The University of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) 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. The QS World University Rankings currently places the UBA at number 66 in the world.The university's academic strength and regional leadership make it attractive to many international students, especially at the postgraduate level. Just over 4 percent of undergraduates are foreigners, while 15 percent of postgraduate students come from abroad. The Faculty of Economic Sciences has the highest rate of international postgraduate students at 30 percent, in line with its reputation as a "top business school with significant international influence."The University of Buenos Aires enrolls more than 328,000 students and is organized into 13 independent faculties. It administers 6 hospitals, 16 museums, 13 scientific institutes, 6 interdisciplinary commissions, 5 high schools, the Ricardo Rojas Cultural Center, the Cosmos Cinema, the University of Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra, and Eudeba (Editorial Universitaria de Buenos Aires), the country's largest university press.Undergraduate programs at the University of Buenos Aires are free of charge for everyone, regardless of nationality. Tuition from postgraduate programs helps fund the UBA's social mission to provide free university education for all.
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Monuments in action: constructions of a collective memory en es | 1km | site_izi | |||
Ricardo Rojas House Museum | 2018 | 2.5km | site_ao | ||
Mausoleum of José de San Martín | 2018 | 0.9km | site_ao | ||
Original Tomb of Tomás Guido | 2018 | 2km | site_ao | ||
Mafalda Monument | 2018 | 1.6km | site_ao | ||
La Casa Mínima | 2018 | 1.7km | site_ao | ||
Brazilian Embassy | 1.3km | site_brutalism | |||
Uruguayan Embassy (today: Faculty of Medicine) | 1.8km | site_brutalism | |||
Banco de Londres y América del Sud (Bank of London and South America) (today Banco Hipotecario) | 1959 | 0.9km | site_brutalism | ||
The iconic Buenos Aires art form that almost disappeared | 2020 | 1.1km | post | ||
The Sisters Who Photographed the Stars of Buenos Aires Nightlife | 2019 | 1.1km | post |
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