Universidad Torcuato di Tella
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The Torcuato Di Tella University (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella) is a non-profit private university
founded in 1991. Located in the Belgrano
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires
, Argentina
, it has an undergraduate enrollment of 1,200 students and a graduate enrollment of 1,300. The university is focused primarily on social sciences
. The undergraduates majors available are economics
, business administration, law
, political science
, international relations
, history and more recently, architecture
. The university also offers 28 graduate programs.
The faculty comprises 66 full-time professors, most of them graduate students and visiting scholars from universities abroad. The university provides more than 50 exchange programs with universities in Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Africa and Asia. There is also a sizable number of international students that study in the University for a semester or two. Although economic problems have delayed the expansion of the campus, the university is moving to a new building which will allow further growth in the number of students and majors. The university's dean is Manuel Mora y Araujo.
. They decided to adopt an American university model, and to create a research based university with small class sizes and professors with international studies and recognition.
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella was founded in 1991, with the mission of educating new generations of academics, and business, social and political leaders. It was founded by the Torcuato di Tella Foundation, making use of the experience and resources of the Torcuato di Tella Institute
. The latter, a non-profit institute founded in 1958 to promote research in the interest scientific, cultural and artistic development in Argentina, became a leading local center for avant-garde art during the 1960s. The establishments' namesake, Torcuato di Tella
, had been a leading Argentine industrialist through his Siam di Tella
conglomerate (founded in 1911).
It began offering undergraduate studies in economics, but has since expanded and started offering undergraduate courses in business economics, political sciences, international studies, law, history, and, since 2007, architecture, as well as numerous graduate degrees.
Gerardo della Paolera was dean of Universidad Torcuato Di Tella from its foundation until 2001, when he was replaced by the current dean, Juan Pablo Nicolini. Nicolini was reelected to the deanship in 2005, continued in the position until September 2010, as he was inelegible for reelection to the post due to term limits established by the university's charter. The reputed sociologist and political analyst Manuel Mora y Araujo was designated dean on May 14, 2009.
(AMBA).
The following graduate degree courses are offered:
It also offers specialization studies in the management of education, educational policy, tax law, criminal law, architecture and technology, architecture and the landscape, preservation and conservation of heritage, advanced economics, econometrics and the management of NGOs (in association with Universidad de San Andrés and CEDES), as well as executive business education.
Political scientist Natalio R. Botana and historian Ezequiel Gallo are Emeritus professors. Historian Tulio Halperín Donghi
, Economist Ana María Martirena-Mantel, and Nobel Laureate Finn Kydland are honorary professors.
The library has over 90,000 books, over 2,500 newspaper collections, and 6,000 digital documents. It has a collection of original editions dating as far back as the 17th century and access to numerous online databases. It has recently opened use of its online catalogue to the general public.
The Di Tella library includes the Max Hartwell, Carlos Escudé
, Christiaan Huygens and Fernando Nadra collections. It also includes a collection of documents of trade unions in Argentina that has been the source of numerous historical and sociological studies on Latin America.
as its new center for visual arts. The core of its collection is the Edward Shaw and Maria Padilla de Shaw collection, which has 100 paintings of contemporary artists including Antonio Berni
, Guillermo Kuitca
, Antonio Seguí
, Luis Fernando Benedit and Emilio Torti. The collection is constantly on exhibition in the university's two buildings.
Also in the tradition of the Di Tella Institute, the university has numerous prestigious art programs and workshops. Every year, 12 artists are awarded Kuitka scholarships, which allows them to meet with modern artist Guillermo Kuitca
once a week to discuss their artwork.
The University is studying the possibility of using this infrastructure to launch a Bachelor's Degree in Art.
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
founded in 1991. Located in the Belgrano
Belgrano, Buenos Aires
Belgrano is a leafy, northern barrio or neighborhood of the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Location :The barrio of Palermo is to the southeast; Nuñez is to the northwest; Coghlan, Villa Urquiza, Villa Ortúzar and Colegiales are to the southwest....
neighbourhood of Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, 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 has an undergraduate enrollment of 1,200 students and a graduate enrollment of 1,300. The university is focused primarily on social sciences
Social sciences
Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences...
