Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (English: Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University) or PUCMM is a private, coeducational Roman Catholic university in the Dominican Republic. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and professional degrees. It has three campuses: one in Santiago de los Caballeros, another in Santo Domingo and an extension in Puerto Plata.[1][2]
History
The university is named after Pope John XXIII's encyclical Mater et Magistra,[2][3] meaning mother and teacher in Latin. At first, PUCMM offered faculties in law, education, and philosophy. Its recognition by the Dominican government came through Law 6150 on 31 December 1962.[4][1][5] In 1991, the institution was delegated with the responsibility for country domain registration.
Rankings
PUCMM made the list of Quacquarelli Symonds' top Latin American universities in 2012.[6] It was ranked #1201-1400 globally in 2024 QS World University Rankings[7] and #181-190 out of the top 250 universities in the region. In 2023, the university received a ranking of two Palmes, representing a good business school with a regional influence.[8]
Divisions
- Faculty of Social Sciences, Humanities, and Arts[9][10]
- School of Architecture and Design
- School of Communications
- School of Law
- School of Education
- School of Humanities and Social Sciences
- School of Languages
- School of Psychology
- School of Theology
- Department of General Studies
- Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences[9]
- Faculty of Science and Engineering[9][11]
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Mechatronics
- Computer Science
- Network Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Faculty of Health Sciences[9][12]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Quienes somos". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra". www.pucmm.edu.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Mater et Magistra (May 15, 1961) | John XXIII". www.vatican.va. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ "Top 43 universities in the Dominican Republic". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Estatutos" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "QS University Rankings: Latin America". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)". Top Universities. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "University and business school ranking in Dominican Rep". www.eduniversal-ranking.com. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Facultades". Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Fac. Ciencias Sociales, Humanidades y Arte Inicio". humanidades.pucmm.edu.do. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería". Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
- ^ "Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud". Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
External links
- Official website
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- Universidad APEC (UNAPEC)
- Santo Domingo Institute of Technology (INTEC)
- Universidad del Caribe (UNICARIBE)
- Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) (UNIBE)
- Universidad Católica Santo Domingo (UCSD)
- Universidad de la Tercera Edad (UTE)
- Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago (UTESA)
- Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU)
- Instituto de Ciencias Exactas (INCE)
- Universidad Organización y Método (O&M)
- Universidad Interamericana (UNICA)
- Universidad Eugenio María de Hostos (UNIREMOS)
- Universidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal (UFHEC)
- Universidad Instituto Cultural Domínico Americano (UNICDA)
- Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)