The National University of General Sarmiento (UNGS) (Castilian: Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento) is a

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 ...

in Argentina, founded in 1993. It is located in the ''localidad'' (small city) of

Los Polvorines Los Polvorines is a district (''localidad'') in the urban conurbation of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is the county seat of Malvinas Argentinas Partido of Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''P ...

, of

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, in the

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urban area.

Academics

UNGS is composed of four

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(called ''institutos''), offering seventeen courses. The four colleges of UNGS are: * Instituto de Ciencias (ICI) * Instituto del Conurbano (ICO) * Instituto del Desarrollo Humano (IDH) * Instituto de Industria (IDEI)

Undergraduate programs

The university offers several undergraduate programs including History, Geography, Education, Philosophy, Communication, Political Sciences,

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, Urbanism, Economics, Mathematics,

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and Engineering.

Graduate programs

The graduate programinclude such as Specializations, Master and PhD Programs.

Student life

Most students are from Buenos Aires, though there are also international students from other Latin American countries. Noted faculty include José Luis Coraggio, a published economist.

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