. The undergraduates majors available are economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
, business administration, law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
, political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, international relations
International relations
International relations is the study of relationships between countries, including the roles of states, inter-governmental organizations , international nongovernmental organizations , non-governmental organizations and multinational corporations...
, history and more recently, architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
. The university also offers 28 graduate programs.
The faculty comprises 66 full-time professors, most of them graduate students and visiting scholars from universities abroad. The university provides more than 50 exchange programs with universities in Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Africa and Asia. There is also a sizable number of international students that study in the University for a semester or two. Although economic problems have delayed the expansion of the campus, the university is moving to a new building which will allow further growth in the number of students and majors. The university's dean is Manuel Mora y Araujo.
History
The concept of the new university was developed by the university's first dean, Gerardo della Paolera, and the then Argentine ambassador to the United States, Guido di TellaGuido di Tella
Guido di Tella was an Argentine businessman, academic and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Relations between 1991 and 1999.-Early career:Guido José Mario Di Tella was born in Buenos Aires, 1931...
. They decided to adopt an American university model, and to create a research based university with small class sizes and professors with international studies and recognition.
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella was founded in 1991, with the mission of educating new generations of academics, and business, social and political leaders. It was founded by the Torcuato di Tella Foundation, making use of the experience and resources of the Torcuato di Tella Institute
Torcuato di Tella Institute
The Torcuato di Tella Institute is a non-profit foundation organized for the promotion of Argentine culture.-Overview:The di Tella Foundation and its institute were created on July 22, 1958, the tenth anniversary of the death of industrialist and arts patron Torcuato di Tella...
. The latter, a non-profit institute founded in 1958 to promote research in the interest scientific, cultural and artistic development in Argentina, became a leading local center for avant-garde art during the 1960s. The establishments' namesake, Torcuato di Tella
Torcuato di Tella
Torcuato di Tella was an Argentine industrialist and philanthropist.-Life and times:Torcuato di Tella was born in Capracotta, Italy, in 1892. He arrived in Argentina at age 13 and settled in Buenos Aires...
, had been a leading Argentine industrialist through his Siam di Tella
Siam di Tella
Siam Di Tella was an Argentine manufacturing company; the name Siam is an acronym from Sección Industrial Amasadoras Mecánicas.-Early years:...
conglomerate (founded in 1911).
It began offering undergraduate studies in economics, but has since expanded and started offering undergraduate courses in business economics, political sciences, international studies, law, history, and, since 2007, architecture, as well as numerous graduate degrees.
Gerardo della Paolera was dean of Universidad Torcuato Di Tella from its foundation until 2001, when he was replaced by the current dean, Juan Pablo Nicolini. Nicolini was reelected to the deanship in 2005, continued in the position until September 2010, as he was inelegible for reelection to the post due to term limits established by the university's charter. The reputed sociologist and political analyst Manuel Mora y Araujo was designated dean on May 14, 2009.
Accreditation
The MBA program taught by the university is accredited by the London-based Association of MBAsAssociation of MBAs
The Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(AMBA).
Courses offered
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella offers undergraduate degrees in the following fields:- Economics
- Business Economics
- Political Science
- International Studies
- Law
- History
- Architecture
The following graduate degree courses are offered:
- PhD in Political Science
- PhD in Economics
- PhD in History
- MBA
- Executive MBA
- Masters in Finance
- Masters in History
- Masters in Economics
- Masters in Econometrics
- Masters in Political Science
- Masters in Law and Economics
- Masters in Tax Law
- Masters in Crimminal Law
- Masters in Urban Economics
- Masters in History and Culture of Architecture and the City
- Masters in International Studies
- Masters in Public Policy
- Masters in Education Management
- Masters in Education Policy
- Masters in Journalism (taught in association with the La Nación newspaper)
It also offers specialization studies in the management of education, educational policy, tax law, criminal law, architecture and technology, architecture and the landscape, preservation and conservation of heritage, advanced economics, econometrics and the management of NGOs (in association with Universidad de San Andrés and CEDES), as well as executive business education.
