National University of Cuyo

National University of Cuyo
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
MottoIn spiritus remigio vita (Latin)
Motto in English
Life is in the wingbeat of the spirit
TypePublic
Established1939; 85 years ago (1939)
RectorIng. Agr. Daniel Pizzi
Vice-rectorIng. Jorge Barón
Academic staff
4,071
Students44,160 (2016)
Location, ,
32°52′50″S 68°52′42″W / 32.880650°S 68.878306°W / -32.880650; -68.878306
ColorsGreen, white and blue
     
Websitewww.uncu.edu.ar

The National University of Cuyo (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, UNCuyo) is the largest center of higher education in the province of Mendoza, Argentina.[1]

As of 2005, the university had 12 academic schools in the city of Mendoza and a delegation in the city of San Rafael (province of Mendoza), in addition to the Balseiro Institute, which is the most developed institute of Physics research in Argentina, located in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche (province of Río Negro). It includes the University Technological Institute which offers technical education in four other cities in Mendoza province. Moreover, UNCuyo is also devoted to improving education due to having 7 other buildings working as High Schools:

  • C.U.C. (Colegio Universitario Central "Gral. Jose de San Martin")
  • Escuela de Comercio Martín Zapata
  • Liceo Agrícola Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
  • Escuela del Magisterio
  • Escuela de Agricultura
  • D.A.D (Departamento de Aplicación Docente)
  • Escuela Carmen Vera Arenas
Campus
  1. ^ "Alumno de la UNCuyo y la FCM" [Student of UNCuyo and FCM]. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.