Universidad Central del Este

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Universidad Central del Este (UCE)

Type	Private
Established	October 15, 1970
Founder	José Hazim Azar
Rector	José Hazim Torres
Location	San Pedro de Macorís , Dominican Republic 18°27′34″N 69°17′42″W / 18.45936°N 69.29503°W / 18.45936; -69.29503
Website	http://www.uce.edu.do/
Location in the Dominican Republic

Eastern Central University (Spanish: Universidad Central del Este; abbreviated as UCE) is a private university in the Dominican Republic, founded in San Pedro de Macorís on October 15, 1970, in the eastern region of the country. The university's Department of Medicine operates an important medical center located in the center of Santo Domingo. At an undergraduate level, the UCE has twelve academic departments: Medicine, Dentistry, Bioanalysis, Pharmaceutics, Business Sciences, Systems, Tourism, Production Sciences, Construction Sciences, Natural Resources, Law, and Social and Public Communication. The Dominican State officially recognized the institution through the Presidential Decree N°. 1205, on July 2, 1971.