Education : Paraguay

This is a listing of Portals and Websites that provide links to resources relating to education for Paraguay. Extensive lists of colleges and universities are available through such portales such as BRAINTRACK which links to Latin American universities (http://www.braintrack.com/linknav.htm?pprevid=13&level=2). The University of Oulu, in Finland, provides an listing of the "Best Indices of Colleges and Universities World-wide" (http://www.oulu.fi/other/universities.html). The most important source for bibliography of books and articles concerning Paraguay is the annual Handbook of Latin American Studies (http://lcweb2.loc.gov/hlas/) produced by over 130 contributing editors under the editorship of the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress. Additional coverage of journal articles can be found through a subscription to the Hispanic American Periodical Index (http://hapi.gseis.ucla.edu/).   Both the Handbook and HAPI are available in selected libraries in book form.   One of the major aggregators for links to a wide variety of subjects relating to Higher Education is the University of Texas' LANIC (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/highered/); for Distance education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/distance/); and for primary and secondary education (http://lanic.utexas.edu/la/region/k-12.). While focusing on the United States, The National Library of Education is the federal government's main resource center for education information. However, one should note that at that site, the ERIC database provides a wide range of documents and articles for the international audience. The database contains more than one million abstracts of education-related documents and journal articles. One may access the ERIC database on the Internet (See AskERIC below) or through commercial vendors and public networks. The ERIC abstracts are avalable in print publications such as Resources in Education and Current Index to Journals in Education.

ASKERIC: ERIC DATABASE  (http://ericir.syr.edu/Eric/adv_search.shtml)
Search the ERIC database for reports concerning Paraguay (or any other subject relating to education). ERIC is the world's largest source of education information, with more than 1 million abstracts of documents and journal articles on education research and practice.

SISTEMA EDUCATIVO NACIONAL DE PARAGUAY  (http://www.oei.org.co/quipu/paraguay/)
Online report on the educational system in Paraguay, as a result of a project among the OEI (Organización de los Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura) and the Ministry of Education and Cult of Paraguay. The file is in PDF format. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD AMERICANA  (http://uamericana.brinkster.net/)
Site provided by Universidad Americana in Paraguay located in Asuncion, offering one doctoral degree, seven masters degrees, and seven undergraduate degrees in various fields of business administration. The site includes links to degree offerings at all three levels with detailed descriptions of the courses necessary to fulfill the requirements. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA: NUESTRA SENORA DE ASUNCION  (http://www.uc.edu.py/)
Site provided by the Universidad Catolica of Asuncion, established in 1960. The university has three sites located in Asuncion, Concepcion and Itapua, and contains links to all three. It also has links to its history, its mission statement, its hierarchy, and associated institutions. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD COLUMBIA DE PARAGUAY  (http://www.columbia.edu.py/)
Site provided by the Universidad Columbia, Paraguay's first private university, established by law in 1991. The university is located in Asuncion. The site has links to general information; degrees offered; updates; and contact information. Within each link there are also links to related sites. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD DEL CONO SUR DE LAS AMERICAS  (http://www.ucsa.edu.py/)
Site provided by the Universidad del Cono Sur, established in 1994. The university is located in Asuncion, and has branches in Luque and San Juan Bautista de las Misiones. The site has a drop down menu listing its degree offerings. It also has links to general information; academics; projects and programs; admission requirements; computer information center; both its distance education and graduate school of business programs. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE  (http://www.uninorte.edu.py/)
Site provided by the Universidad del Norte, which has 21 branches throughout the country. The site has links to general information; its schools; degrees offered (with listing of courses required); agreements with foreign universities; social services; calender of events; cultural outreach programs; and surveys. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD IBEROAMERICANA  (http://www.unibe.edu.py/)
Site provided by the Universidad Iberoamericana, established in 1994. The university is located in Asuncion. The site has links to the university's various schools including; natural sciences, education, art, communications, computer science, accounting and business administration, education, contact information, and a list of course offerings. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCION  (http://www.una.py/)
Site provided by the National University of Asuncion, established in 1889. Contains links to general information about the university; its schools and centers; admissions; libraries; courses offered; related links; agreements and information; contact information; and a survey. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE PILAR  (http://www.unp.edu.py/)
Site provided by the National University of Pilar. Contains links the history; the hierarchy; the board of trustees and their resolutions; the schools; admissions policies; the graduate program; natural sciences laboratories; student activities; related links; and contact information. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL ESTE  (http://www.une.edu.py/)
Site provided by the National University of the East located in Ciudad del Este, established in 1994. Contains links to information about its history, faculty, structure, rules and services. In addition, it provides links to web pages of the various schools within the university. In Spanish.

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA INTERCONTINENTAL  (http://www.quanta.net.py/utic/)
Site provided by the Universidad Tecnologica Intercontinental which has 20 branches throughout the country. The site has links to its history; agreements; degrees offered; graduate school; locations; events; library; and admission policies. In Spanish.