Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernández

Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernández (UJGH) is a private higher-education institution based in Maracaibo, Venezuela, named after the Venezuelan physician and Catholic saint José Gregorio Hernández. It presents itself publicly as 'La Universidad de los Valores' — the University of Values — and organizes its academic identity around humanist principles such as respect, identity, integrity, alterity, voluntariness and quality. The university offers undergraduate degree programs (carreras de pregrado) and postgraduate programs (programas de postgrado), including a Maestría en Gerencia e Innovación Educativa (Master's in Educational Management and Innovation). Its stated mission is to form 'world citizens' who are free, ethical and committed to human development through innovative, multidisciplinary education, while its vision is to be a global reference in professional formation that combines disruptive innovation with ethical and humanist principles. Beyond teaching, UJGH promotes research and outreach. Its postgraduate division runs academic activities such as seminars on research paradigms and feasible-project methodology, and the institution has hosted events on transformational leadership and strategic sustainability. Student life includes musical groups (coral, gaita, ensemble), sports teams in baseball, football, softball and chess, and UNIPDIS, a unit for the integration of persons with disabilities, alongside comprehensive medical services for students. UJGH operates as a private education organization in Maracaibo and recruits prospective students through online pre-registration. It publishes digital magazines and maintains an active news channel documenting its academic and community activities.

Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernández (UJGH) is a private higher-education organization located in Maracaibo, Venezuela. It is named in honor of Dr. José Gregorio Hernández, the Venezuelan physician and Catholic saint widely venerated in the country, and it brands itself as 'La Universidad de los Valores' — the University of Values — placing humanist ethics at the center of its institutional identity. The university offers undergraduate degree programs (carreras de pregrado) and postgraduate programs (programas de postgrado). Its postgraduate division has developed a Maestría en Gerencia e Innovación Educativa (Master's in Educational Management and Innovation), through which it runs academic activities such as seminars on research paradigms and feasible-project methodology. In September 2026, for example, the university hosted a talk titled 'Los nuevos paradigmas y formas de investigación: Proyecto Factible', led by Dr. Guzgregory Ramos and attended by 54 master's students, aimed at strengthening their research competencies and promoting proposals with impact on educational management. UJGH's stated mission is to form 'world citizens' who are free, ethical and committed to human development through innovative, multidisciplinary education inspired by humanist values as drivers of social transformation. It promotes creativity, critical thinking and global responsibility, and it frames research as cutting-edge and ethically grounded in technology. Its vision is to be a global reference in professional formation, integrating disruptive innovation with ethical and humanist principles, high academic, technological and scientific value, social justice and sustainability. The institution's declared values include respect, identity, integrity, alterity, voluntariness and quality. It also maintains a broader campus life: musical groups (coral, gaita, ensemble and a musical activities group), sports training in baseball, football, softball and chess, the UNIPDIS unit for the integration of persons with disabilities, and comprehensive medical services for students. It publishes digital magazines and maintains an active news channel documenting its academic, leadership and sustainability activities, including events such as a transformational leadership workshop and a session on strategic sustainability. UJGH recruits prospective students through online pre-registration and presents itself as one of the country's leading universities. It operates as a private education organization in Maracaibo.

• UJGH postgraduate division held a talk on new research paradigms and feasible projects for 54 master's students.

Private Venezuelan university positioning itself as 'La Universidad de los Valores', emphasizing humanist values, innovation and social transformation.

• Carreras de Pregrado (undergraduate programs)

  Undergraduate degree programs offered by UJGH.

• Programas de Postgrado (postgraduate programs)

  Postgraduate programs offered by UJGH.

• Maestría en Gerencia e Innovación Educativa

  Master's program in Educational Management and Innovation, including research methodology seminars.

1. 1Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernández | UJGHujgh.edu.ve
2. 2Sobre Ujgh - Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernándezujgh.edu.ve
3. 3Postgrado realiza charla sobre nuevos paradigmas y formas de investigación: Proyecto Factibleujgh.edu.ve
4. 4Wikidata: Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernándezwikidata.org