National University of Central Buenos Aires

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The National University of the Center of the Buenos Aires Province was created in 1974 with the aim of joining the already existing structures of Tandil, Olavarría and Azul within a National University. These Academic projects had been established since 1960 and with the passing of the law, which set up the UNICEN, they were joined together into a project of regional scope.
Since then, t...he UNICEN has experienced a continuous evolution. Nowadays, about 12.000 students follow their studies at this University. Apart from its three centers in Tandil, Olavarría and Azul, students may attend the first years of their studies at Quequén University Teaching Center.
The growing degree courses and postgraduate academic programs today involve the Faculties of Art, Agronomy, Economic Sciences, Exact Sciences, Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Engineering, and the Superior Schools of Law and Health Sciences. There exists a good teacher-student ratio, a comparative advantage in relation to bigger universities. This fact influences the quality of its academic formation.
Academic excellence, investigation, technological transference and services, aimed at attaining students" integral education, constitute the main objectives of this Institution without setting aside a permanent commitment to local development.
The Secretary of Science, Art and Technology of the UNICEN proposes to maintain, improve and enlarge the physical and human structures for the scientific technological activities, seen as clue factors for the socio-economical and cultural development of the region where the University is placed. For that, it is necessary to reinforce energetically a relationship with the regional, national and international scenario, especially with the sectors which produce goods and services.It is worth stating that at present, the National University of the Center of the Buenos Aires Province has 32 nuclei of scientific and technological activities in which 642 researchers and 208 investigation scholars participate.
In the last years, the University has consolidated a transference profile and strong ties with the community through a series of undertakings related to the organization and promotion of the scientific and technological proposal and their insertion in the regional area.In order to satisfy the needs of services in the industrial, business and production sectors, different activities were accomplished.
Based on the European Economic Community the FUNIVEMP project was effectively set up. This association is composed of thirty-nine Companies from the influential area of the National University of the Buenos Aires Province, the Districts of Tandil, Olavarría and Azul and the University itself. The object is to connect them with the world of the technological demand, that is to say the companies, especially the small-size ones; and relate them with the scientific and technological proposals to establish a direct connection with the University wherein science and technology are available. The goal is to impact on the regional development and encourage people from these companies, who are facing their own difficulties in a recessive market, limited in their growth and motivation, so as to foster them to look for new technologies, products and opportunities.
The UNICEN intends, not only to support and consolidate the existing cooperation with foreign universities, but also to initiate new connections as an essential tool for the creation and exponential growth of exchange activities, transfer of students, graduates and teachers, and cooperation among universities. This cooperation is functional for the development and strengthening of science and technology research, the formation of human resources and its transfer to the environment, the teaching specialization, the enhancement of undergraduate and graduate education and the promotion of its academic offer.As regards international connection, the UNICEN holds bilateral and multilateral cooperation through a great number of agreements with foreign universities (both, American and European) as well as with other Educational Institutes, Development and Research Centers, Foundations, Governmental Organisms, Organizations, etc.Anyone interested in establishing connections with our university, in any of the ways mentioned above (students, graduates, professor-researchers or institutions and foreign organisms) could contact our people in International Relations.
The Languages Department is the alternative offered by the UNICEN to satisfy one of the most widespread needs we face nowadays: to communicate in a foreign language. The technological support to the courses is supplied by the Language Laboratories, sited in Tandil and Olavarría.There are two main Programs, Curricular and Extracurricular. The curricular program is oriented to university students, and the extracurricular one, to any member of the local community.At present, the Department provides different courses and levels of: English, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, Chinese and Spanish for foreign students. The latter prepares the student for the acquisition of a certificate of national level: CELU (Certificate of Spanish, Language and Use), that has the recognition of the Education, Science and Technology Ministry of the Argentine Republic.
This University, characterized by its cultural diversity, is devoted to the development of citizenship and the growth of social capital.The cultural policy of the UNICEN tends not only to foster a full range of events, but also to put into action new ideas, taking into account the cultural interests of its community.Another main objective is to offer a channel of expression and participation to the community, especially to those who, having the skills, find no other way of developing them. An interactive relationship with the communities of the area has allowed the UNICEN to provide programs and, besides, work together with other institutions, entities, artists, etc. in the development of varied courses and workshops.
The System of Libraries at the UNICEN is composed by the Central Library, located in the Rector"s Building, the one in Olavarria and Azul. Besides, the institutes, laboratories and departments of the different Faculties have their own specialized libraries. Each one possesses an on line Data Base, and all of them make up the net of the system.The bibliographical fund sums more than 75000 books and 546 titles of periodic publications. Since 1988, there is a digital hemeroteca, named "The Proquest", which has more than 400 titles of periodic publications of the best level in complete texts, bibliographical reference of 2000 titles and four specialized data bases which can be accessed by the internet through the Library site from any computer at the University.In the Central Library the readers have a sector of collections with direct access. This allows the people to be in contact with the bibliography needed and know the different existent books about the same topic. Students can consult by the internet, in specially configured computers and check their e-mail.