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| Universidad del Valle de Guatemala | |
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| Motto | Excelencia que trasciende ('Excellence that transcends') |
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| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1966 |
| Rector | Roberto Moreno Godoy |
| Students | 3,000 |
| Location | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Website | www.uvg.edu.gt |
The Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG) (University of the Valley of Guatemala) is a private, not-for-profit, secular university in Guatemala City, Guatemala. It was founded in 1966 by a private foundation, which had previously overseen the American School of Guatemala. It was the first private university to give a strong emphasis to technology and technical background in the country. UVG holds the registry for the .gt country-code domain name.
Faculties
The university has seven faculties:
- Engineering
- Education
- Social Studies
- Science and Humanities
- Design Innovation and Arts
- Global Management and Business Intelligence
- Colegio Universitario
Associations and clubs
UVG has clubs and associations, which promote student participation.
Each career may have its own association. Currently, the university has 15 associations:
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Biología
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ciencias Sociales y Ecoturismo
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Civil
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ingeniería en Alimentos
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Ciencias de la Computación
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Industrial
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Mecánica
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Química Farmacéutica
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Nutrición
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Psicología
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Educación
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Bioquímica y Microbiología
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Electrónica
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Mecatrónica
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Ingeniería Química
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Facultad de Ingeniería
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Facultad de Ciencias Humanas
- Asociación de Estudiantes de Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
The school has clubs for interested students.
- Art Club
- Music Club
- Theater Club
- Volleyball Club
- Chess Club
- Lecture Club
- and others
See also
References
- "Design, Innovation & Arts". UVG (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- "Colegio Universitario". UVG (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
- "Asociaciones y clubes". UVG (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-25.
External links
- Official website of the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala
- Official website of the Universidad del Valle Foundation
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