The National University of La Matanza ( es, Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, UNLaM) is an

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situated in

La Matanza Partido La Matanza ('The Slaughter' in Spanish) is a '' partido'' (county or department) located in the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. This provincial subdivision had 1,775,272 inhabitants (at the 2010 Cen ...

Buenos Aires Province Buenos Aires (), officially the Buenos Aires Province (''Provincia de Buenos Aires'' ), is the largest and most populous Argentine province. It takes its name from the city of Buenos Aires, the capital of the country, which used to be part of th ...

History

The University was created under the National Law 23.748 on 23 October 1989. This law was enacted to resolve the lack of institutions of

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over the most populous county in

. This Law bill encouraged the creation of various universities in the Greater Buenos Aires area. The other universities being National University of Tres de Febrero and

National University of Quilmes The National University of Quilmes ( es, Universidad Nacional de Quilmes, UNQui) is an Argentine national university and the most important one in the Quilmes area. The National University of Quilmes was founded on October 23, 1989. Located in Be ...

. This law served a two-fold purpose. It will allow a populous urban area to be able to access public and free universities, and it will also ease demographic pressure particularly on

University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires ( es, Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Established in 1821, it is the premier institution of higher learning in the country and one of the most presti ...

, which had been the only public university available in many science and engineering fields. Thirty years after its creation, the University was second in number of undergraduate students in the Buenos Aires Province after La Plata National University.

Departments

The institution is divided into Departments. The university, as of 2012, offered a

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Electronic Engineering Electronics engineering is a sub-discipline of electrical engineering which emerged in the early 20th century and is distinguished by the additional use of active components such as semiconductor devices to amplify and control electric current ...

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Postgraduate School

In Argentina, and throughout Latin America, Postgraduate School education has only been implemented relatively recently due to the widespread

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. At the time of writing, the following programs are being offered in the University. :A.

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Sports

The University has fostered since its origins sports activities for students. Moreover, an open-doors policy had allowed members of the community to participate actively in sport activities and to use university installations. In 2007 it was inaugurated a sport ground consisted of a 27-yard long swimming pool, beach volley ground, a soccer pitch and a running track.

External links

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Official website

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History

Departments

Postgraduate School

Sports

See also

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