Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas

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city =Managua, Nicaragua & Alajuela, Costa Rica
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Instituto Centroamericano de Administracion de Empresas "(English: Central American Institute of Business Administration)" INCAE is a business school. It has 2 locations, the Francisco de Sola campus in Nicaragua and the Walter Kissling Gam campus in Costa Rica.

INCAE Business School

INCAE was founded in 1964 with the support of the United States government and other Central American countries [http://www.incae.edu/ES/biblioteca/historia_incae/pdf/incae_espanol.pdf] . The institution has a close affiliation with Harvard University, as it had played a part in its foundation. The Francisco de Sola campus in Managua, Nicaragua was the first to be established (1964), the Walter Kissling Gam campus in Alajuela, Costa Rica was the second established in 1984.

Recognition

According to a study done by [http://www.americaeconomia.com/ America Economia] INCAE ranked as the number 1 business school in Latin America for the last four years (2003-2006) [ [http://www.wes.org/eWENR/06aug/latinamerica.htm WENR, August 2006: Latin America ] ] and ranked #10 among international business schools by The Wall Street Journal. [ [http://www.harrisinteractive.com/services/bschools.asp Harris Interactive | Client Services | Corporate Reputation | Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Business School Survey ] ]

INCAE is accredited by SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) in the United States to grant the masters degree.

Faculty

Ninety-five percent of classes are taught by Faculty members with doctoral degrees from Harvard University, Stanford University, Yale University, Princeton University and the University of Pennsylvania among others. In addition, INCAE students-to-faculty ratio is 6:1, thus ensuring almost personal faculty support to students. [ [http://www.incae.edu/EN/facultad/ Faculty- INCAE ] ]

Notable students and alumni

*Gioconda Belli
*Marlon Guillermo Lara Orellana
*Ricardo Martinelli
*Yani Rosenthal

ee also

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