Education
| Statistics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Institutions | |||
| Educational Level | Total | State | Private |
| Nivel Inicial | 184 | 82 | 102 |
| Nivel Primario | 171 | 96 | 75 |
| Nivel Medio | 102 | 48 | 54 |
| Nivel Terciario o Superior no Universitario | 42 | 9 | 33 |
| Students enrolled | |||
| Educational Level | Total | State | Private |
| Nivel Inicial | 29.111 | 14.791 | 14.320 |
| Nivel Primario | 93.575 | 58.825 | 34.750 |
| Nivel Medio | 29.884 | 21.243 | 8.641 |
| Nivel Terciario o Superior no Universitario | 12.162 | 4.597 | 7.565 |
La Plata hosts one of the most renowned universities in Argentina, the National University of La Plata (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de La Plata, UNLP). It has over 75,000 regular students, 8,000 teaching staff, 16 faculties and 106 available degrees.
UNLP students and professors include:
- Raúl Alfonsín (Law degree in 1950) President of Argentina (1983–1989)
- Néstor Kirchner (Law degree) President of Argentina (2003–2007)
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (Law degree) President of Argentina (current; term 2011-2015)
- René Favaloro (Medicine degree in 1949, creator of the technique for coronary bypass surgery)
- Carlos Saavedra Lamas (law teacher, and rector, Nobel Peace Prize recipient)
- Ernesto Sábato (Physics PhD in 1937)
- Mario Bunge (Physics-Mathematics PhD in 1952)
- Florentino Ameghino (professor of geology)
- Juan José Arévalo (Philosophy PhD in 1934, 24th President of Guatemala)
- Emilio Pettoruti
- Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Four high school institutes are under UNLP control, three of them are located in La Plata:
- Rafael Hernández National High School (Spanish: Colegio Nacional Rafael Hernández)
- Víctor Mercante Lyceum (Spanish: Liceo Víctor Mercante)
- Fine Arts High School (Spanish: Bachillerato de Bellas Artes)
La Plata is also home of other three universities:
- Universidad Católica de La Plata
- Universidad Notarial Argentina
- Facultad Regional de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional.
Students come to these four universities from every part of Argentina and other countries, giving the city a rich young multicultural lifestyle.
There is also an international school for translators, Traductorado.
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