The University of Costa Rica is the only public university that forms a nutritional human resource nationwide As an academic unit, the main commitment is to promote the advancement of knowledge and respond comprehensively and effectively to the needs of society, with the ultimate goal of contributing to the development and progress of the country Through the training of human resources, the continuous training of professionals related to food, health and nutrition, the permanent production of research and the extension of knowledge, the School has stood out and managed to achieve satisfactory levels of development, with a very promising future of growth