University of the Republic (Uruguay)

The Universidad de la República ( German: University of the Republic) is a public university in Uruguay. It is equipped with 81 774 students, the largest university in the country.

It was founded on July 18, 1849 in Montevideo, where even today the most are buildings and facilities. Their creation was proposed already in 1833 by Damaso Antonio Larrañaga. 1838 founded president Manuel Oribe, the Universidad Mayor de la República, initially with no significant impact. It was not until 1849, the University was inaugurated today.

The current Rector of the University is Dr. Rodrigo Arocena (as of January 2013).

Faculties of the University

The Universidad de la República hosts a total of 14 departments. Specifically, these are the following faculties:

  • Facultad de Agronomía
  • Facultad de Arquitectura
  • Facultad de Ciencias
  • Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Administración de
  • Facultad de Ciencias Sociales
  • Facultad de Derecho
  • Facultad de Enfermería
  • Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y Humanidades
  • Facultad de Ingeniería
  • Facultad de Medicina
  • Facultad de Odontología
  • Facultad de Psicología
  • Facultad de Química
  • Facultad de Veterinaria

List of former rectors of the University since 1849

Known Alumni

Manuel Herrera y Obes Claudio Williman
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