Other name | Universidad Privada de San Pedro Sula (Former name), USPS, USAP (Acronym for the actual name) |
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Motto | "Sapidus, Veritatis, Honore" |
Type | Private university |
Established | 21 August 1978 |
Endowment | Sociedad Promotora Educativa S.A. de C.V; Jorge Emilio Jaar |
President | Dr. Ricardo J Jaar |
Academic staff | 300 professors |
Location | , Coordinates: 15°31′07″N88°01′54″W / 15.5185°N 88.0317°W |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue & Orange |
Website | www.usap.edu |
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Its campus is located in the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Promoters of this first initiative in private higher education in Honduras was a group of persons representing the business, professional, and cultural sectors of San Pedro Sula, led by Mr. Jorge Emilio Jaar, father of Ricardo Jaar, current Executive President of the university.
Initially, they offered two majors:
In the following years, they introduced
In total, the university offers twenty-one majors. [1] In the university's first year there were only a dozen professors throughout the disciplines. Today, there are more than 200. [2]
In 2007 Universidad de San Pedro Sula together with Fundacion Educar, commenced the development of an educational media project to benefit the entire community in Central America, as well as the television and broadcasting industry in the region. Campus TV was inaugurated in November 2008. [ citation needed ]
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