Universidad del Salvador

Infobox University
name = Universidad del Salvador
native_name = Universidad del Salvador
latin_name = Scientiam do menti Cordi Virtutem
motto = Science to the mind, Virtue to the Heart
established = 1958
type = Private, Catholic, Jesuit
rector = Dr. Juan Alejandro Tobias
students = ca. 16.000 students
city = Buenos Aires
country = Argentina
campus = Campus “Nuestra Señora del Pilar
website = [http://www.salvador.edu.ar/ www.salvador.edu.ar]
telephone = [phone]

The Universidad del Salvador (USAL) is a Catholic university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to its main campus, it has instructional and research facilities in Pilar, Buenos Aires; San Miguel, Buenos Aires; Santa Cruz, Misiones; and Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires. As of 2006 it enrolled approximately 14,000 undergraduate and more than 2,000 graduate students.

History

The Society of Jesus (Jesuits), which had founded the first Argentine university in the city of Córdoba in 1622, created the Superior Institute of Philosophy in the seat of the Colegio del Salvador (primary and secondary levels). This Institute was the nearest predecessor for the Universidad del Salvador.

In 1955, private universities were authorized and on May 2 of the following year, the Foundation Act of the “University Faculties of Salvador” was signed. On May 15, 1958 the name was changed to the University Institutes of Salvador, and finally to Universidad del Salvador on December 8, 1959.

In March 1975, the Jesuits entrusted management of the university to a group of lay people, who took on the responsibility of keeping the identity of the Universidad del Salvador in meeting their goals and aims. Institutional direction is still governed by the Jesuits, who appoint authorities through the Civil Association Universidad del Salvador.

Faculties and Schools

* Faculty of Administration
* Faculty of Economic Sciencies
* Faculty of Education and Social Communication
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Social Sciences
* Faculty of History, Geography & Tourism
* Faculty of Medicine
* Faculty of Psychology and Psychopedagogy
* Faculty of Science and Technology
* Graduate Course: Agronomy
* Graduate Course: Veterinary Medicine
* Graduate Course: Food Technology
* School of Theatre Arts
* School of Oriental Studies

External links

* [http://www.salvador.edu.ar/ Universidad del Salvador] [Spanish & English]