Universidad de Costa Rica

La Universidad de Costa Rica es una institución de educación superior abanderada de la enseñanza humanista y de la excelencia. Desde su constitución en 1940 esta Institución goza de Autonomía Universitaria y en el 2001 fue declarada Institución Benemérita de la Educación y la Cultura Costarricense mediante la Ley Nº 8098.

Propósito

La Universidad de Costa Rica es una institución de educación superior y cultura, autónoma constitucionalmente y democrática, constituida por una comunidad de profesores y profesoras, estudiantes, funcionarias y funcionarios administrativos, dedicada a la enseñanza, la investigación, la acción social, el estudio, la meditación, la creación artística y la difusión del conocimiento. (Artículo 1 del Estatuto Orgánico).

La Universidad de Costa Rica debe contribuir con las transformaciones que la sociedad necesita para el logro del bien común, mediante una política dirigida a la consecución de una justicia social, de equidad, del desarrollo integral, de la libertad plena y de la total independencia de nuestro pueblo. (Artículo 3 del Estatuto Orgánico).

Tomado de https://www.ucr.ac.cr/acerca-u/carta-de-presentacion-ucr.html

Agricultural Sciences animal behavior agricultural development agricultural mechanization agricultural research agricultural technologies Agriculture Agroindustrial sector agronomic data animal breeding animal genetics animal nutrition animal physiology and reproduction AQUACULTURE AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AQUATIC BIORESOURCES PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES biodiversity biological diversity Biopesticides biotechnology cell biology climate change COMMERCIAL SPECIES AND THEIR BIOLOGY Crop Productio Crop Protection cultivation of plants descriptive and comparative morphology ecology ecosystem stability Environmental Health EQUIPMENT FOR FISHERIES RESEARCH ethology feed quality and nutritional value FISHERY Floriculture Food Chemistry Food Hygiene forestry fruit trees Fruits genetics of plants HABITAT OF AQUATIC BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES health and welfare horticultural crops Horticulture hydraulic engineering inbreeding depression livestock farming systems Medicinal Microbial Insecticides multi-functionality of horticultural systems native fruits natural ecosystems Natural Enemies natural habitats Natural Products nursery technologies nutrient balance Occupational Health Olericulture organic agriculture ornamental crops Pest Management Pharmacognosy physiology Phytochemistry Phytomedicine plant diseases plant engineering plant nematodes plant nutrition plant physiology and biochemistry plant physiology breeding plant propagation plant protection plant viruses Post Harvest post-harvest management of fruit and vegetables production techniques promising crops Public Health quality of horticultural products rural development Scientific research articles seeds Semio-chemicals sugarcane sustainability and resource management technology and engineering vegetable crops veterinary medicine zoological aspects of nature conservancy. zoology

Type	Academia
AGRIS ID	CR3
Website	https://ucr.ac.cr/
Status	Active
ODS	This data provider participates in the AGRIS Open Data Set (ODS)

Resources

Repository	Repositorio Kérwá , Repositorio del Sistema de Bibliotecas, Documentación e Información (SIBDI)
Aggregator	Portal de Revistas Académicas

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