National University of Córdoba
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The National University of Córdoba (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Córdoba), is a public university located in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. Founded in 1613, the university is the oldest in Argentina,[2] the third oldest university of the Americas, with the first university being the National University of San Marcos (Peru, 1551) and the second one, Saint Thomas Aquinas University (Colombia, 1580).
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba | |
Former names | Colegio Máximo |
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Motto | Ut portet nomen meum coram gentibus (Latin) |
Motto in English | Proclaim my name before the people |
Type | Public |
Established | 1613; 411 years ago (1613) |
Endowment | US$175,552,772 |
Rector | Jhon Boretto |
Academic staff | 8,203 |
Students | 111,329 (2014)[1] |
Undergraduates | 104,655 (2014)[1] |
Postgraduates | 7,673 |
Location | , , |
Campus | Urban; 1,115 hectares (2,760 acres) |
Website | www |
Since the early 20th century it has been the second largest university in the country (after the University of Buenos Aires) in terms of the number of students, faculty, and academic programs. As the location of the first university founded in the land that is now Argentina, Córdoba has earned the nickname La Docta (roughly translated, "The Wise"). The National University of Córdoba is financially supported by Argentinian taxpayers, but - like all Argentine national universities - it is autonomous. This means it has the autonomy to manage its own budgets, elect its own administration, and dictate its own regulations. Similar to that of most public universities in Argentina, admission to undergraduate study at the University of Córdoba is not selective. The only requirement is that applicants pass a leveling course test with a score higher than 4, which is equivalent to getting 60% of correct answers.