The
Universidad Interamericana
is a private institution with its main campus
located in the colonial town of Heredia
(25 minutes from San Jose, the capital of
Costa Rica). It is dedicated to formation
of liberally educated professionals and
embodies its founding principles by maintaining
a diverse college community, dedicated to
the common good, intellectual openness,
the critical spirit and entrepreneurship.
The Institution’s mission is to educate
the professional able to take advantage
of technology, understand his/her environment
with its cultural diversity and respect
the universal values of the humanity.
The
Interamericana is a
member of Laureate International
Universities a network which includes
twenty fully accredited institutes of higher
education in Asia, Europe, and the Americas,
serving more than 215,000 students worldwide.
Member institutions offer students a wide
range of academically superior technical,
undergraduate and graduate degree programs
which insure that students are comprehensively
prepared to be successful both in their
careers and other life goals.
Each locally administered institution respects
and reflects local culture and national
norms, yet shares student services and global
quality controls with other Laureate Universities.
Interamericana students complete a professionally
oriented education that provides them with
both theoretical context and the practical
knowledge and skills demanded by an increasingly
competitive global workplace.
Laureate
International Universities believe
that when post-secondary students succeed,
countries prosper, and the world benefits.
