Our Story
The International Center of Economic Policy for Sustainable Development (CINPE) is a research and teaching institute whose permanent lines of action in university extension and advice are about economic, social, commercial, and environmental policies. On March 2, 1995, the university council of Universidad Nacional created CINPE within the experience and history of the Master’s Degree in Economic Policy for Central America and the Caribbean founded in 1985 with the assistance of the Netherlands government.
We consolidate ourselves as a dynamic, flexible, and innovative academic entity where our job is done with a high sense of social commitment. We appreciate your interest in knowing our work further, and we invite you to visit us at our facilities on the Presbítero Benjamín Nuñez campus, Barreal, Heredia, Costa Rica.
2020
The celebration of the 25th anniversary of CINPE and the 35th anniversary of the Master’s Degree in Economic Policy for Central America and the Caribbean.
2015
The celebration of the 20th anniversary of CINPE and the 30th anniversary of the Master’s Degree in Economic Policy for Central America and the Caribbean.
2014
Rearrangement of the studies’ program in the field of teaching and evaluation based on the current competencies with the support of Münster University, Germany. The opening of the Master’s Degree in International Trade Management is made at Chorotega’s headquarters of UNA on the Campus of Liberia, and the Master’s Degree in Management and Public Finances at Brunca’s headquarters of UNA on the Campus of Pérez Zeledón. Also, the emphasis is on urban and innovative economy in the Academic Master’s Degree in Economic Policy.
2011
Changes in the curriculum mesh of the Master’s Degree in Management and Public Finances and the Master’s Degree in International Trade Management
2010
A cooperation agreement between CINPE - UNA and the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo de República Dominicana (INTEC) is signed which inaugurates the Master’s Degree in Management of International Trade with a double degree in both Universities.
2008
The cooperation and work agreement is signed and settled between CINPE and the Agricultural Research Center for International Development (CIRAD on its French acronym). Also, the second accreditation was made for the Master’s Degree in Economic Policy for Central America and the Caribbean with the entities CSUCA and SICAR.
2003
The first accreditation was made for the Master’s Degree in Economic Policy for Central America and the Caribbean with the entities CSUCA and SIC.
2002
The building is inaugurated. The Master’s Degree in Management and Public Finance is made, and the first promotion begins. The project Agri-food Chains and Sustainable Development in Central America (CAAC) begins in coordination with Central American figures and universities from the Netherlands and Switzerland. The project Virtual Learning and Sustainable Development in Central America (VISCA) begins in coordination with Aalborg University (Denmark), Universidad Centroamericana, and Universidad Autónoma (The last two being from Nicaragua). The said project would settle the foundation for what later would become the UNA Virtual project.
1999
The Professional Master’s Degree in International Trade Management is made, and the first promotion begins. Increasing the academic capacities of CINPE begins through PhD programs at several universities in Denmark and the Netherlands
1998
CINPE assumes the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-universitarian Consortium for Sustainable Development (IUCSD).
1996
The program Sustainable Development Strategies for Central America (SUEDSCA) begins in collaboration with Aalborg University, Denmark.
1995
On March 2, 1995, the university council of Universidad Nacional created CINPE within the experience and history of the Master’s Degree in Economic Policy for Central America and the Caribbean.
1993
The emphasis on ecological economy is added to the Master’s Degree in Economic Policy.
1988
The emphasis on labor economics is added to the Master’s Degree in Economic Policy and the fourth promotion begins.
1985
Founded from the Academic Master’s Degree in Economic Policy for Central America and the Caribbean with an emphasis on International Economics from the External Sector in cooperation with the Netherlands. The first promotion begins.
