University Buenos Aires continues to flourish

The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) was founded in 1821, just five years after Argentina gained Independence from Spain. Ever since, it has grown into a well-known institution and the biggest university in Latin America.

The institution was founded on August 12th, 1821 in a time when Argentina was just beginning to grow into the beautiful country it is today. The Vice-Dean of UBA´s Faculty of Social Sciences commented to the Herald, ´´We should highlight that the University was founded at a time when there was practically no country. There´s this generalized idea that our country was already established as such by 1816, but the truth is that back then Argentina was still being built.´´

It is said that the university really began to accelerate after the Argentina university reform of 1918. This reform allowed for modern techniques to infiltrate the education system in Argentina.

The university has seen a lot, from four Nobel Prize Laureates to protests against the military government.

Currently, UBA promotes public education and looks to improve their science department. The University also seeks to increase its presence in Buenos Aires itself.