Universidad Dr. Andrés Bello

Universidad Dr. Andrés Bello (commonly abbreviated UNAB) is a private higher-education institution in El Salvador, headquartered in San Salvador. It operates as a university brand under the name of the nineteenth-century scholar Andrés Bello, and presents itself as a teaching and research community serving Salvadoran society. Its academic offer is organized into faculties, including the Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (Health Sciences), Facultad de Ciencias Humanísticas (Humanistic Sciences), Facultad de Enfermería (Nursing), Facultad de Tecnología e Innovación (Technology and Innovation), Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (Economic Sciences), and the Facultad de Posgrados y Educación Continua (Postgraduate and Continuing Education). The university markets itself to prospective students through a structured admissions process, a "Casa Virtual" online portal, published fee and documentation information, and a news center covering campus events, academic success stories, and cultural and sporting activities. Its public communication emphasizes health professions, including a doctoral program in medicine and continuing-education offerings such as real-estate training, alongside research and social outreach. Beyond teaching, UNAB maintains a Dirección de Investigación, Vinculación Social y Extensión Universitaria, which frames research as a means of generating, adapting and applying knowledge tied to the country's social and productive realities. The directorate promotes a participatory research culture involving researchers, faculty and students, and works to manage, disseminate and raise the visibility of scientific output through specialized platforms and international standards. The institution operates multiple campuses (sedes) across El Salvador and maintains an online portal for its community. It is a private, non-listed education provider; detailed founding data, ownership and financial information are not established by the available evidence.

Universidad Dr. Andrés Bello (UNAB) is a private higher-education institution in El Salvador, based in San Salvador. It takes its name from Andrés Bello, the celebrated Venezuelan-Chilean scholar, and presents itself as a university serving Salvadoran society through teaching, research and social outreach. The available evidence does not establish a precise founding date, founding figures or ownership structure, so the institution's early history cannot be dated from these sources. What is documented is the university's present-day structure and activity. UNAB organizes its academic offer into faculties: Ciencias de la Salud, Ciencias Humanísticas, Enfermería, Tecnología e Innovación, Ciencias Económicas, and Posgrados y Educación Continua. This faculty structure indicates a broad, multi-disciplinary institution with a pronounced emphasis on health professions, including nursing and medicine, alongside humanities, technology and economics. The university operates multiple campuses (sedes) and maintains an online portal, the Casa Virtual, through which prospective students begin the admissions process. UNAB's public-facing activity centers on student recruitment and academic life. Its website publishes admissions information — documentation, fees, steps and frequently asked questions — and a news center covering campus events, academic success stories, and cultural and sporting activities. Recent communications highlight a doctoral program in medicine and an associated international congress, continuing-education offerings such as real-estate training, and public-health awareness content. A defining institutional pillar is the Dirección de Investigación, Vinculación Social y Extensión Universitaria. According to its own description, this directorate treats research as a fundamental means of generating, adapting and adopting knowledge connected to the surrounding reality, contributing to the development of people and society. It frames research not only as an academic function but as a permanent commitment to social transformation, innovation and critical thinking. The directorate promotes a participatory research culture integrating researchers, faculty and students in academic and scientific projects aimed at strengthening professional training and responding to the needs of the regions where the university is present. It also supports the management, dissemination and visibility of scientific production through specialized platforms and compliance with international standards. As a private, non-listed education provider, UNAB competes in El Salvador's higher-education market, where private universities play a significant role. Its differentiation rests on its health-sciences focus, its research-and-outreach directorate, and its continuing-education portfolio. Detailed financial, ownership and accreditation information is not available in the supplied evidence.

• UNAB operates multiple campuses and an online Casa Virtual admissions portal.

• UNAB announces the I Congreso Internacional del Doctorado en Medicina.

A private Salvadoran university positioning itself around health professions, applied research, social outreach and continuing education for the national market.

• Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud

• Facultad de Ciencias Humanísticas

• Facultad de Enfermería

• Facultad de Tecnología e Innovación

• Facultad de Ciencias Económicas

• Facultad de Posgrados y Educación Continua

• Doctorado en Medicina

1. 1Universidad Dr. Andrés Bello (UNAB) | El Salvador, Centro Américaunab.edu.sv
2. 2Dirección de Investigación, Vinculación Social y Extensión - UNABunab.edu.sv
3. 3Universidad Dr. Andrés Bello - Wikidatawikidata.org