Other name | Universidad Privada de San Pedro Sula (Former name), USPS, USAP (Acronym for the actual name) |
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Motto | "Sapidus, Veritatis, Honore" |
Type | Private university |
Established | 21 August 1978 |
Endowment | Sociedad Promotora Educativa S.A. de C.V; Jorge Emilio Jaar |
President | Dr. Ricardo J Jaar |
Academic staff | 300 professors |
Location | , 15°31′07″N 88°01′54″W / 15.5185°N 88.0317°W |
Campus | Urban |
Colors | Blue & Orange |
Website | www.usap.edu |
The University of San Pedro Sula USAP (Universidad de San Pedro Sula, better known as "La U Privada" [The Private College]) in the city of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, was founded in 1977 by the initiative of the Sociedad Promotora Educativa, S.A. de C.V and authorized by a governmental executive order on August 21, 1978.
Promoters of this first initiative in private higher education in Honduras was a group of persons representing the business, professional, and cultural sectors of San Pedro Sula, led by Mr. Jorge Emilio Jaar, father of Ricardo Jaar, current Executive President of the university.