National Agrarian University - History

History

In 1901, during the government of President Eduardo López de Romaña, the creation of the National School of Agriculture and Veterinary Science was planned with the participation of a Belgian mission. The official inauguration of the school was on July 22, 1902. In 1912, the Central Agronomic Station was created with the purpose of developing the agricultural sector. A campus in the Fundo Santa Beatriz served as the school's first location. The university's current campus, in La Molina, was inaugurated in 1933. In 1960, the school was officially recognized as a university and was renamed to its current name.

In 1961, the faculties of Agriculture, Animal Science, Agricultural Engineering and the Institute for Research and Advanced Studies began work as academic organizations. In the same year, the institution decreed the creation of the Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences and the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences (both simultaneously started work in early 1962). The faculties of Forestry Science, of Fisheries Science and of Food Sciences and Technology began operating in 1963,1966 and 1969 respectively.

The National Agrarian University is governed by the University Act No. 23733, promulgated on December 9, 1983, which maintains the academic separtments, restored the faculty system and frees each university to organize and establish its own academic system, according to their characteristics and needs. According to the current University Act, the governance of universities and the faculties are exercised by University Assembly, University Council, Rector and Faculty Council and Dean.