The National University of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands ( es, Universidad Nacional de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur) 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 ...

in Tierra del Fuego Province. The campus university is located in the city of

Ushuaia Ushuaia ( , ) is the capital of Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur Province, Argentina. With a population of nearly 75,000 and a location below the 54th parallel south latitude, Ushuaia claims the title of world's southern ...

. The institution was founded through National Law 26.559, enacted by Congress on November 14, 2009, and was formally established on December 28, 2010. Developed from the Ushuaia campus of the

National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco The National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco (Spanish: ''Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco'') is a higher education establishment in Patagonia, southern Argentina. It was created on February 25, 1980, by law 22.713, ...

, UNTDF maintains 11 undergraduate schools, including political science, sociology, tourism, and economics. it offers four post-graduate studies, (

Antarctic The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and other ...

studies, Mathematics, Literature, and Biology), as well as four institutes (Environmental Science, Education, Culture, and Innovation).

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