# International University of Humanities and Social Sciences

> university in Costa Rica

**Wikidata**: [Q6156489](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6156489)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/international-university-of-humanities-and-social-sciences

## Summary
The International University of Humanities and Social Sciences is a university-level academic institution based in Costa Rica. It was founded in 2009 and is recorded in public knowledge bases with a Spanish-language Wikipedia entry and social media presence.

## Key Facts
- The institution is a university (instance of: university).  
- Country: Costa Rica.  
- Inception / founding year: 2009.  
- Start time (recorded): 2009.  
- Has a Spanish-language Wikipedia entry (wikipedia_languages: es).  
- Facebook presence listed as "Central-American-Institute-of-Asia-Pacific-Studies-142588615798703" and "IUHS-Costa-Ricas-International-University/142588615798703".  
- Google Knowledge Graph identifier: /g/121qybfs.  
- Wikidata sitelink count: 1.  

## FAQs
### Q: What is the International University of Humanities and Social Sciences?
A: It is a university-level academic institution located in Costa Rica, identified by its founding year of 2009.

### Q: When was the university founded?
A: The university was founded (inception/start time) in 2009.

### Q: Does the university have an online or social-media presence?
A: Yes. It is recorded with Facebook page identifiers including "Central-American-Institute-of-Asia-Pacific-Studies-142588615798703" and "IUHS-Costa-Ricas-International-University/142588615798703".

### Q: Is there a Wikipedia article about the university?
A: Yes. There is a Spanish-language (es) Wikipedia entry associated with the institution.

## Why It Matters
The International University of Humanities and Social Sciences matters as a named institution of higher education situated in Costa Rica. As an entity founded in 2009 and classified as a university, it represents an organizational presence in the national and regional landscape of higher education, specifically carrying the institutional title that links it to the humanities and social sciences. Its registration in public knowledge systems — including a Spanish-language Wikipedia entry, a Google Knowledge Graph identifier, and identifiable Facebook pages — makes the institution discoverable to students, researchers, and the public. That discoverability supports transparency about its existence and provides starting points for inquiries, verification, and further research. For anyone cataloguing universities in Costa Rica or mapping educational institutions in Central America, its recorded founding date, country attribution, and indexed identifiers are the primary verifiable data points available in public knowledge bases.

## Notable For
- Founded in 2009, providing a clear recorded inception year.  
- Located in Costa Rica and classified as a university-level academic institution.  
- Presence in public knowledge bases, including a Google Knowledge Graph ID (/g/121qybfs).  
- Documented Spanish-language Wikipedia entry and identifiable Facebook page IDs.

## Body
### Identity and classification
- Instance of: university (an academic institution for further education).  
- Wikidata description: "university in Costa Rica."

### Location and founding
- Country: Costa Rica.  
- Inception / start_time: 2009.

### Public records and identifiers
- Wikipedia languages: Spanish (es).  
- Wikidata sitelink_count: 1.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/121qybfs.

### Social media and external pages
- Facebook identifiers recorded:  
  - "Central-American-Institute-of-Asia-Pacific-Studies-142588615798703" (linked label: Central American Institute of Asia Pacific Studies).  
  - "IUHS-Costa-Ricas-International-University/142588615798703" (facebook_page_id).

### References (as recorded in source metadata)
- Country and inception data referenced in the underlying knowledge source.  
- Facebook identifiers and page references recorded with a timestamp reference (2019-01-27) in the source metadata.  
- Spanish Wikipedia page revision referenced in source metadata for start_time.