School of Environmental

WASTE MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY 

UCN PI School of Environmental and Waste Management abides by all standards and legal requirements of the Republic of Nicaragua, Federal Ministry of Education regulations and CNU Consejo Nacional de Universidades authorisation provisions in accordance with the National Legislative Congress of the Republic Decree Nº 2822 according to law, confirmed by the Office of the President of the Republic via Presidential decree.

The School of Environmental and Waste Management – as a standard policy of the Division of International Programs – will obey and apply all applicable standards of UNESCO and international university and higher education agreements and declarations of bona-fide higher education.

When developing a country-specific programme, all national laws regarding environmental and waste management qualifications will also be taken into account.

For environmental and waste management programmes the School of Environmental and Waste Management pursues to meet the accreditation standards of CIWM, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, for CIWM Accreditation and Approval. CIWM is able to Approve and Accredit third party Events, Seminars, Training Courses, and Academic Programmes. Accredited and Approved events can contribute to the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) of Corporate Members and the Structured Education and Training (SET) of Graduate and Licentiate Members, according to CIWM.

In providing long-distance and open education the School will strive to apply the standards of the ODLQC, the Open and Distance Learning Quality Council, the UK guardian of quality in open and distance learning, set up originally by government in 1968, now independent.

The School of Environmental and Waste Management aims to evaluate against these standards in the self-assessment of the School in accordance with Nicaraguan tertiary education laws.

John Daniel, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO, Paris, postulated on 17 October 20.02 at the First Global Forum on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education “GLOBALISATION AND HIGHER EDUCATION” AUTOMOBILES, BANANAS, COURSES, DEGREES… An ABC of Higher Education and Globalisation” (UNESCO 20.02, p. 41):

“But having said that it is vital to recognise that, while higher education may be traded in a marketplace, it is a quite different proposition from cars or bananas. The challenge is to come up with an appropriate way of maximising the benefits and minimising the dangers now that higher education is a global phenomenon.”