Instituto Centroamericano de Administración Pública (ICAP)

Information updated 08.09.2026

Overview

Instituto Centroamericano de Administración Pública (ICAP) is an intergovernmental regional public-administration institute based in San José/Curridabat, Costa Rica; regional Central America operations. ICAP was created in 1954 and functions as an intergovernmental organization in Central American regional integration.

Current status and profile

The organisation is active in education but should not be described as a conventional standalone university. It provides postgraduate education, training, research and consulting but is not a conventional university.