Study in Argentina
The University of Buenos Aires (Universidad de Buenos Aires) offers over 65 undergraduate careers, divided in 13 Faculties. But choosing a career or a postgraduate degree is not that easy or simple since there are many procedures you need to go through, and a lot of documents that you need to get in order to become a student here. It is very frequent for people to get frustrated since they don’t know where to begin, what to do, who to ask…
Faculties: Faculty of Agronomy; Faculty of Architecture, Design and Urbanism; Faculty of Economy; Faculty of Natural and Exact Sciences; Faculty of Social Sciences; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Faculty of Law; Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry; Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities; Faculty of Engineering; Faculty of Medicine; Faculty of Odontology; Faculty of Psychology.
What to do if you’re a foreign student
In order to enter the Universidad de Buenos Aires, there are no admission courses. You start the career with a Basic Common Cycle that tries to level and orientate students, before they have to follow specific subjects of the chosen career. In this way, with a general learning that lasts a year, the student will be better prepared to face his/her chosen career and the universitary life.
First, the students should head to the Argentinian diplomatic offices in their country of origin in order to apply for the University and get registered for the next academic year. After obtaining the documents, the students should present the information to the Ministry of Education and Culture and to the Universidad de Buenos Aires.
The documentation needed for each faculty may vary but, generally, you need a graduation diploma and a studies certificate, validated by the Ministry of Education and by the Ministry of Foreign Relations; also, you need a criminal history record of the last 3 years; several copies of your birth certificate; a valid passport or equivalent document of entrance to the country and a medical insurance.
Postgraduate Degrees
But if the choice isn’t an undergraduate career but a postgraduate degree, each faculty offers a great variety of masters and postgraduate options that are constantly renewed.
Just like with the undergraduate careers, it’s always better to inquire each Faculty about the specific documentation requiered but, generally, you need to regularize your migratory situation in order to obtain a temporary Green Card and be able to take the complete postgraduate course without any problems. They will also ask for your criminal history record, birth certificate and valid passport. Once you gather all the documents, you should head to the International Affairs Office of each faculty.