- National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco
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National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco Established February 25, 1980 Type Public Academic staff 2,904 Students 14,488 [1] Location several cities, several Provinces, Argentina Website http://www.unp.edu.ar/ 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, as the merge of two national universities: the "Universidad de San Juan Bosco" and "Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia". It is named after San Juan Bosco, patron saint of the area.
The university has four schools - Engineering, Economy, Humanities, Legal, and Natural Sciences, spread over several cities in Patagonia: Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Esquel, Comodoro Rivadavia, and Ushuaia. The central faculty is located in Comodoro Rivadavia. The University has as of 2005[update] 14,000 students, with 5000 in the main school.
References
- ^ "Boletín estadístico no. 1", Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"
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- Argentine National universities
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