Austral University (in Spanish, Universidad Austral) is a

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, based in Pilar,

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. Austral is the best private university and the best in employability in the country according to QS University Rankings. Since 2011, the university has begun a consolidation process where the Pilar Campus has become the primary seat. This project seeks to create and foster the local community by adding value to the city of Pilar and offering a unique learning environment for its students. Some postgraduate courses will still be offered in downtown Buenos Aires at th
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The institution also owns a hospital in Buenos Aires, the Austral University Hospital. As of December 2019, it had over 4000 students and over 1200

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Academic Offer

Austral University offers 15 full-time degrees through the following academic schools:
Faculty of Biomedical Sciences

Faculty of Business Studies

Faculty of Communications

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Engineering

School of Government
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Other advanced studies are offered through th
Philosophy InstituteSchool of Education
an
Family Sciences Institute

IAE Business School

offers rigorous post-graduate academic programs that are tailored for today’s needs. This includes PhD in Business Management, MBA or EMBA (Executive MBA), Executive Programs, Young Professionals and SMB Management. Its alumni network is one of Latinamerica’s greatest with over 12,000 graduates in 50 countries., IAE Alumni Network According to the Financial Times, IAE Business School has ranked 26th in its Executive Education list. Establishing its position within the 30 best for 13th year in a row, and Argentina’s only school to make the cut. Alongside Insper and Fudação Dom Cabral from Brazil and IPADE in Mexico, sole representatives of Latinamerica. The School has triple accreditation fro
AACSB
(Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) from USA
AMBA
(Association of MBAs) from London, UK an
EQUIS
(European Quality Improvement System) from Brussels, Belgium. All of these recognize the quality of its education and the academic offer on an international standard.

Ranking

According to the

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Universidad Austral is the number 1

, and the second best university after

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. Austral is one of the top 10 universities in

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived ...

.QS World University Rankings
Latin America's universities ranking, Its business college ranks fourth.QS World University Rankings
, Latin America's business programs ranking.

Notable alumni

* Nieves Zuberbühler, Argentine journalist

References

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