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, a city in the central region of

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. It was founded in 1974 as part of

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Professor

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, the university includes 10 schools offering 21 undergraduate, 58 graduate, and 19 post-graduate degrees. It maintains secondary campuses in

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, Olavarría and

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. In 2022, the British specialized company

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ranked UNICEN at 7th place in Argentina, 601st overall across the world.

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