International Programs
At UNIBE we are interested in strengthening our international programs and finding new paths of mutual collaboration with universities and hospitals around the globe.
It fosters personal growth through observation and reflection of one’s own assumptions and values. It also fosters professional development by targeting the specific needs of students, practitioners and researchers.
The program is active and experiential, putting a premium on competence, and the ability to put what one has learned into practice.
The need for professional knowledge on Latin American culture, society, family and Spanish language have increased in the last years in the United States.
1. AUPRICA – Asociación de Universidades Privadas de Centro América
AUPRICA is the association of private universities of Central América. Currently 40 universities belong to the association whose objectives are to promote the academic excellence, to promote mutual collaboration among institutions and to strength the academic, cultural and research collaboration.
By being part of AUPRICA scholars visiting UNIBE may conduct research in relation with other colleagues from the rest of Central American countries on regional issues, but based in Costa Rica.
2. BILATERAL COLLABORATION AGREEMENTS
UNIBE has signed agreements of mutual collaboration with several universities from different parts of the world:
- The University of Maryland
- The University of Florida
- Sam Houston State University, Texas
- University of Milan, Italy
- Hadassah Hospital in Israel
- University of Salamanca, Spain
- Hospital Italiano of Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Universidad de San Pedro Sula, Honduras
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín, Guatemala
Through these agreements, some of our medical students have finished their specializations in Milan and Salamanca universities and some others are doing their clinical work at Hadassah Hospital in Israel.
Also, several faculty members of those universities have visited us to teach, like Dr. Guillermo Agosta, Dr. Esteban Vaucheret and Dr. Maxit.
3. CULTURAL IMMERSION PROGRAM
Four to eight-week cultural immersion program for undergraduate psychology students. click here.
4. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
Regularly scholars and specialists from the USA come to share their experiences in conferences and seminars, like Dr. Jim Butcher from Minnessota University, who presented on 2008 Conference on Forensic Psychology.
5. FACULTY-LED COURSES
This program invites faculty from colleges and universities from around the world to come to our campus and teach their courses. So far professors from several USA universities have brought their students and have taught their classes within the academic and culturally enriched and diverse environment that UNIBE offers.
From those who have participated:
-Faculty-led course on Criminal Justice from the Criminal Justice College of Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, May 2009.
“The opportunity that UNIBE gave to my criminal justice students at Sam Houston State University (Huntsville, Texas, U.S.A), was a great experience and one they will never forget. Learning how the criminal justice system works in Costa Rica, touring the countryside, zip lining through the Rainforest canopy, and touring the museums in and around San Jose was an experience my students and I will never forget.”Dr. Willard M. Oliver
Professor, Criminal Justice
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, TX, U.S.A.
- Faculty led course from the College of Education of Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas:
"The Provost and the International Programs Department of UNIBE) ... planned an excellent learning experience for our students and I know you spend a lot of time and effort coordinating all the activities. All of us, faculty and students enjoyed the visit and are talking about it so much to our friends and colleagues here at SHSU."Mary Nichter, Ph.D., Associate Professor-
Sam Houston State University (Junio 2009).
-One-week Research Exchange Program for doctoral students from Leadearship and Counseling Department of the College of Education of Sam Houston State University, June 2009. Some of their faculty`s comments:
“The trip to Costa Rica was wonderful! I have so many fund memories of the visit and will forever be grateful for this once in a life time travel experience. Thank you for all that you did to make this a memorable experience.” Alice Fisher, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University, June 2009.
Alice Fisher, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Sam Houston State University, June 2009.
“We would like to express our sincere appreciation for all your efforts during our recent internship in Costa Rica. Everything went very smoothly and the experience was extremely enriching both personally and professionally”.Rebeca M. Bustamente, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Sam Houston State University, June 2009.
-Four-week 2009 Cultural Immersion Program for doctoral psychology students from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Virginia:
I am very grateful to you for the time and effort you have put into planning the training program for our students, and I know that as a result of this excellent planning our JMU students are having valuable experiences that will greatly enhance their careers as psychologists. My time here has been very productive, and I thank you so much for arranging a number of inspiring meetings that allowed me to not only gain a greater understanding of the functioning of various systems but also to envision future possibilities. I can think of various avenues for future collaboration for interprofessional outreach and research that can involve JMU students from multiple programs, and I look forward to thinking about those together with you.
Dr. Sharon Lovell, Vice-Provost and Professor of Psychology, College of Integrated Sciences and Technology, James Madison University.
6. HOST RESEARCH SITE
UNIBE has a program by which scholars and faculty and doctoral students of universities from different parts of the world may come to conduct their research at our campus. UNIBE provides logistic support and the visiting researcher to pair with one of our faculty members and publish together the research results besides doing a presentation to students and faculty. Dr. Robert Feldman, a health psychologist from The University of Maryland conducted a research at UNIBE on smoking cessation in 2008. UNIBE welcomes applications for this program directed to
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7. STUDY ABROAD PROGRAM
This program is under development. Students are expected to come for a full semester any time of the year.
