National University of Tucumán

{{Short description|Public university in Argentina}} {{Infobox university | name = National University of Tucumán | native_name = ''Universidad Nacional de Tucumán'' | image = | image_size = 130px | image_alt = | caption = Seal of the National University of Tucumán | latin_name = | motto = {{lang|la|Pedes in terra ad sidera visus}} ([[Latin]]) | motto_lang = | mottoeng = Feet on the ground, eyes on the sky | established = {{Start date and age|1914|05|25}} | closed = | type = [[Public university|Public]] | parent = | affiliation = | endowment = | budget = | officer_in_charge = | chairman = | chancellor = | president = | vice-president = | superintendent = | provost = | vice_chancellor = | rector = Alicia Bardón | principal = | dean = | director = | head_label = Vice-rector | head = José García | academic_staff = 5,868 | administrative_staff = | students = 62,872 | undergrad = | postgrad = | doctoral = | other = | city = [[San Miguel de Tucumán]] | state = | province = [[Tucumán Province]] | country = [[Argentina]] | coor = | campus = | former_names = | free_label = | free = | colors = | colours = | athletics = | sports = | nickname = | mascot = | affiliations = | website = {{URL|http://www.unt.edu.ar/}} | logo = | footnotes = }} [[File:Universidad Nacional de Tucumán.JPG|230px|thumb|right|Rectorate building]]

The '''National University of Tucumán''' ({{langx|es|Universidad Nacional de Tucumán}}; '''UNT''') is an [[Education in Argentina|Argentine]] [[national university]] located in [[Tucumán Province]] and the largest in Argentina's northwest region. Founded on 25 May 1914 in San Miguel de Tucumán, access to the university is unrestricted and free of charge.

==Organization== The university comprises 13 schools, 7 high schools, and 3 museums.

===Schools=== * ''Facultad de Agronomía y Zootecnia'' (School of Agronomy and Zootechnics) * ''Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo'' (School of Architecture and Urbanism) * ''Facultad de Artes'' (School of Arts) * ''Facultad de Bioquímica, Química y Farmacia'' (School of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy) * ''Facultad de Ciencias Económicas'' (School of Economics) * ''[http://www.facet.unt.edu.ar Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Tecnología]'' (School of Exact Sciences and Technology) * ''Facultad de Ciencias Naturales'' (School of Natural Science) * ''Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias Sociales'' (School of Law and Social Science) * ''Facultad de Educación Física'' (School of Physical Education) * ''Facultad de Filosofía y Letras'' (School of Philosophy and Letters) * ''Facultad de Medicina'' (School of Medicine) * ''Facultad de Odontología'' (School of Dentistry) * ''Facultad de Psicología'' (School of Psychology)

===High schools=== * ''Escuela de Agricultura y Sacarotecnia'' (School of Agriculture) * ''Escuela de Bellas Artes'' (School of Fine Art) * ''Escuela y Liceo Vocacional Sarmiento'' (School and Vocational Lyceum Sarmiento) * ''Instituto Superior de Música'' (Superior Institute of Music) * ''[[Gymnasium UNT|Gymnasium de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán]]'' (Gymnasium of the National University of Tucumán) * ''Instituto Técnico'' (Technical Institute) * ''Instituto Técnico de Aguilares'' (Technical Institute of Aguilares)

===Museums=== * ''Instituto de Arqueología y Museo'' (Institute and Museum of Archaeology) * ''Museo de la Universidad Nacional de Tucumán'' (Museum of the National University of Tucumán) * ''Museo Miguel Lillo de Ciencias Naturales'' (Museum of Natural Science Miguel Lillo)

==Notable alumni==

*[[Katharina Beck]] (born 1982), politician *[[Cástulo Guerra]] (born 1945), actor *[[Leda Valladares]] (1919-2012), composer *[[César Pelli]] (1926-2019), architect

==See also== *[[Argentine university reform of 1918]] *[[List of Argentine universities]] *[[Science and technology in Argentina]]

==External links== {{Commons category|Universidad Nacional de Tucumán|National University of Tucumán}} {{no footnotes|date=July 2015}} *{{in lang|es}} [http://www.unt.edu.ar/ Official website] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080617145706/http://www.argentina.ar/sw_seccion.php?id=124&idioma_sel=en Science and Education in Argentina] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080611015906/http://spuweb.siu.edu.ar/studyinargentina/StudyinArgentina.htm Argentine Higher Education Official Site]

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