The International Brucellosis Society is an international scientific organization dedicated to promoting the study, research, and control of brucellosis, a globally significant infectious disease.
The society embraces the One Health approach, which recognizes the connection between human, animal, and environmental health, and fosters interdisciplinary collaboration among physicians, veterinarians, microbiologists, epidemiologists, and related professionals.
Our main goal is to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, collaboration among researchers, and the dissemination of up-to-date scientific information through international conferences, publications, and networking.
The University of Costa Rica is an institution of higher education that champions humanistic teaching and excellence. Since its founding in 1940, this institution has enjoyed university autonomy, and in 2001, it was declared a Distinguished Institution of Costa Rican Education and Culture by Law No. 8098.
The University of Costa Rica is a constitutionally autonomous and democratic institution of higher education and culture, constituted by a community of professors, students, and administrative staff, dedicated to teaching, research, social action, study, meditation, artistic creation, and the dissemination of knowledge.
The University of Costa Rica must contribute to the transformations that society needs for the achievement of the common good, through a policy aimed at achieving social justice, equity, integral development, full freedom, and the total independence of our people.
Mission of the Universidad Nacional
“The Universidad Nacional is committed to the generation of knowledge and the education of humanistic, critical, and creative professionals. Through the integration of its core academic, research, and outreach activities, both nationally and internationally, it engages with social, artistic, cultural, and productive sectors. The University contributes to eco-social sustainability, peaceful coexistence, democratic transformation, and the development of communities and society, with particular emphasis on vulnerable populations and groups at risk of social exclusion”
Vision of the Universidad Nacional
“The Universidad Nacional affirms its position as a humanistic institution, fully exercising its autonomy, and dedicated to the comprehensive education of human talent. It fosters innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership in the scientific, artistic, cultural, and technological fields. Through active engagement with national and international sectors, the University contributes to sustainable, inclusive, equitable, and solidarity-driven human development in communities and territories”
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