacy campaigns of 2005-2009|literacy campaign]], Managua was declared by the [[Mayor of Managua]] and the Sandinista party newspaper to be the first capital city in Central America to be rid of [[illiteracy]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Mariana |last=Peña |title=Managua está libre de analfabetismo |url=http://www.lavozdelsandinismo.com/nicaragua/2007-07-21/managua-esta-libre-de-analfabetismo/ |work=La Voz del Sandinismo |access-date=2008-02-23 |archive-date=2008-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202044311/http://www.lavozdelsandinismo.com/nicaragua/2007-07-21/managua-esta-libre-de-analfabetismo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nicaragua's higher education system consists of 48 [[universities]] and 113 [[college]]s, vocational and technical institutes which serve students in the areas of [[electronics]], [[computer system]]s and [[Computer science|science]]s, [[agroforestry]], [[construction]] and [[trade]]-related services.<ref>{{cite news|title=Human Capital: Educationand Training |url=http://www.pronicaragua.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=87 |work=ProNicaragua |access-date=2007-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210430/http://www.pronicaragua.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=87 |archive-date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> The educational system includes 1 [[Educational accreditation|United States accredited]] English language university, 3 [[Bilingual education|bilingual university programs]], 5 bilingual [[secondary education|secondary schools]] and dozens of [[English Language Institute]]s.

In 2005, almost 400,000 (7%) of Nicaraguans held a [[university degree]].<ref name="FTD">{{cite news|title=Central American Countries of the Future 2005/2006 |date=2005-08-01 |url=http://www.pronicaragua.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=87 |access-date=2007-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210430/http://www.pronicaragua.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=27&Itemid=87 |archive-date=2007-09-27 }}</ref> In 2014, the [[Neil Armstrong Observatory]] was completed in Managua.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Hoy inaugurarán moderno observatorio astronómico|url = http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/278419-hoy-inauguraran-moderno-observatorio-astronomico/|accessdate = 2015-05-18|first = Yader|last = Luna|date = 2013-02-22|website = El Nuevo Diario|archive-date = 2016-03-04|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111457/http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/nacionales/278419-hoy-inauguraran-moderno-observatorio-astronomico/|url-status = dead}}</ref> About 18 percent of Nicaragua's total budget is invested in primary, secondary and higher education. University level institutions account for 6% of the 18 percent.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

===Higher education===
[[File:UCA Biblioteca.jpg|thumb|left|[[Central American University (Managua)|Central American University]]]]
The [[National Autonomous University of Nicaragua]] (UNAN) ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua'') is the main state-funded public university of Nicaragua. UNAN was established in 1812 in the city of [[León, Nicaragua|León]] and its main campus is located in Managua. By government decree in 1983 the campus of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León and Managua, became two separate entities; UNAN and [[National Autonomous University of Nicaragua-León|UNAN-León]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unanleon.edu.ni/resena_historica.html|title=Reseña histórica UNAN-León|language=es|website=Unanleon.edu.nl|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128191058/http://unanleon.edu.ni/resena_historica.html|archive-date=28 November 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The [[Polytechnic University of Nicaragua]] (UPOLI) ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Universidad Politécnica de Nicaragua'') is a university located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in 1967.

The [[INCAE Business School]] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Instituto Centroamericano de Administración de Empresas, INCAE'') is a private [[business school]]. INCAE was founded in 1964 with the support of the United States government and other [[Central American]] countries.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.incae.edu/ES/pagina-no-encontrada.php|title=Archive-it Wayback|access-date=2018-02-05|archive-date=2007-06-14|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20070614104701/http://www.incae.edu/ES/pagina-no-encontrada.php|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> According to a study done by [[América Economía]] INCAE ranked as the number one [[business school]] in Latin America in 2004 and 2005<ref>{{cite news | title=Latin American Business School Ranking (2005) | url=http://www.wes.org/eWENR/06aug/latinamerica.htm | work=World Education Services | access-date=2007-08-11 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817152310/http://www.wes.org/eWENR/06aug/latinamerica.htm | archive-date=2007-08-17 }}</ref> and ranked in the top ten international business schools by ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' in 2006.<ref>{{cite news | title=Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business School Survey | url=http://www.harrisinteractive.com/services/bschools.asp | work=Harris Interactive | access-date=2007-08-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813040838/http://www.harrisinteractive.com/services/bschools.asp | archive-date=2007-08-13 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

;Other universities
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*[[Thomas More Universitas]] (UTM)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unithomasmore.edu.ni/|title=Universidad Thomas More – Profesionales de Primera|website=Unithomasmore.edu.ni|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629021844/http://www.unithomasmore.edu.ni/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[American University (Nicaragua)|American University]] (UAM)
*[[Central American University (Managua)|Central American University]] (UCA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uca.edu.ni/|title=Universidad Centroamericana UCA de Nicaragua|website=Uca.edu.ni|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628233657/http://www.uca.edu.ni/|archive-date=28 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[University of Commercial Sciences]] (UCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ucc.edu.ni/|title=.:Universidad de Ciencias Comerciales:.|first=Lester Salgado /|last=www.serviwebnica.com|website=Ucc.edu.ni|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628234138/http://www.ucc.edu.ni/|archive-date=28 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[National Agrarian University (Nicaragua)|National Agrarian University]] (UNA)
*[[National University of Engineering (Nicaragua)|National University of Engineering]] (UNI)
*[[Universidad Nacional de Managua]]
*[[Catholic University Redemptoris Mater]] (UNICA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.unica.edu.ni/|title=Catholic University|website=Unica.edu.ni|access-date=28 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705200216/http://www.unica.edu.ni/|archive-date=5 July 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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