Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the South American continent's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia. The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of around 15.6 million.
The University of Buenos Aires is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most prestigious universities in the region. It has educated 17 Argentine presidents, produced four of the country's five Nobel Prize laureates, and is responsible for approximately 40% of the country's research output. According to the QS World University Rankings (2019), the UBA places number 73 globally, making it the highest ranked university in Latin America and the top Spanish language university in the world.
The Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música is the national music conservatory for Argentina and it is located in Buenos Aires.
Italian Argentines are Argentine-born citizens of Italian descent or Italian-born people who reside in Argentina. Italian is the largest ethnic origin of modern Argentines, after the Spanish immigration during the colonial population that had settled in the major migratory movements into Argentina. It is estimated that up to 30 million Argentines have some degree of Italian ancestry.
Argentina–Italy refers to the current and historical relations between Argentina and Italy. Both nations enjoy friendly relations, the importance of which centers on the history of Italian migration to Argentina. Argentines of full or partial Italian ancestry number approximately 25 million, or 62% of the country's total population. Both nations are members of the G20.
Daniela Castelo was an Argentine journalist, eldest daughter of Adolfo Castelo (1940–2004). She attended secondary school in the Liceo Nacional 9 in Buenos Aires. She graduated in psychology in the University of Buenos Aires.
The World Association of Psychoanalysis (WAP) was launched at the initiative of Jacques-Alain Miller in Buenos Aires on 3 January 1992. It was declared in Paris, four days later, on 7 January. Its statutes are modelled on Jacques Lacan's "Founding Act" and adopt the principles outlined in his "Proposition" on the Pass.
Scuola Italiana di Montevideo (SIM) is an Italian international school in Carrasco, Montevideo, Uruguay. Its serves preschool until bachillerato or liceo Italiano, the senior high school programs.
Liceo Español Cervantes is a Spanish international school in Gianicolo, Rome, Italy, operated by the Spanish Ministry of Education. It serves classes from primary school up to the bachillerato level. It is owned by the Spanish government and was established in 1973.
The Italian School of Asmara is a government-operated Italian international school located in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.
The Istituto Statale Italiano Leonardo Da Vinci is an Italian government-owned Italian international school in Paris, France. Its scuola media and liceo scientifico, along with the school administration, occupies one campus in the 7th arrondissement. The elementary school is housed in a different campus in the same arrondissement.
Scuola Statale Italiana di Madrid or the Istituto Italiano Statale Comprensivo "Enrico Fermi" is an Italian international school in Madrid, Spain. Owned by the Italian government, it has scuola dell'infanzia, scuola primaria, scuola media, and liceo levels.
Scuola Italiana Statale di Atene is an Italian international school in Ano Patissia in northern Athens, Greece. Owned by the Italian government, it serves elementary, lower secondary, and liceo levels.
Scuola Italiana Eugenio Montale is a private Italian international school in Morumbi, São Paulo.
Colegio Agustín Codazzi is an Italian international school in La Florida, Caracas, Venezuela.
Escuela Dante Alighieri is a private Italian international school in Córdoba, Argentina. It serves primaria through secondaria di II grado. It was established in 1961.
Goethe-Schule Buenos Aires is a German international school in Boulogne, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, in Greater Buenos Aires. It serves Kindergarten through Sekundarstufe, years 1-12.
Elina González Acha de Correa Morales was an Argentine educator, scientist and women's rights activist. In her early days, she was among the first graduates of the Argentine Normal School and was a painter, winning international recognition for both her textbooks and paintings. She was the driving force behind the founding of the Geographical Society of Argentina and served as its president from its establishment until her death. She and her husband, Argentina's first renowned sculptor, Lucio Correa Morales were defenders of the land claims of the Ona indigenous people.
The Escuela Técnica Raggio is a government-run secondary school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is on Avenida del Libertador, in the Núñez neighborhood, near the Avenida General Paz.
Instituto Privado Argentino-Japonés (IPAJ), also known as Nichia Gakuin (日亜学院), is a bilingual Spanish-Japanese elementary and middle school in Buenos Aires. It is the only school permitted by the Argentine Ministry of Education to require students to take Japanese, and it is the only bilingual Spanish-Japanese school in Buenos Aires. Its campus is located at Yatay 261 and Pringles 268 in the Almagro neighbourhood.
