The National University of Quilmes ( es, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, UNQui) is an
Argentine
Argentines (mistakenly translated Argentineans in the past; in Spanish (masculine) or (feminine)) are people identified with the country of Argentina. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Argentines, s ...
national university
A national university is mainly a university created or managed by a government, but which may also at the same time operate autonomously without direct control by the state.
Some national universities are associated with national cultural or po ...
and the most important one in the
Quilmes area.
The National University of Quilmes was founded on October 23, 1989. Located in
Bernal (
Quilmes County), it serves the Southern Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, home to three million people and 20% of the country's industrial establishments.
The UNQ has over thirty thousand students, distributed among its undergraduate courses and graduate courses of study. The university maintains 18 undergraduate programs (including seven through its
virtual university program established in 1998), as well as four
master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. programs and two
doctorate
A doctorate (from Latin ''docere'', "to teach"), doctor's degree (from Latin ''doctor'', "teacher"), or doctoral degree is an academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism ''l ...
s (Applied Sciences and Social Sciences).
The university's stated mission is to teach in an environment of equality and diversity. Its essential functions are teaching, research, extension courses, human resources formation, technological development, productive innovation and culture promotion.
The institution operates through a departmental structure. The Social Sciences and the Science and Technology Departments, along with the Study and Research Center, provide teachers and researchers for the various diploma and degree courses of study taught at the university.
File:RectoradoUNQnoche.jpg, Administrative offices
File:DeptoSocialesUNQ.jpg, Department of Social Sciences
File:AgoraUNQ.jpg, Student center
See also
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List of Argentine universities
This is a list of public and private Argentine universities, grouped by region and type. Public universities are mostly state funded, while private universities require some form of tuition payment.
Nationwide
Public
*National Techno ...
References
External links
Official website
Educational institutions established in 1989
1989 establishments in Argentina
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