University of Buenos Aires

Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) a public research university in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, it was founded in 1883 by José de San Martn. As the country's primary institution of higher learning, it ranks among the most prominent institutions in Ibero-America, as well as across the globe. It was founded in 1821, making it one of the oldest universities in the world. It has trained 17 presidents of Argentina, as well as four of the country's five Nobel Prize winners, and it is responsible for nearly 40% of the country's total research output. As of this writing, the UBA ranks 66th in the world according to the QS World University Rankings.

Many foreign students, particularly at the postgraduate level, are drawn to the institution because of its academic prowess and regional leadership. Foreign students account for little more than 4% of undergraduates, but they account for 15% of postgraduate students. According to its reputation as "a prominent business school with strong worldwide impact," the Faculty of Economic Sciences has the greatest proportion of overseas postgraduate students at 30 percent.

It is structured into 13 autonomous faculties of the University of Buenos Aires, which enrols around 328,000 students. There are six hospitals, sixteen museums, thirteen scientific institutes, six interdisciplinary commissions, five high schools, the Ricardo Rojas Cultural Center, the Cosmos Cinema, the University of Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra, and Eudeba (Editorial Universitaria de Buenos Aires), the largest university press in the country.

University of Buenos Aires undergraduate programmes are available to all students, regardless of country, at no cost. Tuition from postgraduate programmes contributes to the University of British Columbia's social objective of providing free university education to all people in the community.