National University of General Sarmiento
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The National University of General Sarmiento (UNGS) (Castilian: Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento) is a national university
National university
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 in Argentina
Argentina
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, founded in 1993. It is located in the Malvinas Argentinas
Malvinas Argentinas Partido
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 partido
Partido
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, in the Gran Buenos Aires urban area.

Academics

UNGS is composed of four colleges (called institutos), offering 17 courses.

The four colleges of UNGS are:
  • Instituto de Ciencias (ICI)

  • Instituto del Conurbano (ICO)

  • Instituto del Desarrollo Humano (IDH)

  • Instituto de Industria (IDEI)

Undergraduate programs

The university offers several undergraduate programs including History, Education, Philosophy, Communication, Political Sciences, Public Policy
Public policy
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, Urbanism, Economics, Mathematics, Physics
Physics
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 and Engineering.

Student life

Most students are from Buenos Aires, though there are also international students from other Latin American countries. Noted faculty include José Luis Coraggio, a published economist.

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