The Universidad de Morón (University of Morón) is a

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located in Morón,

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province,

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, and was founded in 1960. Ten faculties offer courses on

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and Agro-alimentary Sciences;

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, Design, Art and

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; Law,

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and

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; Exact, Chemical, and Material Sciences;

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Sciences, and

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;

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, Communication Sciences, and Special Techniques;

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;

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; Applied

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Sciences and Population. The university has been a part of an aggregate internet

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because the name of the university sounds like the English word "moron," which typically describes "a stupid person."

History

The Universidad de Morón was inaugurated on May 18, 1960. At the time of its inauguration, the university possessed two academic units: the School of Law and Social Sciences and the School of Arts.

References

External links

Official website
Moron Universities in Buenos Aires Province Educational institutions established in 1960 1960 establishments in Argentina Medical schools in Argentina {{BuenosAiresAR-geo-stub