National University of Costa Rica
E160634
The National University of Costa Rica is a major public higher education and research institution in Costa Rica, recognized for its strong programs in social sciences, education, and environmental studies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National University of Costa Rica canonical | 5 |
| Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica | 4 |
| National University of Costa Rica (metropolitan presence) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1383847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National University of Costa Rica Context triple: [San José, hasUniversity, National University of Costa Rica]
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A.
University of Costa Rica
The University of Costa Rica is the country’s oldest and most prestigious public university, recognized as a leading center for higher education and research in Central America.
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B.
Central American University
Central American University is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in Managua, Nicaragua, known for its academic programs and social justice focus.
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C.
Central American University (UCA)
Central American University (UCA) is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in El Salvador known for its strong emphasis on social justice, human rights, and academic research.
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D.
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala is the oldest university in Guatemala and one of the most important public higher education institutions in Central America.
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E.
University of El Salvador
The University of El Salvador is the oldest and largest public university in El Salvador, serving as a major center for higher education and research in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National University of Costa Rica Target entity description: The National University of Costa Rica is a major public higher education and research institution in Costa Rica, recognized for its strong programs in social sciences, education, and environmental studies.
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A.
University of Costa Rica
The University of Costa Rica is the country’s oldest and most prestigious public university, recognized as a leading center for higher education and research in Central America.
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B.
Central American University
Central American University is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in Managua, Nicaragua, known for its academic programs and social justice focus.
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C.
Central American University (UCA)
Central American University (UCA) is a prominent Jesuit higher education institution in El Salvador known for its strong emphasis on social justice, human rights, and academic research.
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D.
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala is the oldest university in Guatemala and one of the most important public higher education institutions in Central America.
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E.
University of El Salvador
The University of El Salvador is the oldest and largest public university in El Salvador, serving as a major center for higher education and research in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
higher education institution
ⓘ
public university ⓘ research university ⓘ |
| admissionPolicy | selective ⓘ |
| affiliation | Costa Rican public universities ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
graduate
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postgraduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ |
| emphasis |
environmental sustainability
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public service ⓘ social development ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
education
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environmental studies ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| fundingType | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governedBy | Costa Rican public university system ⓘ |
| hasCampusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| hasResearchFocus |
environmental issues in Costa Rica
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social issues in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| hasType | coeducational institution ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Valley of Costa Rica
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Heredia Province ⓘ Heredia, Costa Rica ⓘ |
| mission |
community outreach
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research ⓘ teaching ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
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linked to:
National University of Costa Rica
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| offersProgramIn |
agricultural sciences
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arts ⓘ economics ⓘ education ⓘ environmental studies ⓘ humanities ⓘ management ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| partOf | Costa Rican higher education system ⓘ |
| recognizedFor |
strong programs in education
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strong programs in environmental studies ⓘ strong programs in social sciences ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central America
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Costa Rica ⓘ |
| role |
major public higher education institution in Costa Rica
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major research institution in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| sector | public ⓘ |
| shortName | UNA ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: National University of Costa Rica Description of subject: The National University of Costa Rica is a major public higher education and research institution in Costa Rica, recognized for its strong programs in social sciences, education, and environmental studies.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: National University of Costa Rica
linked to: National University of Costa Rica
linked to: National University of Costa Rica
linked to: National University of Costa Rica
linked to: National University of Costa Rica