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Universidad Adventista del Plata | |
Former names | Colegio Adventista del Plata (Adventist School of the Plata) |
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| Motto | Janua ad excellentiam et operam |
Motto in English | Gate to excellence and service |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1898[1] |
| Affiliation | Seventh-day Adventist Church |
| President | Darío Caviglione[2] |
| Rector | Horacio Rizzo[3] |
| Students | 3000 (2019)[4] |
| Location | , , |
| Colours | Purple and Gold[4] |
| Website | www |
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Adventist University of the Plata in Spanish: Universidad Adventista del Plata is a private Christian coeducational university in Libertador San Martín, Entre Ríos, Argentina, founded in 1898.
The University began as a small rural training school which later became known as Colegio Adventista del Plata (Adventist School of the Plata). After being given official recognition by CoNEAU[5] in the 1990s and the signing of a decree by President Eduardo Duhalde in 2002,[6] it became the Universidad Adventista del Plata. In 1994, its medical school was founded.
The Adventist University of the Plata is part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[7][8][9][10] Academic activities take place on a campus covering 18 hectares. It operates mainly from March to December, with post-doctoral theology courses offered during January–February of each year.
The facilities include laboratories, classrooms, multimedia services and conference rooms that are used both for classes and in the summer courses. The University has a large library that includes more than 60,000 volumes, Internet access and a special library with magazines (mostly scientific journals). The University runs an exchange program with partners in several national and foreign universities. The Library also hosts the Centre for Educational Technology and Self-learning, equipped for research work, plus an auditorium that can seat 200 guests, and the Ellen White Research Center.
The sports complex includes a tennis court, a beach volleyball court, a swimming pool and an indoor gymnasium in which organised recreational activities are carried out. The institution also has an FM transmitter, a TV studio and recording studios, part of the Communications Department.
Enrollment for the year 2019 totaled 3000 students.[4] Since the Argentine economic crisis (1998–2002), the number of foreign students has increased abruptly owing to the devaluation of the Argentine peso, making UAP one of the most culturally diverse universities in South America, totalling 36% in 2019.[4]
On May 7, 2015, it was announced that UAP had begun accreditation procedures before the CoNEAU with the aim of opening a School of Dentistry by the year 2017.[11]
- ^ "UAP History (Official Website)". Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ^ UAP New President (in Spanish)
- ^ UAP New Rector (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c d About UAP (in Spanish)
- ^ The National Commission for Assessment and Accreditation (CONEAU) is an Argentine government agency under the Secretary of University Policies of the Ministry of Education, responsible for the assessment of public and private universities and accreditation of their undergraduate and graduate and their corresponding titles. Began operating in 1996 after its creation in 1995 as part of the Higher Education Act 24,521 (LES) driven during the government of president Carlos Menem in response to World Bank requirements, integrating the Postgraduate Accreditation Commission created a year earlier.
- ^ Oliver, Ansel. South American Adventist Universities Receive Accreditation. Adventist News Network. May 7, 2002. Accessed April 2, 2011
- ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
- ^ "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- ^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
- ^ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Se cumplimentó una nueva etapa ante la CONEAU para la carrera de Odontología | Universidad Adventista del Plata". Universidad Adventista del Plata. Archived from the original on 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2015-11-17.