National University of General San Martín

{{Short description|Argentine Public University}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox university |name = National University of General San Martín |native_name = Universidad Nacional de General San Martín |other_name = UNSAM |motto = ''La Potencia de Talento'' (Spanish) |mottoeng = ''The Power of Talent'' |type = Public and national |image_name = Logo UNSAM.png |image_size = |established = {{Start date and age|1992|6|10|df=y}} |address = (79) Av. 25 de Mayo y (34) Francia |city = San Martín |state = Buenos Aires Province |country = Argentina |campus = '''Main campus''': Miguelete, San Martín{{*}}Buenos Aires{{*}}Chascomús{{*}}Rosario |faculty = 1,408<ref name=numeros>{{cite web|url=https://www.unsam.edu.ar/27aniversario/numeros.php|website=unsam.edu.ar|title=La UNSAM en números|access-date=10 November 2024|language=es}}</ref> |students = 16,865<ref name=numeros/> |rector = Carlos Greco<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.letrap.com.ar/nota/2022-2-11-12-54-0-unsam-reeleccion-y-peronismo-en-el-otro-polo-de-poder-de-san-martin|work=Letra P|title=UNSAM: reelección y peronismo en el otro polo de poder de San Martín|last=Racciatti|first=Emilia|date=11 February 2022|access-date=10 November 2024|language=es}}</ref> |website = {{URL|unsam.edu.ar}} }} The '''National University of General San Martín''' ({{langx|es|Universidad Nacional de General San Martín|link=no}}, '''UNSAM''') is an Argentine public university whose main campus is located in the city of San Martín, Buenos Aires Province.

The university was established in 1992, when the executive approved law number 2409 passed by Congress after years of bills presented and demands for creation dating back to 1990. The university launched officially its regular teaching activities in 1994.

== History == The creation of the National University of General San Martin was enabled by two trends: the first, following a tendency initiated in the 1970s, decentralization of the largest universities in Argentina; and the second, following the desire of the local community of San Martin to establish a university in its own territory.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/bitstream/CLACSO/171272/1/Medio-socioproductivo.pdf|chapter=La Universidad Nacional de General San Martín (UNSAM-Argentina) y su medio socioproductivo: acciones de vinculación y zonas de influencia|last1=Algañaraz Soria|first1=Víctor Hugo|last2=Castillo|first2=Gonzalo Miguel|title=Métricas de la producción académica. Evaluación de la investigación desde América Latina y el Caribe|pages=107–152|editor-last1=Vélez Cuartas|editor-first1=Gabriel|editor-last2=Moreira de Oliveira|editor-first2=Thaiane|editor-last3=Collazo|editor-first3=Francisco|editor-last4=Uribe Tirado|editor-first4=Alejandro|editor-last5=Rovelli|editor-first5=Laura|editor-last6=Naidorf|editor-first6=Judith|isbn=978-987-813-339-3|publisher=CLACSO|location=Buenos Aires|language=es}}</ref> This tension forged the initial identity of the institution, promoting the capacities and meeting the local demands, and responding to the vacant areas in the Argentinian university system. The first academic activities of undergraduate and postgraduate students began in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unsam.edu.ar/institucional/institucional.php|website=unsam.edu.ar|title=Institucional|language=es|access-date=10 November 2024}}</ref>

The university's purported aim is to uphold the standards of academic liberty and respect for the diversity of thought; team spirit for the continual improvement of the institution; social responsibility and service vocation; efficiency and transparency in management; and respect for other's work and respect for the work environment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unsam.edu.ar/informacion-publica/transparencia.php|website=unsam.edu.ar|title=Misión y visión de la UNSAM|access-date=10 November 2024|language=es}}</ref>

==Academics== The university has 12 academic units dictating over 50 undergraduate courses and nearly 80 graduate courses:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://unsam.edu.ar/|website=unsam.edu.ar|publisher=Universidad Nacional de General San Martín|title=UNSAM - Universidad Nacional de San Martín|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004031830/https://unsam.edu.ar/|archive-date=4 October 2025|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.infocielo.com/universidades/unsam-oferta-academica-campus-sedes-y-mas-n726006|work=InfoCielo|title=UNSAM: oferta académica, campus, sedes y más|date=25 November 2021|access-date=9 November 2025|language=es}}</ref>

*School of Art and Cultural Heritage (formerly IIPC / IAMK) *School of Science and Technology (ECyT) *School of Economics and Business (EEyN) *School of Humanities (EHU) *School of Politics and Government (EPyG) *School of Habitat and Sustainability (formerly IT / IA / 3iA) *Interdisciplinary School of Advanced Social Studies (IDAES) *School of Bio and Nanotechnology (formerly IIB / INTECH / INS) *Industrial Quality Institute (INCALIN) *Dan Beninson Nuclear Technology Institute (IDB) *Professor Jorge Sabato Technology Institute (ITS) *Institute of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences (ICRyM)

Additionally, the university has an educational program within a prison facility: the San Martín University Center (CUSAM). It is located at Prison Unit No. 48 of the Buenos Aires Penitentiary Service (SPB), in the town of José León Suárez, district of General San Martín (Province of Buenos Aires).

== Campus == The main grounds of the university are located at ''Campus Miguelete'', an 8.5-hectare compound named after Miguelete railway station. A surface of 48,000 square meters is occupied by buildings as of 2013. The campus was built on the site of a former rail yard.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://infocielo.com/universidad/remate-educativo-macri-quita-terrenos-una-universidad-y-se-los-da-una-empresa-privada-n95095|title=Remate educativo: Macri quita terrenos a una Universidad y se los da a una empresa privada|date=23 August 2018|access-date=6 November 2022|language=es}}</ref> The campus features several repurposed historical structures, such as former fuel oil tanks, which once supplied locomotive engines and have since been converted into an auditorium and high-complexity laboratories. The site preserves other characteristic elements of its industrial past, including the original water taps that supplied steam engines. Additionally, former silos have been reused, now functioning as water reservoirs for the university's fire protection system.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.infocielo.com/tendencias/unsam-mira-el-antes-y-el-despues-una-las-universidades-bonaerenses-mas-emblematicas-n790733|work=InfoCielo|title=UNSAM: Mirá el antes y el después de una de las universidades bonaerenses más emblemáticas|date=6 August 2024|access-date=9 November 2025|language=es}}</ref>

Additional courses are imparted at the INTI and CNEA headquarters, in Buenos Aires. The Instituto Sabato is a branch of this university.

===Gallery=== <gallery class="center" widths="130"> File:Campus Miguelete.jpg|View of campus File:UNSAM Rectorado.jpg|Rector's offices building File:Nanotecno acceso.jpg|Fundación Argentina de Nanotecnologia UNSAM headquarters File:UNSAM Campus Miguelete Escuela de Humanidades EHU.jpg|Hall at School of Humanities building File:Auditorio Tanque UNSAM.jpg|Auditorium built on a former water tank File:Carpa UNSAM.jpg|Circus tent </gallery>

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==External links== *{{Commons category-inline|Universidad Nacional de General San Martín}} *[http://www.unsam.edu.ar/ NU of SAM – official website] {{Coord|34|34|47|S|58|31|36|W|display=title}}

San Martin Category:Educational institutions established in 1994 Category:Universities in Buenos Aires Province Category:1994 establishments in Argentina