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(InfoWebPress ) – “The bus is a classroom, a
means by which students can enrich their
academic activities,” said Orlando de la O,
dean of the National University’s (UNA)
Chorotega campus in Guanacaste, during a
ceremony in which vice-rector for academic
affairs, Sandra Leon, officially handed over
three buses that will be used to deliver
knowledge to university students in the
province.
The buses will serve UNA’s regional campuses
in Guanacaste and the Southern Zone, as well
as in Sarapiqui (Caribbean). Leon
underscored the importance of these
“classrooms on wheels,” as they will help
transport students so that they can go out
and explore, learn and take UNA’s knowledge
to the Costa Rican society.
For Leon, these vehicles are an example of
the work UNA has bees doing to consolidate
regionalization as part of the country’s
education.
“The most important of our principles is
that the National University is one, and
that we all together should aspire to have
the same facilities to do our work in the
best possible manner,” Leon pointed out.
During the ceremony, Leon reminded those who
will benefit from these educational buses
that the resources to pay for them come from
the daily work of Costa Ricans, so students
should be faithful to that society that is
allowing them to grow and become better
individuals.
Dean de la O acknowledged that UNA has been
betting on regionalization processes, saying
that the buses are real classrooms,
laboratories that will enrich the academic
lives of all students.
Meanwhile, Lourdes Rodriguez, vice dean of
the Brunca (Southern Zone) regional
campuses, said the bus assigned to this
region will help meet the educational needs
of students on both the Perez Zeledon and
Coto campuses — as the other vehicle already
service there will be moved to the latter
facility. “The bus gives freedom of action
regarding all activities the students are
engaged on,” Rodriguez said.
Meanwhile, Alvaro Villalobos, academic
director of the Sarapiqui campus, indicated
that the new bus is an important academic
work tool for his institution — which in its
first year of existence has 202 students but
also provides services to more than 1,000
students taking training courses provided by
institutions such as the Ministry of
Education, the Limon University College, the
National Learning Institute (INA) and even
the U.S. Embassy, all of which are important
to the development of this region.
Each bus, which capacity for 35 passengers
and the driver, costs 25 million colones
($43,800).
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