University of Buenos Aires

The University of Buenos Aires, known as UBA, is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the second-oldest university in the country and the largest by enrollment, with more than 328,000 students organised into 13 independent faculties. Beyond teaching, it administers 6 hospitals, 16 museums, 13 scientific institutes, five high schools, a cultural centre, a symphony orchestra and Eudeba, the largest university press in the country. All undergraduate programmes have been free of charge to everyone, regardless of nationality, since 1949, and postgraduate tuition helps fund this social mission. The university has educated 17 Argentine presidents and is responsible for roughly 40 percent of the country's research output.