National University of the Chaco Austral
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The National University of the Chaco Austral (Universidad Nacional del Chaco Austral - UNCAus) is a very recently-established national university
located in Sáenz Peña
, a city in the agrarian, central section of Chaco Province
, Argentina
. It was established in 2007 by an initiative of Governor Jorge Capitanich
, and was included as part of a plan to geographically diversify Argentina's National University system; as such, its installations consist of the former local campus of the National University of the Northeast
, notably the School of Agronomy
and Forestry
, and new additions.
National university
A national university is generally a university created or run by a government, but which at the same time operates autonomously without direct oversight or control by the state. Some national universities are closely associated with national cultural or political aspirations...
located in Sáenz Peña
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña
Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña is a city in the . It is the second largest in the province. It is located west-northwest of the provincial capital Resistencia, on the main rail and road route across northern Argentina to Salta...
, a city in the agrarian, central section of Chaco Province
Chaco Province
Chaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. It was established in 2007 by an initiative of Governor Jorge Capitanich
Jorge Capitanich
Jorge Milton Capitanich is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician from Chaco Province, currently the governor of that province...
, and was included as part of a plan to geographically diversify Argentina's National University system; as such, its installations consist of the former local campus of the National University of the Northeast
National University of the Northeast
The National University of the Northeast is an Argentine national university. It is located in the cities of Corrientes and Resistencia, capitals cities of the Provinces of Corrientes and Chaco respectively, and was established on December 4, 1956...
, notably the School of Agronomy
Agronomy
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants for food, fuel, feed, fiber, and reclamation. Agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and soil science. Agronomy is the application of a combination of sciences like biology,...
and Forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
, and new additions.