National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco

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National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco
Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco
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Established February 25, 1980
Type Public
Academic staff 2,904
Students 14,488 [1]
Location several cities, several Provinces, Argentina
Website http://www.unp.edu.ar/

The National University of the Patagonia San Juan Bosco (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia San Juan Bosco) is a higher education establishment in Patagonia, southern Argentina. It was created on February 25, 1980, by law 22.713, as the merge of two national universities: the "Universidad de San Juan Bosco" and "Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia". It is named after San Juan Bosco, patron saint of the area.

The university has four schools - Engineering, Economy, Humanities, Legal, and Natural Sciences, spread over several cities in Patagonia: Puerto Madryn, Trelew, Esquel, Comodoro Rivadavia, and Ushuaia. The central faculty is located in Comodoro Rivadavia. The University has as of 2005 14,000 students, with 5000 in the main school.

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  1. ^ "Boletín estadístico no. 1", Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia "San Juan Bosco"

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