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National University of Cuyo
Universidad Nacional de Cuyo
Motto	In spiritus remigio vita (Latin)
Motto in English	Life is in the wingbeat of the spirit
Type	Public
Established	1939; 85 years ago
Rector	Ing. Agr. Daniel Pizzi
Vice-rector	Ing. Jorge Barón
Academic staff	4,071
Students	44,160 (2016)
Location	Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina; 32°52′50″S 68°52′42″W / 32.880650°S 68.878306°W
Colors	Green, white and blue;
Website	www.uncu.edu.ar

The National University of Cuyo (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, UNCuyo) is the largest center of higher education in the province of Mendoza, Argentina.^[1]

As of 2005, the university had 12 academic schools in the city of Mendoza and a delegation in the city of San Rafael (province of Mendoza), in addition to the Balseiro Institute, which is the most developed institute of Physics research in Argentina, located in the city of San Carlos de Bariloche (province of Río Negro). It includes the University Technological Institute which offers technical education in four other cities in Mendoza province. Moreover, UNCuyo is also devoted to improving education due to having 7 other buildings working as High Schools:

C.U.C. (Colegio Universitario Central "Gral. Jose de San Martin")
Escuela de Comercio Martín Zapata
Liceo Agrícola Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
Escuela del Magisterio
Escuela de Agricultura
D.A.D (Departamento de Aplicación Docente)
Escuela Carmen Vera Arenas

History

The UNCuyo was established on March 21, 1939 by the presidential decree 26971. The university was established to offer tertiary education provision in the region of Cuyo (the provinces of Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis). At its foundation the university was composed of some existing higher education colleges, and new ones were incorporated. Regional affiliations were established in Human Sciences, Medicine, Agronomy and Economics in Mendoza, Engineering and Architecture in San Juan, and Natural Sciences in San Luis. These links remained in place until 1973. That year the National University of San Juan and the National University of San Luis were established from the adjunct faculties of the National University of Cuyo already in these regions. Thereafter, the National University of Cuyo concentrated itself in Mendoza, in addition to a campus in Río Negro Province: the Balseiro Institute.

Schools

School of Engineering

Industrial Engineering
Civil Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Mechatronics Engineering
Architecture (since 2012)^[2]
Computer Science (Since 2017)^[3]

Graduate

PhD in Engineering
Master in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Master in Environmental Engineering
Specialization in Environmental Engineering
Master in Energy
Master in Structural Engineering
Diploma in Administration and Direction of Projects
Diploma in Administration and Control of Buildings
Diploma in Management of Good Quality
Diploma in Management of Innovations and Technologies of Information and Communication.

Balseiro Institute (San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro)

Graduate

PhD in Physics
PhD in Nuclear Engineering
PhD in Engineering Sciences
Master of Physical Sciences
Master of Medical Physics
Master of Engineering.
Specialization Nuclear Energy Technological Applications

School of Arts and Plastic Design

Art
History of Art
Sculpture
Graphic design
Industrial design
Scenic design
Voice
Musicology
Choral Direction
Instruments
Dramatic Arts
Theatre Production

School of Economic Sciences

Accountancy
Business Administration
Economics
Logistics

Graduate

MBA
MBA - Executive
Master in Management of Agroindustrial Business
Master in Management of H.R. (Human Resources)
Specialization in Costs and Management of Business
Specialization in Technology Management
Specialization in Labour Unions
Course of Merging, Union and Scission of Enterprises.
Course of Financial Strategy
Course of Foreign Trade
Course of Accounting

School of Exact and Natural Sciences

Biology
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry

School of Medicine

School of Social and Political Sciences

PhD in Social Sciences
Political Science and Public Administration
Sociology
Social Work
Communication

School of Law

Law

Graduate

PhD in Law
Specialization in Law of Damages
Master of Administrative Law
Specialization and Master of Magistrature and Steps of the Judicial process
Specialization in Labour Law
Course of Family Law
Course of History for the Bicentennial

School of Humanities

Archaeology
Philosophy
Philology
History
Geography
French
English
Italian
Education Sciences
Tourism
Languages (Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Russian, among others)

School of Dentistry

Dentistry
Dental Hygiene

Elementary and Special-Needs Education

Primary Education
Education for the deaf
Speech Therapy
Education for the blind

School of Agricultural Sciences

Agricultural Engineering
Bromatology
Natural and Renewable Resources Engineering

Applied Sciences (San Rafael, Mendoza)

Recent research

In recent research conducted by UNCuyo's students it was discovered how methods of cutting and preparing food can affect how many nutrients are retained in a meal.^[4] Notably they found that the thiosulfinates (that inhibit platelet aggregation and microparticle shedding) found in garlic and onions do not form until crushing or cutting. The research also demonstrated that steaming instead boiling is preferable as vegetables retain more of their water-soluble vitamins.

References

^ "Alumno de la UNCuyo y la FCM" [Student of UNCuyo and FCM]. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ "Arquitectura" [Architecture]. Facultad de Ingeniería (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
^ Ingeniería, Facultad de. "Ciencias Básicas y Tecnológicas | Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación". Facultad de Ingeniería (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-04-03.
^ Gorman, Rachel Moeller. "Coax flavor, nutrition from produce with proper care, handling". CNN. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.