Latin American Private Open University

Latin American Private Open University (UPAL) - private nonprofit higher education institution in Bolivia. UPAL was founded in 1990. The main building of the university proudly stands in Cochabamba inside an urban campus. Latin American Private Open University is one of the top educational institutions in Bolivia that never leaves the country’s top 5 places to study. Latin American Private Open University ranks in the national rating of Bolivia, this impressive result was achieved in less then 35 years.

Application process and the cost of tuition. The academic year in UPAL is divided to 2 academic semesters. UPAL has affordable bachelor’s programs that cost less than 2,500 USD/year. Doing your master’s studies at UPAL is not cheap - a year of studies will cost you 2,500 USD. Despite the tuition gees being quite low, the students often participate in scholarship programs. It is important to check for current tuition fees on (http://www.upal.edu) with the desirable faculty in mind.

The composition of the university. Latin American Private Open University is quite small, with 5000 students attending its classes. Foreign citizens can also apply to the university. The academic staff consists of 199 specialists. The university is an active participant of international programs aimed at academic exchange of students between the educational institutions. University’s social media profiles can give you more information about the students and current events: Twitter, Facebook.

Infrastructure of UPAL. The students have access to the university’s library. Latin American Private Open University ia a member of «Asociación de Universidades Privadas (ANUP)».