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Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM)
Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM) is a private university in Guatemala City, Guatemala, founded in 1971.
- Type
- Private university
- Location
- Guatemala City, Guatemala
- Founded
- 1971
- Teaching language
- Spanish, English
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Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM) is a private, secular university in Guatemala City, founded in 1971 and named after Guatemala's first bishop. Its mission emphasises the ethical, legal and economic principles of a society of free and responsible persons, and its economics teaching is known for the Austrian school tradition.
UFM has faculties of economic sciences, law, medicine, dentistry, architecture, psychology, education, and social sciences, as well as the business school (UFM School of Business / Escuela de Negocios). Its campus in Zona 10 is noted for architecture and landscaped grounds, and it runs a regional campus in Madrid, Spain.
Teaching is mainly in Spanish, with some programmes and courses in English. UFM offers scholarships and educational loans.
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What language are courses taught in at Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM)?
Courses at Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM) are taught in Spanish, English.
When was Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM) founded?
Universidad Francisco Marroquín (UFM) was founded in 1971.
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