University of El Salvador

"Universidad de El Salvador" redirects here. For other uses, see Universidad de El Salvador (disambiguation).

University of El Salvador
Shield of the Universidad de El Salvador
Motto	Hacia la libertad por la cultura
Established	February 16, 1841
Type	Public
President	Ing. Mario Roberto Nieto Lovo.
Location	San Salvador, San Salvador Department, El Salvador
Campus	Urban
Website	www.ues.edu.sv

The University of El Salvador or Universidad de El Salvador (UES) is the oldest and one of the most prominent university institutions in El Salvador. It serves as the national university of the country. The main campus, Ciudad Universitaria, is located in the capital of San Salvador, but there are also branches of the university in other Salvadoran cities such as Santa Ana, San Miguel and San Vicente.

History

The University of El Salvador was founded on February 16 1841, as an initiative of the Gral. Francisco Malespin and the priest Crisanto Salazar, with the objective of providing a centre for further education for the Salvadoran youth.

Juan Lindo founder of the University of El Salvador

Throughout much of its existence, the university has had a precarious existence, in the earlier years characterised by lack of governmental support and funding. In the 1950s, the University of El Salvador faced opposition from the authoritarian government of the country and many of the students and university professors were victims of the military repression. In the 1970s student uprisings took place. On July 19 1972, the government of Colonel Arturo Armando Molina intervened at the university to suppress the student uprising with military action. During the period of occupation, that extended until the end of 1973, the university campus was occupied by troops. When the university reopened, a campaign against the university community began, accusing it to be a center of Marxist indoctrination. In the following years, hundreds of students, university professors, and university authorities faced government repression, and in October 1980, the university's chancellor, Felix Ulloa, was assassinated.

On June 26 1980, the University was once again occupied by the Armed Forces, having begun a period of three years in exile. The earthquake of the 10 of October 1986, seriously damaged the infrastructure of the University in San Salvador. Until the end of Civil War of El Salvador (1980-1992), the UES underwent a period of decay.

In 1991, with the election of Dr. Fabio Castillo, a period of recovery of the University began. In the administration of Maria Isabel Rodriguez, who served from 1999-2008, the University reached out to the government, and campus's infrastructure was improved. Meanwhile, the University maintains a progressive and democratic line in favor of the great majorities.

Faculties

The main faculties of the university follows

San Salvador Central Campus

• Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas
• Facultad de Ciencias Económicas
• Facultad de Ciencias y Humanidades
• Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Matemática
• Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura
• Facultad de Jurisprudencia y Ciencias Sociales
• Facultad de Medicina
• Facultad de Odontología
• Facultad de Química y Farmacia

Other

• Facultad Multidisciplinaria de Occidente (Santa Ana)
• Facultad Multidisciplinaria de Oriente (San Miguel)
• Facultad Multidisciplinaria Paracentral (San Vicente)

Notable alumni

• José Crisanto Salazar
• Eugenio Aguilar
• Isidro Menéndez
• Juan José Cañas
• Napoleón Rodríguez Ruiz
• Fabio Castillo Figueroa
• Rafael Menjívar Larín
• María Isabel Rodríguez

External links

• Official site
• Foundation
• Administration of the Academy of the Universidad of El Salvador
• Universidad de El Salvador library

Coordinates: 13°43′06″N 89°12′11″W / 13.7183°N 89.2031°W / 13.7183; -89.2031