National University of Rosario

The National University of Rosario (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Rosario, UNR) is a research public university in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina.

Overview

Rosario National University (UNR) was created in 1968 by Law 17.987. Its foundational structure consisted of numerous academic and administrative entities belonging to the Rosario campus of the National University of the Littoral, established in 1918. The schools incorporated in the original university included the Colleges of Medicine, Biochemistry Sciences, Engineering, Architecture, Economic Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Law, Psychology, Political Sciences, Odontology, Agricultural Sciences, Veterinarian Sciences. Other institutions under the original university's aegis included hospitals and secondary schools, the Rosario Music Institute, the Fine Arts Institute, and the Center of Foreign and Modern Languages. From its beginnings Rosario National University promoted an active relationship with Rosario society. This relationship allowed it to complete every initiated project and sustain growth in accordance to regional demands. Its present structure consists of 12 colleges, 3 high schools and one interdisciplinary academy. It has a building surface of 68,000 square meters (730,000 ft²), and offers 171 postgraduate courses, 63 college degrees, 15 technical degrees, 53 intermediate level college degrees, 26 degrees for articulation with the non-university higher education system, and 32 professional degrees (non university post-secondary degrees). An online campus was later incorporated, providing distance learning courses by using Web support as a teaching tool. Rosario National University is committed to "providing higher education with scientific characteristics towards the formation of researchers, professionals and technicians with broad cultural integration, capable and conscious of their social responsibility, and with the duty of fostering interrelationships among faculty, graduates and students through national and international scientific and cultural centers."

Academic units

Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Ingeniería y Agrimensura [1] Surveying Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Industrial Engineering Mechanical Engineering Physics Mathematics Computer Science Teacher of Mathematics Facultad de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales [2] Political Science International Relations Social Communication Social Work Facultad de Ciencias Médicas [3] Medicine Nursery Phonaudiology Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas [4] Biochemical Pharmacy Biotechnology Chemistry Teacher of Chemistry Facultad de Arquitectura, Planeamiento y Diseño [5] Architecture Facultad de Derecho [6] Law Notary public Facultad de Odontología [7] Archived 2024-01-11 at the Wayback Machine Odontology Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias [8] Agronomy Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias [9] Veterinary medicine Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Estadística [10] Public Accountant Administration Economy Statistic Teacher of Accounting Teacher of Economy Teacher of Statistic Logistics Facultad de Psicología [11] Psychology Teacher of Psychology Facultad de Humanidades y Artes [12] Anthropology Philosophy History Fine Arts Spanish Language and Literature Portuguese Education Sciences Musical Education Instrumentation Song Composition Teacher of Philosophy Teacher of History Teacher of Spanish Language and Literature Teacher of Education Sciences Teacher of Instrumentation Teacher of Song Teacher of Composition Teacher of Music in Basic General Education Teacher of Musical Education

Preparatory schools

Instituto Politécnico Superior "General San Martín" [13] Escuela Superior de Comercio "Libertador General San Martín" [14] Escuela Agrotécnica "Libertador Gral. San Martín" [15]

Notable faculty

Beppo Levi (1875-1961) – mathematician Gregorio Baro (1928–2012) – chemist Eliseo Verón (1935–2014) – sociologist, anthropologist Delia Crovi Druetta – communications María Eugenia Bielsa (born 1958) – architect

Notable alumni

Hermes Binner (1943–2020) – physician and politician Rafael Bielsa (born 1953) – politician Miguel Lifschitz (1955–2001) – politician Rubén Giustiniani (born 1955) – politician Agustín Rossi (born 1959) – engineer and politician José Cura (born 1962) – tenor, conductor Jana Rodriguez Hertz (born 1970) – mathematician Federico Rodriguez Hertz (born 1973) – mathematician Luciano Marraffini (born 1974) – microbiologist Rachel Chan – biologist Alejandrina Cristia – linguist and research director Ana María Cué (born 1941) – pianist, poet, educator

See also

Science and technology in Argentina Argentine university reform of 1918