HISTORY
The National University of Quilmes (UNQ for its initials in Spanish) was founded in 1989. It is located at the heart of Southern Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area, in Bernal City, Quilmes. Three million people live in this region, which centralizes 20% of the country’s industrial establishments. Nowadays, the UNQ has over eleven thousand students, distributed among its graduate courses and postgraduate courses of study. The University’s mission is the production, teaching and transmission of knowledge of the highest quality, in an environment of equality and diversity. The UNQ’s essential functions are teaching, research, extension courses, human resources formation, technological development, productive innovation and culture promotion.
UNIVERSITY ORGANIZATION
The University’s academic organization is based on a departmental structure, so as to provide systematic guidance for the teaching and research activities, grouping related fields of study together and promoting good communication among teachers and students from different courses of study. The Departments are academic units responsible for the design, planning and implementation of teaching, research, development, transference and extension activities. The highest authority of each Department is its Departmental Council. Each Department is presided by a Chair, who chairs the respective Departmental Council meetings. The National University of Quilmes consists of the following departments:
:: Economy and Administration Department :: Social Sciences Department :: Science and Technology Department
ACADEMICS
GRADUATE COURSES
:: Naval Architecture :: Food Engineering :: Industrial Automation and Control Engineering :: Degree in Hotel Management :: Degree in Biotechnology :: Degree in Social Sciences :: Degree in International Trade :: Degree in Social Communication :: Degree in Electroacoustic Composition :: Degree in Education :: Degree in Occupational Therapy :: Teacher Training in Social Sciences :: Teacher Training in Social Communication :: Teacher Training in Education :: Technical Degree in IT Programming
POSGRADUATE COURSES
:: Doctorate. Major in Humanistic Social Sciences :: Doctorate. Major in Basic and Applied Sciences :: Master in Humanistic Social Sciences (in-person and on-line) :: Master in Science, Technology and Society (in-person and on-line) :: Master and Specialization in Tourism Management and Development (in- person and on-line) :: Specialization in Teaching in Virtual Environments (on-line)
RESEARCH
INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE
The Innovation and Technology Transfer Office has as its main mission to carry out knowledge and technology transfer management developed by Quilmes National University (UNQ) researchers. In this way, it becomes the university operative arm for transferring knowledge and technologies developed by its research teams towards society.
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES INSTITUTE
The Science and Technology Studies Institute (IEC for its initials in Spanish), founded in 1996, focuses on scientific research, postgraduate courses teaching, knowledge promotion within the specific fields, and consulting and technical assistance activities. The IEC has two permanent research programs: “Sociohistorical Studies of Science and Technology” and “ History and Philosophy of Science and Technology.” It also develops other lines of research, such as “Scientific Culture and Public Perception of Science and Technology” and “Promotion and Use of ICT in Education.” In spite of its short existence as an institution, the work done at the IEC marks a tradition on scientific and technological studies with relation to society, which makes the IEC a point of reference within Latin America. As far as postgraduate courses go, at the IEC, students can take the Master in Science, Technology and Society (CTS for its initials in Spanish) course, which trains them to analyze and manage social, political and economic processes related to scientific, technological and innovation activities. This Institute also performs the important task of promoting CTS subjects of study, by means of publishing its REDES magazine (NETWORKS) through the UNQ Publishing House. This magazine is very well known within the Latin American academic community. As part of its legitimate function, the University directs, based on specific requests, the research and teaching activities done at the IEC to focus on technical assistance jobs, especially for federal and state public bodies. The IEC’s work is based on the conception that science and technology are closely related to society, both in their conditions and consequences. This approach understands that the creation and promotion of scientific and technological knowledge are validated within the social context in which they are created and which they somehow affect. This justifies the study of the complex relationships between science and technology and history, culture, politics, economic production and social processes that condition the production of knowledge and are affected by them. Understanding these relationships helps not only to understand science and technology dynamics, but also their direction and application by the society.
EXTENSION
From the University’s Extension Office, the National University of Quilmes (UNQ) promotes the transference of the knowledge produced within the academic environment, by means of the following:
:: Training: Professional training, language and IT training, teachers training, and other general and recreational courses. :: Culture: Organization of events for the promotion of all forms of artistic manifestation and cultural heritage. ::Graduate and Undergraduate Students Affairs: Scholarships, internships, professional work experiences, sports, tourism and recreational activities, and more benefits for graduate and undergraduate students of the University. ::Social Relations: Technical assistance, advising, counseling and training for members from organizations of the community. ::Work Observatory: Professional insertion of advanced and graduate students in the market, training, job search and relations with the production sector, by establishing contact with companies and institutions.
The identification of demands and issues arising in the community is the basis for the realization of those actions that promote the interaction of the University with its context.
STUDENTS EXCHANGE
The National University of Quilmes (UNQ) promotes students exchanges within the framework of its international planning policy, through the participation of foreign university students in academic training activities at the UNQ and the exchange of UNQ students to foreign universities and research centers. INCOMING EXCHANGE STUDENTS
MODALITIES
Degree-level University students can apply to UNQ through BILATERAL AGREEMENTS. Their objective is to make students exchanges with other universities possible. Exchanges have a minimum duration of one four-month term and a maximum duration of two terms, provided students take official courses and these courses are considered valid for their course of study at the UNQ.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Courses are taught in Spanish. To attend the university as an exchange student spanish-language skills are required (B2 level)
INFORMATION ABOUT THE APPLICATION PROCESS AT UNQ
All incoming exchange students are requested to complete an Application Form. After filling in the application form, the University of Origin will receive instructions on how and where to send the required enclosures. Please note that the application is complete and will be processed only after all enclosures have been submitted. The acceptance process will take approximately four weeks after the application period has ended and the enclosures have arrived at UNQ.
The deadlines for applications are:
1. · First semester: november, 15 2. · Second semester: june, 15
Once the students have been accepted to UNQ, they will receive an official Letter of Acceptance. Students will also receive information on the orientation course, on the semester dates and on arriving in Argentina, etc.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
During the first semester, teaching runs from march until july. The second semester starts in august and teaching continues until december. Courses are free of charge for incoming exchange students. The updated teaching schedules will be published at the beginning of each semester.
WHAT TO STUDY
As an exchange student you will have a host department, but you can also select courses offered by other departments to create a larger multi-disciplinary study experience according to your own needs and interests.
ORIENTATION COURSE
An orientation course is offered before the start of both semesters. The course is free of charge for all new international students. During the orientation course you will learn about study practices, the Argentine way of life, the city of Buenos Aires and much more. It is also a great opportunity to make new friends.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR STUDENTS’ APPLICATIONS!
LOCATION
Roque Sáenz Peña 352 Bernal (B1876BXD), Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Phone Number: (54-11) 4365-7100 Fax Number: (54-11) 4365-7101 Web page: www.unq.edu.ar
CONTACT INFORMATION
Lic. Anache Viviana General Director of International Relations E-mail: [email protected]
Nicolás Nogueira Chief of the UNQ Mobility Program E-mail: [email protected]
Angeles Vazquez Jimenez Administrative assistant - UNQ Mobility Program E-mail: [email protected]