National University of the Littoral

National University of the Littoral
Universidad Nacional del Litoral
Seal of the National University of the Littoral
Former names
Universidad Provincial de Santa Fe (Provincial University of Santa Fe)
Motto
Lux indeficiens
Motto in English
Inextinguishable light
TypePublic
EstablishedOctober 17, 1919 (1919-10-17)
RectorDr. Enrique José Mammarella
Academic staff
4,753
Students35,265
Location
Santa Fe
,
Santa Fe Province
,
Argentina

31°38′04″S 60°42′19″W / 31.63444°S 60.70528°W / -31.63444; -60.70528
ColorsClean river blue and white
   
Websitewww.unl.edu.ar

The National University of the Littoral (Spanish: Universidad Nacional del Litoral, UNL) is a public university in Argentina. It is based in Santa Fe, the capital of Santa Fe Province. It has colleges and other academic facilities in Esperanza, Reconquista and Gálvez, also in Santa Fe Province.

History

The original institution was established as the Universidad Provincial de Santa Fe (Provincial University of Santa Fe) in 1889. The Argentine university reform of 1918 brought modernization and democratization to higher education in Argentina. The National University of the Littoral was created the following year by a national law signed on October 17, becoming the first regional university in the country, with influence over the Argentine Littoral (Santa Fe and the Mesopotamic provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes).[1]

Notable alumni

Governors

Notable faculty

  • Ángela Romera Vera - Legal scholar and Sociology chair. First Argentine woman diplomat.[2]
  • Raquel Chan. Biochemist, lead researcher in the team that developed the drought tolerant wheat and soybean seeds HB4®.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "InfoLEG - Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas Públicas - Argentina". servicios.infoleg.gob.ar. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Mujeres reformistas en la historia de la UNL" [Women Reformers in UNL History]. El Litoral (in Spanish). 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Tecnología contra la sequía trasciende fronteras" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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