Universidad Deportiva del Sur

Universidad Deportiva del Sur (UDS) is a public university in Venezuela, established in 2006 by presidential decree under the initial name Universidad Iberoamericana del Deporte. It began offering classes in February of that year. The university is located on the outskirts of San Carlos, in Cojedes state. As a thematic university, it focuses on reflective and critical education to provide humanistic and comprehensive training for professionals in physical activity, sport, and related areas. It has welcomed students from 27 countries across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. UDS offers undergraduate programs including a Bachelor's in Physical Activity and Health, a Bachelor's in Sports Training, and a Bachelor's in Technological Management of Sport, as well as a postgraduate Master's in Sports Management. The university is state-owned and operates under the Venezuelan government. Its strategic objectives include advancing social structure, promoting democratic participation, accelerating state institutionalization, fostering a multipolar international system, and consolidating mass sports participation. Educational goals encompass strengthening the national sports system, meeting student demand in higher education for physical activity and sport, serving high school graduates from the National Strategic Plan for Permanent Training, promoting integration with South America, the Caribbean, and Africa through student and academic mobility, addressing the shortage of sports professionals, and providing distance education access for high-performance athletes and coaches.

Universidad Deportiva del Sur was created in 2006 by presidential decree, initially named Universidad Iberoamericana del Deporte. It began teaching in February 2006. The university is located on the outskirts of San Carlos, Cojedes state, Venezuela. It was established as a thematic public university oriented toward reflective and critical education, aiming to provide humanistic and comprehensive training for professionals in physical activity, sport, and related areas. Over time, it has attracted students from 27 countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. The university offers undergraduate programs in Physical Activity and Health, Sports Training, and Technological Management of Sport, as well as a Master's in Sports Management. Its strategic objectives include advancing the new social structure, building a new democratic model of popular participation, accelerating the creation of new state institutions, promoting a new multipolar international system, and consolidating mass sports participation. Educational objectives include strengthening the National Sports System, responding to student demand for higher education in physical activity and sport, serving graduates of the National Strategic Plan for Permanent Training led by the National Institute of Sports, promoting integration with South America, the Caribbean, and Africa through student and academic mobility, addressing the shortage of sports professionals, and providing distance education access for high-performance athletes and coaches.

• 2006

  University created by presidential decree under the name Universidad Iberoamericana del Deporte.

• 2006

  Classes begin in February.

A thematic public university focused on physical activity, sport, and related areas, with a humanistic and integral approach.

• Licenciatura en Actividad Física y Salud

• Licenciatura en Entrenamiento Deportivo

• Licenciatura en Gestión Tecnológica del Deporte

• Maestría en Gerencia del Deporte

1. 1Universidad Deportiva del Sur - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Universidad Deportiva del Sur - Wikipedia (Spanish)es.wikipedia.org