National University of Cordoba

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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC)
National University of Córdoba
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motto Ut portet noun meum
founding 1613
Sponsorship public
place Cordoba , Argentina
Rector Hugo Oscar Juri
Students 135,948 (2018)
Website www.unc.edu.ar
Building of the “Facultad de Derechos y Ciencias Sociales” in the city center of Córdoba
Pabellón Perú, part of the Medical School of Cordoba

The Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC, German  National University of Córdoba ) is a university in Argentina . It is located in the city of Cordoba in the province of the same name .

The university is the oldest university in the country and one of the oldest in Latin America . After the Universidad de Buenos Aires , it is the largest university in the country with around 115,000 students.

history

It was founded in 1613 by the Jesuits . In spite of rapidly changing conditions, the balance of power within the university remained unchanged until the early 20th century. The ruling oligarchy, which held onto power through nepotism, provoked protests from the student population in 1918. The result was the Reforma Universitaria , a democratic reform movement that was supported by the liberal Argentine government Hipólito Yrigoyens and gradually encompassed all universities in the country and numerous others in South America.

In the military dictatorships of 1966–1973 and 1976–1983, the democratic achievements were partially reversed. Since the democratization of Argentina, the discussion has flared up about the role of the university, which in Argentina is traditionally free and without restrictions on access . In 2004, due to the overloading of some very popular courses (especially medicine ), it was discussed for the first time to introduce an upper limit for applicants in some subjects. However, the legal basis for this is still unclear.

organization

There are 15 faculties for the following departments:

  • Architecture, urban development and design
  • art
  • Agricultural Sciences
  • Economics
  • Science and Physics
  • medicine
  • Communication science
  • Social sciences
  • Law
  • chemistry
  • Philosophy and humanities
  • languages
  • Mathematics, astronomy, physics and computer science
  • Dentistry
  • psychology

Well-known graduates

See also

Web links

Commons : National University of Cordoba  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ UNC: Hugo Oscar Juri, Rector. Retrieved October 20, 2019 .
  2. UNC: Síntesis Estadística . June 2018 ( edu.ar [PDF]).

Coordinates: 31 ° 26 ′ 15 ″  S , 64 ° 11 ′ 16 ″  W