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Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco
The University of Patagonia is the principal higher education establishment in Patagonia, southern Argentina. It was created on January 25, 1980, uniting two existing national universities: the "Universidad de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco" and "Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia". It is named after San Juan Bosco, patron saint of the area.
The university consists of four faculties - Engineering, Economy, Humanities and Natural Sciences.
The faculties are spread over several cities of Patagonia: Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Esquel, Comodoro Rivadavia and Ushuaia. The central faculty is located in Comodoro Rivadavia.
The University has 5,000 students as of 2005.
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