Type Private Campus Suburban Phone +54 11 4725-7000 Rector Roberto Bouzas Students 1,031 (undergraduate) | Established 1988 Website www.udesa.edu.ar Founded 1988 Number of students 1,031 (undergraduate) | |
Motto Quaerere Verum ("Seek the Truth") Notable alumni Martín Lousteau, Santiago Bilinkis, Wences Casares, Iván Werning, Jorge Capitanich Similar Torcuato di Tella University, Austral University, Pontifical Catholic University, Universidad Argentina de la Em, University of CEMA Profiles | ||
The Universidad de San Andrés is an Argentine university located in the town of Victoria, Buenos Aires on the shores of the Rio de la Plata, in the metropolitan area of Greater Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a small private institution, with approximately 900 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students. It is served by one of the largest private libraries in the country, Max von Buch. Maintaining over 70,000 volumes, the library was recognized by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation though their Program for Latin American Libraries and Archives. The university provides more than 70 study abroad programs with universities in Europe, North America, Latin America, and Australia.San Andrés is the first institution in Argentina to offer a double degree accredited by Grandes Ecoles ESCP-Europe.
Contents
- History
- Undergraduate Degrees
- Graduate Degree
- Specializations
- Faculty
- Foreign Studies
- North America
- Europe
- Latin America
- Australia
- References
The main campus is located in the town of Victoria, San Fernando Partido (a northern suburb of Buenos Aires). It also has offices in downtown Buenos Aires.
History
The university is a daughter institution of St. Andrew's Scots School, an institution founded by Scottish immigrants in 1838. It is named after Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, and its crest is composed of the Saltire (the flag of Scotland), and thistles (the national flower of Scotland). The current institution was formally established on September 1, 1988, by the Scottish Civil Educational Association of San Andrés (ACEESA). This entity was superseded in 2010 by the University of San Andrés Foundation(FUdeSA).
The MBA programs taught by the university are accredited by the London-based Association of MBAs(AMBA).
Undergraduate Degrees
The university offers undergraduate degrees in the following disciplines:
Graduate Degree
Specializations
Faculty
University of San Andrés has 596 academics, of which 76 are full-time researchers, divided in seven departments:
Chairman members include: Sebastián García-Dastugue. Ph.D. in Business Administration, The Ohio State University. Roberto Bouzas. M.A. in Economics, Cambridge University. Lucas S. Grosman. Ph.D. in the Science of Law (JSD), Yale University. Federico Weinschelbaum. Ph.D. in Economics, University of California (Los Angeles). Eduardo Zimmermann. D. Phil in Modern History, University of Oxford. Ricardo Fraiman Maus. Doctor in Mathematic Sciences, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Jason Beech. Ph.D. in Education, University of London.[3]
Foreign Studies
The department of foreign studies offers students one of the most sought-after exchange programs in Argentina. [4] Programs Under Academic Agreements Include: