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Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica, also known as UNEM or Business University of Costa Rica, is a private university in the city of San José, Costa Rica. It is not among the universities accredited by the Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (SINAES), the national accreditation agency of Costa Rica.〔(Instituciones miembros del SINAES ) (in Spanish). Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior. Accessed December 2014.〕 In 2013 it was described by ''The Costa Rica Star'' as "infamous" for its involvement in several diploma mill allegations, in cases where students paid to receive degrees without following a course of study.〔Jaime Lopez (12 August 2013). (Quality of Education and Cost of Tuition Increase in Costa Rica: Sham Universities ). ''The Costa Rica Star''. Accessed December 2014.〕 The university has awarded PhD degrees to people in Germany and the United States.〔 A 2008 investigation by ''Der Spiegel'' failed to find any legitimate campus or professors associated with UNEM.〔 〕 ==History== UNEM was founded in 1992 as an international graduate school, and acquired its present name in 1997.〔(Business University of Costa Rica ). International Association of Universities: Worldwide Database of Higher Education Institutions, Systems and Credentials. Accessed October 2014.〕 In that year it was approved by the Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada, the national council of higher education of Costa Rica,〔(Lista de Universidades Privadas aprobadas por el CONESUP ) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Pública: Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (national council of higher education). Accessed October 2014.〕 to award undergraduate degrees in accounting and business administration, and master's degrees in business administration.〔(Nombre Universidad: 38 - Empresarial de Costa Rica ) (in Spanish). Ministerio de Educación Pública: Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada (national council of higher education). Accessed October 2014.〕 The university reported no graduates in 2007, and enrolled no students in 2010; it may be inactive.〔Silvia P. Castro (2010). (Costa Rican higher education, its universities and students ). Doctoral dissertation, University of Pennsylvania. Accessed December 2014.〕 Hun Sen, the Cambodian prime minister, was made an "Honorary Professor of Diplomatic and International Relations" in July 2008.〔(Biography of Hun Sen )〕 Also in 2008, Yahya Jammeh, president of The Gambia, was awarded an Universidad Empresarial honorary professorship in traditional medicine by the International Parliament for Safety and Peace, a private Italian organisation.〔Office of the Gambian President (19 November 2008). (Officials of International Parliament for Safety and Peace Present Three International Awards to President Jammeh ). State House, Republic of the Gambia. Accessed February 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Universidad Empresarial de Costa Rica」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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