The Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (National University of Cuyo, UNCuyo) is the largest center of higher education in the province of Mendoza, Argentina.

It was established in 1939 in order to fulfill the educational needs not only of Mendoza, but also of the provinces of San Juan and San Luis. However, in 1973 San Juan and San Luis created their own National Universities, leaving the National University of Cuyo exclusively for the province of Mendoza and for the Balseiro Institute.

As of 2005, the university has 12 academic units in the city of Mendoza and a delegation in the city of San Rafael (province of Mendoza), in addition to the Balseiro Institute which is located in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche (province of Rio Negro). It also includes the University Technological Institute which offers technical education in 4 cities in the province of Mendoza.

History

The UNCuyo was established on March 21 1939 by the presidential decree 20971. This university was established to offer educative services in the region of Cuyo, which includes the provinces of Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis. In its beginning it comprised some already existing educative centers and also new ones were established. That regional connection -with Human Sciences, Medicine, Agronomy and Economics in Mendoza; Engineering and Architecture in San Juan and Basic Sciences in San Luis remained until 1973 . That year the National University of San Juan and the National University of San Luis were established on the basis of the existent Schools and Faculties. The National University of Cuyo concentrated its educational centers in Mendoza, in addition to the Balseiro Institute in Rio Negro Province.

Academic units

School of Arts and Plastic Design
- Arts
- History of the Plastic Arts
- Ceramic
- Design
- Sing
- Music
- Choral Direction
- Musical Instruments
- Dramatic Interpretation
- Stage scene
School of Economic Sciences
- Accountant
- Business Administration
- Economy
School of Medicine
- Medicine
- Infirmary
- Technician in Anesthesia
- Technician in Laboratory
- Technician in Surgery
- Technician in Hemotherapy
- Technician in Radiology
School of Political and Social Sciences
- Political Sciences and Public Administration
- Sociology
- Social Work
- Social Communication
Law School
- Law
School of Philosophy and Languages
- Philosophy
- Languages
- History
- Geography
- French
- English
- Italian
- Education Sciences
Engineering School
- Civil Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Engineering in Hydrocarbon Processing
School of Odontolgy
- Odontolgy
- Odontolgy Technician
Elementary and Special Education
- Elementary Level Education
- Education of Deaf People and Language Therapist
- Education of Vision Deficient People
School of Agrarian Sciences
- Agrarian Engineering
- Bromatology
Applied Sciences (San Rafael, Mendoza)
- Food Industry Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemical Sciences
- Chemical Analyst
- Chemical Industrialist
- Bromatology
Balseiro Institute (San Carlos de Bariloche, Rio Negro)
- Physics
- Nuclear Engineering
High Schools
- Escuela de Comercio Martin Zapata
- Colegio Universitario Central
- Liceo Agricola
- Colegio Magisterio

Location

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