Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University), is the first private, Roman Catholic, and coeducational university in the Dominican Republic. The university is named after Pope John XXIII's encyclical Mater et magistra, meaning Mother and Teacher (PUCMM for its Spanish acronym). The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees. It has three campuses, the main one is in Santiago de los Caballeros, another is in Santo Domingo and its extension is in Puerto Plata.

Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University
La Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
The seal of La Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
MottoVeritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English
Truth and Science
TypePrivate, Roman Catholic, Coed
EstablishedSeptember 9, 1962
PresidentSecilio Espinal Espinal
Students16,000
Location
Campuses are in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Plata
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Dominican Republic
CampusSantiago Campus, Suburban, 1.2 km2;
Santo Tomás de Aquino Campus, Urban, 14000 m2;
Puerto Plata campus Urban
ColorsBlue, Red and Yellow    
AffiliationsPontifical Universities, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Websitewww.pucmm.edu.do

History
The water tower on the campus of Santiago has become a symbol of the university.

The Pontifical Catholic University Mother and Teacher (PUCMM) was established on September 9, 1962. The university provides a range of graduate-level degrees and also offers dual degree programs in collaboration with affiliated universities in the United States and France.

PUCMM was founded by the Dominican Episcopate under the leadership of Monsignor Octavio Antonio Beras Rojas, who served as the Archbishop of Santo Domingo. The university's name, "Madre y Maestra," was chosen as a tribute to Pope John XXIII's encyclical "Mater et Magistra." Initially, PUCMM offered faculties in Law, Education, and Philosophy. Its recognition by the Dominican government came through law 6150 on December 31, 1962.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Rankings

PUCMM has been consistently listed as the second-best university in the Dominican Republic, after UNIBE, by QS Latin America University Rankings,[6] while the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities ranks it number one in the Dominican Republic.[7] Recently making the list of Quacquarelli Symonds top Latin American universities in 2012,[8] PUCMM was ranked #1201-1400 globally in QS World University Rankings 2024[9] and #181-190 out of the top 250 universities in the region. Eduniversal Rankings stated that The PUCMM School of Business is the highest-ranking school of business in the Dominican Republic, followed by the School of Business of the UASD. This ranking was done by Eduniversal Rankings's Palmes business school ranking system. The PUCMM received a ranking of 2 Palmes, representing a good business school with a regional influence.[10] In 1991, the institution was delegated as the responsibility for country domain registration.

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See also

References
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  2. "List of engineering branches", Wikipedia, 2022-07-04, retrieved 2022-10-28
  3. "List of universities and colleges in France", Wikipedia, 2022-05-05, retrieved 2022-10-28
  4. "Quienes somos". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  5. "Estatutos" (PDF). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  6. "Latin America". Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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  8. "QS University Rankings: Latin America". Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. "Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM)". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
  10. "University and business school ranking in Dominican Rep". www.eduniversal-ranking.com. Retrieved 2023-05-10.

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