Unidad Académica Campesina-Carmen Pampa

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The Unidad Académica Campesina -Carmen Pampa (UAC -Carmen Pampa ) is a campus of the Catholic University of Bolivia and was founded in 1993 to combat rural poverty in Bolivia. It is located in the small community of Carmen Pampa, 12 kilometers away from the town of Coroico.

History

The UAC -Carmen Pampa was founded on October 3, 1993 by Damon Nolan sister, a nun of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception of the Third Order of the Franciscans. The university started as part of a consortium of rural agencies of the Catholic University of Bolivia, called UACs ( Unidades Académicas Campesina ), founded to teach the poor of the rural area. 2010, the University was declared the independent campus of the Catholic University of Bolivia. The university offered first technical degrees in the courses of study agronomy, Verterinär-/Tierwissenschaften and nursing. 1998 increased the UAC -Carmen Pampa their offer a " licenciatura ". In 2003 the offer of a licenciatura 's degree in primary education, 2006, the offer of a technical degree in tourism. In addition, a program is offered at the University for the preparation, the so-called Pre -U.

In 1999, the Carmen Pampa Fund was established a foundation to provide the UAC -Carmen Pampa support. It has its headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota.

2003 recognized the United States of UAC -Carmen Pampa, to be an institution with " best practices for Bekämpfungen of poverty". In addition, she was recognized their efforts to stand up against poverty and for improving profitability and sovereignty of food of the rural residents. In May 2011, the education and health committee of the Legislative Assembly of Bolivia has recognized each of the UACs for their efforts for higher education as a laudable institution of the State of Bolivia.

Mission

The UAC -Carmen Pampa mission is to give the young people of the rural area access to higher education, as well, and those who, for whatever reason, are not able to pursue such studies; Men and women who are diagnosed with the Christian vocation to the next exercise the ministry to prepare a high-quality, professional education on a Christian basis to make their decisions; to be through learning and teaching, research and community development on a continuous search for truth and goodness; To develop extension programs through special projects, which have their necessity in the local communities; and to contribute to the success of Universitäsgemeinschaft by strengthening and development of the progress and socio -economic liberation, by Akademik, research and extension activities in the surrounding area.