Faculty
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella has 258 academics, of which 58 are full-time researchers, divided in seven departments:- Di Tella Law School
- Di Tella Business School
- Di Tella School of Government
- Political Science and International Studies Department
- History Department
- Mathematics and Statistics Department
- Center for the Studies of Contemporary Architecture
Political scientist Natalio R. Botana and historian Ezequiel Gallo are Emeritus professors. Historian Tulio Halperín Donghi
Tulio Halperín Donghi
Tulio Halperín Donghi is an Argentine historian.Halperín Donghi was born in Buenos Aires, in 1926. He received both a juris doctor and a Doctorate in History from the University of Buenos Aires, in 1955. Halperín Donghi has since become among Latin America's most renowned historians...
, Economist Ana María Martirena-Mantel, and Nobel Laureate Finn Kydland are honorary professors.
Research Centers
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella has opened the following centers: the Center for Financial Research, the Entrepreneurship and New Business Development Center, the International Studies Center, and the Center for the Evaluation and Study in Social Economics for Poverty Relief.Library
Universidad Torcuato Di Tella's library is concentrated in the social sciences, and is considered one of the finest in Latin America. It was founded with Torcuato Di Tella's private collection and has since grown with the scientific activity of both the Torcuato Di Tella Institute and the Torcuato Di Tella University.The library has over 90,000 books, over 2,500 newspaper collections, and 6,000 digital documents. It has a collection of original editions dating as far back as the 17th century and access to numerous online databases. It has recently opened use of its online catalogue to the general public.
The Di Tella library includes the Max Hartwell, Carlos Escudé
Carlos Escudé
Carlos Andrés Escudé Carvajal is an Argentine political scientist and author, who during the 1990s served as special advisor to one of Argentina's most distinguished Foreign Ministers - Guido di Tella...
, Christiaan Huygens and Fernando Nadra collections. It also includes a collection of documents of trade unions in Argentina that has been the source of numerous historical and sociological studies on Latin America.
Art collection and classes
Following in the tradition of the Torcuato di Tella Institute, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella hosts a modern art collection, and in 2004, inaugurated a former water company building refurbished by architect Clorindo TestaClorindo Testa
Clorindo Manuel José Testa is an Italian-Argentine architect and artist. He graduated from the School of Architecture at the Universidad de Buenos Aires in 1948....
as its new center for visual arts. The core of its collection is the Edward Shaw and Maria Padilla de Shaw collection, which has 100 paintings of contemporary artists including Antonio Berni
Antonio Berni
Delesio Antonio Berni was a figurative artist, born in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. He worked as a painter, an illustrator and an engraver. His father, Napoleón Berni, was an immigrant tailor from Italy...
, Guillermo Kuitca
Guillermo Kuitca
Guillermo Kuitca is an Argentinean artist who was born in Buenos Aires in 1961, where he continues to work and live. Kuitca's work has been shown extensively around the globe, and is included in many important public collection, including The Tate Gallery, England; The Metropolitan Museum of Art,...
, Antonio Seguí
Antonio Seguí
- Biography :Seguí is the oldest son of a middle-class and has three siblings. In the years from 1951 to 1954 he traveled through Europe and Africa, was visiting student at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando in Madrid and at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts in Paris,...
, Luis Fernando Benedit and Emilio Torti. The collection is constantly on exhibition in the university's two buildings.
Also in the tradition of the Di Tella Institute, the university has numerous prestigious art programs and workshops. Every year, 12 artists are awarded Kuitka scholarships, which allows them to meet with modern artist Guillermo Kuitca
Guillermo Kuitca
Guillermo Kuitca is an Argentinean artist who was born in Buenos Aires in 1961, where he continues to work and live. Kuitca's work has been shown extensively around the globe, and is included in many important public collection, including The Tate Gallery, England; The Metropolitan Museum of Art,...
once a week to discuss their artwork.
The University is studying the possibility of using this infrastructure to launch a Bachelor's Degree in Art.
External links
Official website- Audio recordings of Professor Juan Pablo Nicolini at the three-part workshop on "Poverty & Growth: Reflections on Latin America" held at the University of Chicago: "Growth: Evidence and Sources" - Session 1; "Poverty and Economic Development" - Session 2; "Reflections on Argentina" - Session 3.