The University of the Republic ( es, Universidad de la República, sometimes ''UdelaR'') is

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

's oldest public

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. It is by far the country's largest university, as well as the second largest public university in

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and the world's 57th largest by enrollment, with a student body of 137,757 undergraduate students in 2018 and 6,351 postgraduate students in 2012. It was founded on 18 July 1849 in Montevideo, where most of its buildings and facilities are still located. Its current

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is Rodrigo Arim.

History

The process of founding the country's public university began on 11 June 1833, when a law proposed by then-Senator Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga was passed. It called for the creation of nine academic departments; the President of the Republic would pass a decree formally creating the departments once the majority of them were in operation. In 1836 the House of General Studies was formed, housing the departments of Latin, philosophy, mathematics, theology and jurisprudence. On 27 May 1838, Manuel Oribe passed a decree through which created the Greater University of the Republic. That decree had few practical effects, given the institutional instability of the Oriental Republic of the Uruguay at that time.

Ranking

In 2011, according to

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, it is the best university in Uruguay and 858th best university in the world. In 2015, according to

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, it ranks #701-750 worldwide and #38 in Latin America. In 2018, according to QS World University Rankings, it ranks #801-1000 Worldwide, and remains in the #38 Latin American rankings.

Schools

2016 interior facultad de Arquitectura Montevideo

* School of Agronomy * School of

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

Design A design is a plan or specification for the construction of an object or system or for the implementation of an activity or process or the result of that plan or specification in the form of a prototype, product, or process. The verb ''to design' ...

, and

Urbanism Urbanism is the study of how inhabitants of urban areas, such as towns and cities, interact with the built environment. It is a direct component of disciplines such as urban planning, which is the profession focusing on the physical design and ...

* School of

Art Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

s * School of Chemistry * School of

Economic Science Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyze ...

and

Administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...

* School of

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

* School of

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

and Education Science * University of the Republic Law School * School of

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

* School of

Nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

* School of

Odontology Dentistry, also known as dental medicine and oral medicine, is the branch of medicine focused on the teeth, gums, and mouth. It consists of the study, diagnosis, prevention, management, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions o ...

* School of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

* School of

Science Science is a systematic endeavor that Scientific method, builds and organizes knowledge in the form of Testability, testable explanations and predictions about the universe. Science may be as old as the human species, and some of the earli ...

* School of

Social Science Social science is one of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies. The term was formerly used to refer to the field of sociology, the original "science of so ...

* School of

Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in animals. Along with this, it deals with animal rearing, husbandry, breeding, research on nutri ...

* School of

Information Information is an abstract concept that refers to that which has the power to inform. At the most fundamental level information pertains to the interpretation of that which may be sensed. Any natural process that is not completely random ...

and

Communication Communication (from la, communicare, meaning "to share" or "to be in relation with") is usually defined as the transmission of information. The term may also refer to the message communicated through such transmissions or the field of inqui ...

Law School

The University of the Republic Law School was established on June 18, 1838 as the Academy of Jurisprudence, making it the oldest law school in the nation. It became a branch of the University of the Republic on July 18, 1849. It is the only branch of the university that hasn't moved from the main building downtown Montevideo. It was the only law school in Uruguay until the arrival of the

Catholic University of Uruguay Catholic University of Uruguay (in Spanish: Universidad Católica del Uruguay, acronym UCU) is a private university in Uruguay opened in 1985 (from various previous Catholic teaching institutions). It was the only private university in the count ...

in 1984. Many Presidents of Uruguay, senators, representatives and other public authorities with a law degree have graduated from this law school. Notable professors include Jorge Gamarra, Alejandro Abal, Alberto Perez Perez, Dora Bagdassarian, Helios Sarthou, Carlos Delpiazzo, Gonzalo Fernández, and Daniel Ferrere. The

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is Dr. Cristina Mangarelli. Its main executive organ is the Law School Council, integrated by the dean and members in representation of students, former students and professors.

Schools and Institutes

* School of Administration * School of Medical Technology * School of

Nutrition Nutrition is the biochemical and physiological process by which an organism uses food to support its life. It provides organisms with nutrients, which can be metabolized to create energy and chemical structures. Failure to obtain sufficient ...

and Dietetics * School of Obstetrics * School of Odontological Technology

Other dependencies

The university has its own hospital in Montevideo, Hospital de Clínicas “Dr. Manuel Quintela”.

Other cities

In an effort to decentralize higher education, the University has opened schools in cities other than Montevideo. Its ''Regional Norte'' in Salto offers

degree Degree may refer to: As a unit of measurement * Degree (angle), a unit of angle measurement ** Degree of geographical latitude ** Degree of geographical longitude * Degree symbol (°), a notation used in science, engineering, and mathematics ...

s in Architecture, Law and Nursing. Fragments of other degrees, which can be completed in Montevideo, are also offered there. At the ''Casa Universitaria'' in

Rivera Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a street away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of aro ...

, the Faculty of Sciences offers the Technicature in Management of Environmental Resources, which has a duration of two and a half years.

Notable alumni

* Beatriz Amendola, radiation oncologist *

Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour (born 20 May 1944) is a Uruguayan lawyer, journalist and activist on behalf of Roman Catholic causes in Latin America. In his 50-year career in the Roman Curia, he was one of the few laypersons in the upper ranks. For his ...

, Vatican official, ambassador *

Lucrecia Covelo Lucrecia Covelo de Zolessi (12 January 1920 - 9 March 2000) was a Uruguay, Uruguayan Entomology, entomologist, curator and film-maker, who taught at the Faculty of Humanities and Sciences at the University of the Republic (Uruguay), University of t ...

, entomologist *

Jana Rodriguez Hertz Jana Rodriguez Hertz (; born 10 February 1977), is an Argentine and Uruguayan mathematician, professor, and researcher. Biography María Alejandra Rodriguez Hertz Frugoni was born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, February 11, 1970. She is the dau ...

, mathematician *

Macarena Gelman María Macarena Gelman García (born 1 November 1976, in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan activist and politician. Biography Born in captivity to an Argentine mother, María Claudia García Irureta Goyena, her father was Marcelo Ariel Gelman Schuberof ...

, political activist

References

External links

Universidad de la RepúblicaFacultad de Agronomía (Faculty of Agronomy)Facultad de Arquitectura (Faculty of Architecture)Facultad de Información y Comunicación (Faculty of Information and Communication)Facultad de Ciencias (Faculty of Sciences)Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración (Faculty of Economic Science and AdministrationFacultad de Ciencias Sociales (Faculty of Social Science)Facultad de Derecho (Faculty of Law)Facultad de Enfermería (Faculty of Nursing)Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación (Faculty of Humanities and Education Science)Facultad de Ingeniería (Faculty of Engineering)Facultad de Medicina (Faculty of Medicine)Facultad de Odontología (Faculty of Odontology)Facultad de Psicología (Faculty of Psychology)Facultad de Química (Faculty of Chemistry)Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine)Escuela de Administración (School of Administration)Escuela de Tecnología Odontológica (School of Odontological Technology)Escuela Universitaria de Bibliotecología y Ciencias Afines (School of Library Science and Related Sciences)Escuela Universitaria de Música (School of Music)Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Comunicación (Licentiateship in Communication Studies)Instituto Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (National School of Fine Arts)
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History

Ranking

Schools

Law School

Schools and Institutes

Other dependencies

Other cities

Notable alumni

See also

References

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