- National University of Northwestern Buenos Aires
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National University of Northwestern Buenos Aires Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires Motto Ciencia y educación para el desarollo social y el crecimiento regional Motto in English Science and education for social development and regional growth Established 2002 Type Public Rector Guillermo Tamarit Admin. staff 323 Students 6,500 (2009) [1] Location Junín, Argentina Campus Junín and Pergamino Website UNNOBA The National University of Northwestern Buenos Aires (Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires or UNNOBA hereafter) is a national university with head office and campus in Junín, Argentina, which hosts around 60% of students.[1] It also has a campus in Pergamino city, which hosts around 40% of students.
The UNNOBA was created on December 16, 2002, as the composition between the Junín Regional University Center (CURJ), started in 1990, and the Pergamino Regional University Center (CRUP), established in 1991. The University may establish more branches in other locations of the influence area which covers the northwest of the province of Buenos Aires, southern Santa Fe and Córdoba and northeast of La Pampa.
The university and the municipality of Junín, are the mainstays of the Buenos Aires Northwestern Technological Center (Polo Tecnológico del Noroeste Bonaerense) and the Regional Research Laboratory in Biofuels, both projects located in Junin. On the other hand, the Pergamino Biotechnology Center the School of Agricultural, Environmental and Natural Sciences (ECANA in Spanish) are being developed in Pergamino. It also has agreements with the National Agricultural Technology Institute (INTA) and the Maiztegui National Human Viral Disease Institute (INEVH) of Pergamino.
References
- ^ a b Diario La Opinión (Pergamino) (4 October 2009). "Entrevista al Rector Guillermo Tamarit". http://www.laopinion-pergamino.com.ar/ARCHIVO/nota.asp?date=2009/10/04&vernota=24833&id=586=ref_Doc.
External links
- Science and Education in Argentina
- Argentine Higher Education Official Site
- (Castilian) Official website
Coordinates: 34°35′07″S 60°57′00″W / 34.58528°S 60.95°W
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