The National University of Pilar (
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: UNP) is a
Paraguay
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public university
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with a range of degree offerings. The main campus is located in the capital of the
Ñeembucú Department, the city of
Pilar. It was founded in 1991 and created by law in 1994.
Branches
Apart from its main campus in Pilar, it operates in three cities of the neighbour
Misiones Department:
San Ignacio,
San Juan Bautista and
Ayolas. Also, in
Asunción
Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay.
The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...
, a subsidiary operates in the premises of the Institute of Comparative Studies in Criminal and Social Sciences of Paraguay (INECIP-Py) thanks to an inter-institutional cooperation agreement.
Academics
The university has seven
faculties:
*Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development
*Faculty of Applied Sciences
*Faculty of Accounting, Administrative and Economic Sciences
*Faculty of Law, Political and Social Sciences
*Faculty of Humanities and Education Sciences
*Faculty of Sciences, Technologies and Arts
*Faculty of Biomedical Sciences
See also
*
List of universities in Paraguay
References
External links
Universidad Nacional de Pilar
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Universities in Paraguay
Ñeembucú Department