Bolivarian University of Venezuela (Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela)
The Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela (UBV, English: Bolivarian University of Venezuela) is a state university in Venezuela founded in 2003 by decree of President Hugo Chávez.
The UBV is a part of the Chávez government’s “Mission Sucre” social programs, which aim to provide free higher education to the poor. Consequently, enrollment at the UBV is free and open to all, regardless of academic qualifications, prior education or even nationality. The government expects the student body to grow to 1 million by 2009, with more than 190 satellite classrooms throughout Venezuela.
The education programme at the UBV is generally in line with Hugo Chávez’s socialist vision of a Latin American “Bolivarian Revolution”. Opposition leader Julio Borges, though, labels it a “thinly disguised propaganda factory that takes advantage of the country’s most vulnerable citizens”. However, others are more optimistic. Maria Elida Castellano, the rector of the Bolivarian University in Caracas, has said that the institution is designed to benefit the poor precisely by encouraging the open exchange of ideas. Castellano said that the Bolivarian University is based on UNESCO principles for education and that “The professionals licenced by this institution will work for the transformation of society.
Academic licences granted by the university. Offering Programs
The following courses are offered at UBV:
Centre for Studies in Energy Science:
LINES OF INVESTIGATION
Hydro carburates
Alternative Energies
Environment, Sovereignty and Regionalization
Study Center for Collective Health and the Right to Life
This is a space under construction that, under the premise of democratizing information, seeks to provide a public service to students, professors, researchers and the community in general, placing at their disposal a series of documents related to the field of health collective and the right to life.
Center for The Study of Emancipatory Education and Critical Pedagogy
LINES OF INVESTIGATION
1. Problems, needs and academic requirements – training, research, organization and operation of the UBV, within the framework of the requirements of the Simón BolÃvar National Project and the Plan Patria Law.
2. Bolivarian Education. Problems, needs and demands of the Basic Education subsystem in the context of the Bolivarian Educational System.
3. Education, identity and pedagogical thought of the original cultures of the indigenous and Afro-descendant peoples and communities in Venezuela and the rest of the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA).
4. Municipalization and universalization of education.
5. Educational management, territorialization of the management and financing of education.
6. Sovereignty, National Independence. Information and communication technologies for education.
Center for Environmental Studies:
The Center for Environmental Studies has four (04) graduates, namely:
1. DIPLOMA IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum:
MODULE I
I.1. Educational Theories and their Application in Environmental Education
I.2. Paradigms of Research in Environmental Education
I.3. Theoretical Foundations for the Development of Environmental Educational Programs
MODULE II
II.1. Environmental Systems
II.2. Action Research Methodology
II.3. Design of Environmental Educational Programs Linked to Community Development
MODULE III
III.1. Citizen Participation and Applied Projects.
2. DIPLOMA IN LAND PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum:
MODULE I
I.1. Conceptualization, Methodology and Techniques of Territorial Planning and Sustainable Development.
I.2. Regional, Local and Community Development.
I.3. Geographic Information Systems in the Context of Territorial Planning.
MODULE II
II.1. Socio-spatial Analysis of Territorial Planning.II.2. Rural, Urban and Natural Spaces in the Context of Territorial Planning.
II.3. Environmental Planning.
MODULE III
III.1. Citizen Participation and Applied Projects.
3. DIPLOMA IN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
MODULE I
I.1. Basic Notions Inherent in the Study of Environmental Law
MODULE II
II.1. Environmental law in Venezuela
MODULE III
III.1. The legal and sub-legal regulations present in the Venezuelan legal system
MODULE IV
IV.1. Administrative and Criminal Procedure
4. DIPLOMA IN MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY OF VENEZUELA
Curriculum:
MODULE I
I.1. Information management for Biological Diversity Management.
I.2. Conservation of Biological Diversity: Management of species, endangered species, criteria.
MODULE II
II.1. Ex situ and in situ conservation of Biological Diversity.
II.2. Sustainable use of Biological Diversity in Venezuela.
II.3. Prevention and control in the Management of Biological Diversity: Illegal Traffic, Transgenics or Genetically Modified Organisms
II.4. Biosafety and problems of invasive alien species.
MODULE III
III.1. Citizen Participation and Applied Projects, through the construction of a Biological Diversity Management preliminary project.
Center for Social and Cultural Studies
The Center for Social and Cultural Studies (CESyC) of the Bolivarian University of Venezuela, together with the action of the academic nuclei, have been working as research groups in thematic areas of the social, cultural and educational spheres, focusing their intentions to consolidate the production of knowledge and knowledge from a view of the South and guided by the 5 historical objectives of the Plan de la Patria allows us to build paths in socio-cultural transformation. Today the center has 42 constituted nuclei oriented to cultural, socio-political and educational/technological identity.
Social Communication Studies Center
Academic area
DIPLOMATES
Non-conducting studies
-Photography Diploma
-Locution course
Indigenous Peoples and Culture Studies Center
The Community Pedagogy Diploma will last six (06) months, and is made up of six (6) Courses. All courses will have a period of (36 hours) each. The modality of study will be semi face-to-face with new information and communication technologies.
modules | Academic Hours | UC |
MODULE I. COSMOGONY AND SPIRITUALITY MODULE | 3. 4 | 3 |
MODULE II. LAND, TERRITORY, AUTONOMY | 3. 4 | 3 |
MODULE III. INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE | 3. 4 | 3 |
MODULE IV. CRITICAL INTERCULTURALITY AND DECOLONIZATION | 30 | 2 |
MODULE V. DEVELOPMENT WITH IDENTITY FOR GOOD COMMUNITY LIVING | 3. 4 | 3 |
MODULE VI.INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE FOR THE DESIGN OF A CURRICULUM IN EIB | 3. 4 | 3 |
Political Economy Studies Center
The Degree Program in Political Economy is the result of the collective work of a multidisciplinary team with social organizations and the public administration that will seek to train economists in open confrontation and resistance with the neoliberal economy, based on the principles expressed in the Governing Document of the Bolivarian University of Venezuela.
Professionals in Political Economy graduated from the UBV contribute to the country with their ability to act in various areas of professional practice. They operate in the different areas of economic activity, as proposed in the Program for the Homeland (2013-2019).
The University will have branches in the most important regions in Venezuela. At the present time there are branches in:
Caracas, Punto Fijo, MaturÃn, Ciudad BolÃvar, Maracaibo, Ciudad Guayana, Barinitas, Maracay, San Cristóbal
Bolivarian University of Venezuela Admission Requirements.Â
Student acceptance
Candidate students must be high-school graduates. As distinguished from the rest of Venezuelan universities, they are assigned by the Mission Sucre. As of January 2011, the UBV has awarded over 120,000 degrees.
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Av. Leonardo da Vinci. Los Chaguaramos.
Caracas Venezuela
Phone: (0212) 606.32.34/ 606.35.74/606.36.32/ 606.36.66
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