Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina
Established	1958
Type	Private
President	Pbro. Dr. Victor Manuel Fernández
Students	18,000[citation needed]
Location	Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Colors	Blue and White
Website	uca.edu.ar

The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, whose full name in spanish language is Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina "Santa María de los Buenos Aires", also known as Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), is a catholic and pontifical university in Argentina with campus in the cities of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Rosario, Paraná, Mendoza and Pergamino. The main campus is located in Puerto Madero, one of the most modern neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

It is considered, according to a study by the Spanish Ministry of Education as one of the best private universities in Latin America. In addition, it is the second university preferred by argentinian employers and the sixth in all Latinamerica.^[1]

Its predecessor, the Catholic University of Buenos Aires (1910–1922) was founded by the Argentine Episcopate in 1910, but their degrees (provided the legal career) were not recognized by the Argentine government and was closed in 1922.^[2]

On 1955, Decree 6403 concerning the freedom of education enabled the creation of private universities with the authority to deliver academic qualifications. In 1956 the bishops decided to create the Catholic University of Argentina, which would materialize on March 7, 1958 date on which the UCA was formally founded.^[2]

Accreditation

The part-time MBA program taught by the university has been accredited by the London-based Association of MBAs (AMBA) since 1998.

Faculties / Institutes

In Buenos Aires

Faculties

Campus in Buenos Aires

• Faculty of Musical Arts and Sciences
• Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
• Faculty of Science and Engineering Fisicomathematics
• Faculty of Medical Sciences
• Faculty of Economics
• Faculty of Social Sciences, Policy and Communication
• Faculty of Law
• Faculty of Canon Law
• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Psychology and Educational Psychology
• Faculty of Theology

Institutes

• Institute of Bioethics
• Institute of Politics and International Relations
• Institute of Social Communication, Journalism and Advertising
• Institute of Culture and University Extension
• Institute of Spirituality and Pastoral Action
• Institute for Marriage and Family
• Institute for the Integration of Knowledge

In Paraná

• Faculty "Teresa of Avila"

In Rosario

• Faculty of Law and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Economics
• School of Chemical and Engineering "Fray R. Bacon"
• Pergamino Regional Center

In Mendoza

• Faculty of Humanities and Education
• Faculty of Economics "San Francisco"

International UCA

In December 2000, the Office of International Relations was established, renamed to International Relations and Academic Cooperation in 2006, with the aim of promoting the internationalization of all components of the university. From that time the institution has increased its links with prestigious institutions abroad. Among them are:

America

• Canada: Queen's University, McGill University, Université de Montréal
• USA: Boston College, American University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Washington (Seattle), University of Arizona, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Richmond, Washington College
• Mexico: Universidad Anahuac, Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Universidad de Monterrey
• Panama: Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua (USMA)
• Colombia: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Universidad del Rosario
• Brazil: Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Universidade de Brasília (UnB), PUC-Rio, PUC-SP, PUCRS
• Paraguay: Universidad Católica "Nuestra Señora de la Asunción"
• Chile: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC), Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso (PUCV)
• Uruguay: Universidad Católica del Uruguay, Universidad de la República

Europe

• Spain: Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Universidad Carlos III, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universitat Politècnica de València, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
• France: Institut de Sciences Politiques (Paris SciencePo), Université Paris Dauphine, Université Paris 5 - René Descartes, Université d'Orléans, Université de Grenoble Pierre Mendès France, Université de Lyon 3, École Supérieure de Commerce de Clermont-Ferrand, École Supérieure Commerce Rouen, Grenoble Ecole Superieure de Commerce, École Supérieure de Commerce Marseille, École Supérieure de Commerce Dijon, Audentia
• United Kingdom: University of Leeds, University of Birmingham, University College London (UCL)
• Italy: Università di Torino, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Pontifical Lateran University (PUL), Università di Firenze, Università di Pisa, II Università di Roma "Tor Vergata"
• Germany: Universität Tübingen, Universität Mannheim, Technische Universität Darmstadt (TUD), WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Frankfurt School of Management (HfB), Bucerius Law School
• Switzerland: Université de Genève
• The Netherlands: Tilburg University, University of Amsterdam
• Sweden: Lunds Universitet

Asia

• China: Peking University
• South Korea: Sogang University
• Singapore: Singapore Management University (SMU)

Oceania

• Australia: Macquarie University, University of Technology, Sydney
• New Zealand: University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington

See also

University portal

• Emilio Komar
• CEHAO

References

External links

• Official website.
• Centro de Estudios de Historia del Antiguo Oriente (CEHAO)

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