The National University Arturo Jauretche (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Arturo Jauretche) is a public university in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.
The university was founded on December 29, 2009, when the Argentine National Congress approved Law 26.576, which contained its creation. [1] It was named after Arturo Jauretche, a relevant political thinker of the Unión Cívica Radical and later a prominent Peronist. [2]
The university is located in former YPF Research Labs inaugurated in 1942. The labs were the most advanced in Latin America by the time of their inauguration, 550 people worked in them and many scientific breakthroughs happened there, such as the creation of Elaion, the most popular motor oil of Argentina. The labs closed in 1994 and two decades later, YPF permitted the university to use the building free of charge in order to accommodate the university. [3]
The university consists of three institutes: the Institute of Engineering and Agronomy, the Institute of Health Sciences and the Institute of Social Sciences and Administration. They provide several courses such as Industrial Engineering, Medicine, Biochemistry, Economics and Business. [4]
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The university owns a radio station, a digital magazine and an online TV broadcasting website. The Revista Mestiza (the university's digital magazine) publishes articles written by professors and students, related to politics and culture. [8]
The National University Arturo Jauretche is a founding member of the International Web of Academic Cooperation (COMPA) along with other universities from Colombia, Mexico and Peru. [9]