GUATEMALA

Universidad Rafael Landívar

Rafael Landivar University

URL’s main task is to respond to a:

Research Institutes

IARNA: Institute for Agriculture, Natural Resources and EvironmentIDIES: Institute of Socio-Economic ResearchIEH: Institute of Humanistic StudiesIICSA: Institute of Health Sciences research.IIJ: Institute of Law ResearchILI: Institute of Linguistics and InterculturalityINDIS: Institute of Design ResesarchINGEP: Institute of Research onPoliticcal ManagmentINTRAPAZ: Institute of Transformation of Conflicts for the construction ofPeace in GuatemalaCYTDE: Institute of Science and Tecnhology for developmenmtMUSICOLOGY, DANCE and MOVEMENTIER: Institute of Religious Studies

Libraries and Social Projection

• Social Projection• 244 social projection projects• 5,255 Students participated in Social Responsibility

projects

CAMPUS AND REGIONAL BRANCHESUniversidad Rafael Landívar, throughout the last 50 years of work in highereducation in Guatemala, has expanded its influence through RegionalBranches. URL has been a pioneer in the task of spreading theopportunity and access to higher education in Guatemalan Provinces. TheRegional Branches and Campus have been committed to offer universityformatin with aregional local focus that contributes to the growth ofdevelopment with equity, with sustainability and with theimiplementation of the Peace Accords.

There are eleven Regional Campuses and Branches throughout thecountry. The main objective of the regional branches is to develop auniversity model with a regional profile with capability to have impact inthe creation of a sustainable development model in Guatemalan Provincesand to contribute to the implementation of 1996 Peace Accords in theconstruction of a multi ethnic, multi cultural and multi lingual country.

LOCATION OF CAMPUS & REGIONAL BRANCHES

HUEHUETENANGO

LA VERAPAZ

QUICHE

QUETZALTENANGO

COATEPEQUEZACAPA

ANTIGUA

RETAULEU

ESCUINTLAJUTIAPA

Campus CentralCampus deQuetzaltenangoCampus San PedroClaver, S.J. de laVerapazCampus San RoqueGonzález de SantaCruz, S.J. deHuehuetenangoCampus LuisGonzaga, S.J. deZacapa

Sedes RegionalesSede de QuichéSede de RetalhuleuSede de CoatepequeSede de EscuintlaSede de AntiguaGuatemalaSede de Jutiapa

Service Units• University Social Responsibility Department is in charge of facilitating interactive spaces

that would generate mutual benefits between the university students and theGuatemalan Societin order to pormotñe relevaance, efficiency and social responsibilty intheir porfessional training.

University Advisory Center: Its mission is to cooperateeffectively with the Department of Promotion and with thefaculties in the training and retention of students through :admission evaluations, vocational and professional orientation.

• Artes Landívar: This Unit concentrates the Intitute ofDance and Movement Research, the institute ofMusicology, Plastic Arts and Cultural Affairs with thepurpose of gathering together all the artists and toexpose them to the landivarian students.

• The Departament of Student Associations (DAE) is the Unit Responsible toprovide information and assessment to groups of students that want to getorganized during their stay at the University such as Student Associations,Groups of Students, Landivarian Clubs, and Loyola Youth Networks.

• Sports Department : This is the unit in charge of stimulating an integral educationof students through a health focus on sport and recreation.

• The Office for Economic and financial Aid (DAEF) is the unit responsible to managse thefinancial resources of the University and of other external funding sources in order tosupport the guatemalan students that have high academic standards and low economicresurces. DAEF attends students both in Central Campus as well as in all the otherCampuses and Regional Branches.

• The Office for Academic Cooperation is directed to promote the academicinternationalization of students, professors and administrative staff of the University.

Academic Offer Central Campus

GRADUATE STUDIESFaculty Program

Design and Architecture Master in Human Rights

Agriculture andEnvironment

Master in Vegetable protection in International trade

Health Sciences Specialty in PediatricsMaster in OphthalmologyMaster in Public Health focused on Epidemiology andManagement

Economic and BusinessSciences

Master in Business administrationMaster in FinanceMaster in Global TradeMaster in Economy and Quantitative Finance

Graduate StudiesFaculty Program

Law and SocialSciences

Master in Strategic Design and InnovationMaster in Constitutional RightMaster in Fiscal AdviceMaster in Penal Process LawMaster in Corporate Law

Political and SocialSciences

Master in Strategic StudiesMaster in International RelationsMaster in Public Policies

Humanities Specialty in University Learning/TeachingMaster In PhilosophyMaster in Hispanic American LiteratureMaster in Education and LearningMaster in Child Development ManagementMaster in Strategic Communication and Institiutional Image

Engineering Master in Industrial DirectionMaster In Administrative EngineeringMaster in Industrial ManagementMaster in Information Systems Management

TECH Laboratories• Water Analysis• Anatomy• Autotrónics• General Computing• Process Control• Edafology• Electrónics• Physics

• Human Physiology• Hardware• Hydraulics & Neumatics• Applied Infrmatics• Inmunology• Criminal & Forensic Research• Computerized Integral

Manufacture (CIM)

• Tools Mechlanics• Microbiology• Astronomic Observatory

Cristopher Clavius• Unitarial Operations• Vegetal Pathology• Soil Analysis• Telecomunications• Topography• Refrigeration & Air conditioning• Materials’ Resistance

• Pilot Food Plant• Potency• Prototyping & 3D Scáner• Chemistry (Agriculture)• Chemisstry• Networks• Software

DINORA MELISA ROSALES

dmrosales@url.edu.gt