National University Arturo Jauretche
The National University Arturo Jauretche (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche) is a public university in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The university was founded on December 29, 2009, when the Argentine National Congress approved Law 26.576, which contained its creation.[1] It was named after Arturo Jauretche, a relevant political thinker of the Unión Cívica Radical and later a prominent Peronist.[2]
Campus
The university is located in former YPF Research Labs inaugurated in 1942. The labs were the most advanced in Latin America by the time of their inauguration, 550 people worked in them and many scientific breakthroughs happened there, such as the creation of Elaion, the most popular motor oil of Argentina. The labs closed in 1994 and two decades later, YPF permitted the university to use the building free of charge in order to accommodate the university.[3]
Academic structure
The university consists of three institutes: the Institute of Engineering and Agronomy, the Institute of Health Sciences and the Institute of Social Sciences and Administration. They provide several courses such as Industrial Engineering, Medicine, Biochemistry, Economics and Business.[4]
Courses
Undergraduate courses[5]
- Medicine
- Biochemistry
- Nursing
- Kinesiology and Physiatry
- Organization and Asistence of Operating Rooms
- Obstetrics
- Sanitary Emergencies and Disasters
- Hospital Pharmacy
- Clinical Information and Patient Administration
- Oil Engineering
- Bioengineering
- Electromechanical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Agrarian Sciences
- Agrarian Administration
- Transportation Engineering
- Economics
- Social Work
- Business
- Environmental Education for Sustainability
- Translational Research for Health
- Public Administration
- Health Networks
- Neurosciences
- Data Science
- Conurbano Studies
- Nursing Sciences
Media
The university owns a radio station, a digital magazine and an online TV broadcasting website. The Revista Mestiza (the university's digital magazine) publishes articles written by professors and students, related to politics and culture.[8]
International cooperation
The National University Arturo Jauretche is a founding member of the International Web of Academic Cooperation (COMPA) along with other universities from Colombia, Mexico and Peru.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Jauretche, Universidad Nacional Arturo. "Historia". Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ Jauretche, Universidad Nacional Arturo. "Acerca de Arturo Jauretche". Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Municipalidad de Florencio Varela". www.varela.gob.ar. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ Jauretche, Universidad Nacional Arturo. "Estructura Académica". Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ Jauretche, Universidad Nacional Arturo. "Carreras". Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ Jauretche, Universidad Nacional Arturo. "Maestrías". Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ Jauretche, Universidad Nacional Arturo. "Doctorados". Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ Jauretche, Universidad Nacional Arturo. "Mestiza. Revista digital de Cultura, Política y Territorio". Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-12.
- ^ "Red COMPA". Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-07-12.