National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco
National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco | |
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Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco | |
Established | February 25, 1980 |
Type | Public |
Academic staff | 2,904 |
Students | 14,488 [1] |
Location | several cities, several Provinces, Argentina |
Website | http://www.unp.edu.ar/ |
The National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco) is a higher education establishment in Patagonia, southern Argentina. It was created on February 25, 1980, by law 22.713, as the merge of two national universities: the "Universidad de San Juan Bosco" and "Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia". It is named after San Juan Bosco, patron saint of the area.
The university has four schools - Engineering, Economy, Humanities, Legal, and Natural Sciences, spread over several cities in Patagonia: Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Esquel, Comodoro Rivadavia, and Ushuaia. The central faculty is located in Comodoro Rivadavia. The University has as of 2005 14,000 students, with 5000 in the main school.
References
- ↑ "Boletín estadístico no. 1", Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"
See also
- List of Argentine universities