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| Motto | ¡Tu futuro, es ahora! |
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| Type | Public, undergraduate, graduate. |
| Established | 2008 |
| Rector | Dr. Emmanuel González Alvarado |
| Students | 14,524 (2019) |
| Location | , 10°00′25″N84°13′00″W / 10.0070°N 84.2166°W /10.0070; -84.2166 |
| Website | www |
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TheNational Technical University (Universidad Técnica Nacional) (UTN), was founded on 4 June 2008 as the fifthpublic university ofCosta Rica. Its purpose is to provide the means for scientific and technical education to pursue the requirements of the country.[1]
It was the result of merging several trade and craftsmanship schools that taught at the college level: