Dictatorship in Nicaragua dissolves John Paul II Catholic University

The agreement explains that the CNU will proceed to “relocate the students who were enrolled in the two universities” to “the CNU universities.”

Regarding the disposal of the universities’ movable and fixed property, the ministerial agreement establishes that the Office of the Attorney General of the Republic will implement “their transfer on behalf of the State of Nicaragua.”

The cancellation affects the students and campuses of the John Paul II Catholic University in Managua, Juigalpa Chontales, Matagalpa, and Granada, as well as UCAN and its locations in León, Chinandega, Estelí, Juigalpa Chontales, Masaya, and Matagalpa.

“The cancellation of John Paul II University goes beyond harming the Nicaraguan Catholic Church and students,” lamented lawyer and researcher Martha Patricia Molina on Twitter.

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