Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University), named after Pope John XXIII's encyclical Mater et magistra, meaning Mother and Teacher (PUCMM for its Spanish acronym), is the first private, Roman Catholic, coeducational university in the Dominican Republic in the nation's modern history. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees through three campuses. Its main campus is in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, and it has a smaller campus in Santo Domingo and an extension in Puerto Plata.

Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University
La Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
The seal of La Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
MottoVeritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English
Truth and Science
TypePrivate, Roman Catholic, Coed
EstablishedSeptember 9, 1962
PresidentSecilio Espinal Espinal
Students16,000
Location
Campuses are in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Plata
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Dominican Republic
CampusSantiago Campus, Suburban, 1.2 km2;
Santo Tomás de Aquino Campus, Urban, 14000 m2;
Puerto Plata campus Urban
ColorsBlue, Red and Yellow    
AffiliationsPontifical Universities, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Websitewww.pucmm.edu.do

History
The water tower in the campus of Santiago has become a symbol of the university.

PUCMM was established on September 9, 1962 and it has become one of the country's top ranked institutions of higher education.[1] It was the first University in the Dominican Republic to offer Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Engineering careers.[2] It also offers graduate level degrees and dual degrees with associated universities in the United States and France.[3] According to the university, it was founded by the Dominican Episcopate headed by Monsignor Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas, Archbishop of the city of Santo Domingo. The name "Madre y Maestra" was selected in honor of the Mater et Magistra encyclical of Pope John XXIII.[4] The first faculties offered by PUCMM were Law, Education, and Philosophy. It was recognized by the Dominican government by law 6150 from December 31, 1962.[5]

Rankings

PUCMM has been listed consistently as the second-best university in the Dominican Republic, after UNIBE, by QS Latin America University Rankings,[6] while the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranks it number one in the Dominican Republic.[7] Recently making the list of Quacquarelli Symonds's top Latin American universities in 2012.[8] Symonds recognized the university, ranking it 205 out of the top 250 universities in the region. Eduniversal Rankings stated that The PUCMM School of Business is the highest-ranking school of business in the Dominican Republic, followed by the School of Business of the UASD. This ranking was done by Eduniversal Rankings's Palmes business school ranking system. The PUCMM received a ranking of 2 Palmes, representing a good business school with a regional influence[9]. In 1991, the institution was delegated as the responsible for country domain registration.

Divisions

See also

References
  1. "Top 43 universities in the Dominican Republic". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. "List of engineering branches", Wikipedia, 2022-07-04, retrieved 2022-10-28
  3. "List of universities and colleges in France", Wikipedia, 2022-05-05, retrieved 2022-10-28
  4. "Quienes somos". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. "Estatutos" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. "Latin America". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  7. "Caribbean". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  8. "QS University Rankings: Latin America". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. "University and business school ranking in Dominican Rep". www.eduniversal-ranking.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.

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