Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador

Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador

Type	Public university
Established	1983
Principal	Raúl López Sayagó
Students	More of 50.000
Location	Caracas , Venezuela
Colours	Blue, white
Website	www.upel.edu.ve

Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador (Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University,^[1] UPEL) is the main public university institute, dedicated to the formation of teachers and professors in Venezuela. Its main headquarters is on Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, with centers (nucleos) in other regions, including Aragua, Lara, Miranda, Monagas, and Tachira. The Institute of Professional Improvement of Teachers (Instituto de Mejoramiento Profesional del Magisterio) constitutes part of the structure of the UPEL, which was named in honor of Simón Bolívar (El Libertador).^[2]

References

1. Dunbar, Gary S. (2016). Modern Geography. Taylor & Francis. p. 270. ISBN 978-1-317-30831-7. The training of geography teachers for middle education has been handled since the 1930s by the National Pedagogical Institute of Caracas and other cities, which at present operate as institutions of higher education under the Libertador Experimental Pedagogical University.
2. Semana (2021-07-19). "Universidad de Pamplona, actor clave en la región en tiempos de pandemia". Semana.com Últimas Noticias de Colombia y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-02.