Universidad del Salvador

University of El Salvador
Universidad del Salvador

Motto	Scientiam do menti, Cordi Virtutem Science to the mind, Virtue to the Heart
Type	Private
Established	1958 (1958)
Religious affiliation	Roman Catholic, (Jesuit)
Rector	Dr. Juan Alejandro Tobias
Students	ca. 28.000 students
Location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Campus	Nuestra Señora del Pilar
Website	salvador.edu.ar

The Universidad del Salvador (USAL) is a Jesuit university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In addition to its campus in downtown Buenos Aires,^[1] it has instructional and research facilities in Pilar,^[2] San Miguel, Bahía Blanca, and in the provinces of Santa Cruz^[3] and Misiones. As of 2012 it enrolled approximately 20,000 undergraduate and over 8,000 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 by meeting Jesuit 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 & Social Communications
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of History, Geography & Tourism
Faculty of Medicine

Faculty of Psychology & Psychopedagogy
Faculty of Science & Technology
School of Agronomy
School of Veterinary Medicine
School of Design
School of Art and Architecture
School of Oriental Studies
School of Modern Languages

References

External links

Official Website (English)(Spanish)

Universities and colleges of Argentina

Public	Austral Patagonia Buenos Aires Catamarca Central Buenos Aires Chaco Austral Chilecito Comahue Córdoba Cuyo Entre Ríos Formosa General San Martín General Sarmiento Higher Education Army Institute Jorge A. Sábato Jujuy La Matanza Lanús La Pampa La Plata La Rioja Littoral Lomas de Zamora Luján Mar del Plata Misiones National Technological University National University of Arts Northeast Northwestern Buenos Aires Patagonia San Juan Bosco Quilmes Río Cuarto Río Negro Rosario Salta San Juan San Luis Santiago del Estero South Tierra del Fuego Tres de Febrero Tucumán Villa María West

Private	Austral Aconcagua Belgrano Bologna Buenos Aires Institute of Technology CEMA Cuenca del Plata Enterprise Favaloro Flores Juan Agustín Maza Latin American Educational Center Mendoza Morón Palermo Pontifical Catholic Saint Thomas Aquinas North Salvador San Andrés Santiago del Estero Torcuato di Tella

Coordinates: 34°35′58.7″S 58°23′34.48″W / 34.599639°S 58.3929111°W / -34.599639; -58.3929111

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