Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

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Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
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MottoVeritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English
Truth and Science
TypePrivate, Roman Catholic
EstablishedSeptember 9, 1962
PresidentSecilio Espinal Espinal
Students16,000
Location
Campuses are in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Plata
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Dominican Republic
CampusSantiago Campus, Suburban, 1.2 km2;
Santo Tomás de Aquino Campus, Urban, 14000 m2;
Puerto Plata campus Urban
ColorsBlue, Red and Yellow    
AffiliationsPontifical Universities, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Websitewww.pucmm.edu.do

The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University), named after Pope John XXIII's encyclical Mater et magistra, which means Mother and Teacher, (PUCMM for its Spanish acronym), is the first private, Roman Catholic, coeducational university in the Dominican Republic (excluding colonial times). The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees through three campuses. Its main campus is in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, and it has a smaller campus in Santo Domingo and an extension in Puerto Plata.

History

The water tower in the campus of Santiago has become a symbol of the university.

The university was established on September 9, 1962 and it has become one of the country's top institutions of higher education.[1] It was the first University to offer Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Engineering careers.[2] It also offers graduate level degrees and dual degrees with associated universities in the United States and France.[3] According to the school, it was founded by the Dominican Episcopate headed by Monsignor Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas, Archbishop of the city of Santo Domingo. Its name "Madre y Maestra" was selected in honor of the encyclical of Pope John XXIII of the same name (in Latin Mater et Magistra).[4] Its first faculties were Law, Education and Philosophy. It was recognized by the Dominican government by law 6150 from December 31, 1962.[5]

Rankings

PUCMM has been listed consistently as the second-best university in the Dominican Republic, after UNIBE, by QS Latin America University Rankings,[6] while the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranks it number one in the Dominican Republic.[7] Recently Quacquarelli Symonds's top Latin American universities in 2012[8] recognized the university, ranking 205 out of the top 250 universities in the region. The PUCMM School of Business also is the highest ranking school of business in the Dominican Republic, followed by the School of Business of the UASD. This ranking was done by Eduniversal Rankings and their prestigious Palmes business school ranking. The PUCMM received the 2 Palmes ranking which represents a Good business school with regional influence.[9] In 1991, the institution was delegated as the responsible for country domain registration, that is .do domains.

Divisions

See also

References

  1. ^ "Top 43 universities in the Dominican Republic". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "List of engineering branches", Wikipedia, 2022-07-04, retrieved 2022-10-28
  3. ^ "List of universities and colleges in France", Wikipedia, 2022-05-05, retrieved 2022-10-28
  4. ^ "Quienes somos". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Estatutos" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Latin America". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Caribbean". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. ^ "QS University Rankings: Latin America". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. ^ "University and business school ranking in Dominican Rep". Retrieved 3 March 2017.

External links

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