NIGA today announced the opening of admissions for its inaugural class of undergraduate and graduate students, set to enter in August 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis through the spring, with a complete cohort expected across all ten schools and the University's three campuses in Managua, León, and Granada.
Chancellor Elena Sandoval and representatives of UNESCO's International Hydrological Programme signed a five-year cooperation agreement establishing joint research, faculty exchange, and student fellowships in water resources, with a particular emphasis on the integrated study of Lake Cocibolca and the freshwater systems of Central America.
The Inter-American Development Bank announced a four-point-two-million-dollar research grant to NIGA's School of Engineering & Sustainable Infrastructure, supporting a multi-year applied research initiative on climate-resilient water infrastructure across the Río San Juan basin, with co-investigators from three partner institutions in the region.
