Austral University
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| 309= | - | Arts & Humanities | - | Natural Sciences |
| 297 | Engineering & IT | - | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | - | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2008 QS Intelligence Unit
| 416= | 278 | Arts & Humanities | 382 | Natural Sciences |
| 346 | Engineering & IT | 425 | Social Sciences | |
| World Rankings | 367 | Life Sciences & Biomedicine | ||
Source: Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings Copyright © 2008 QS Intelligence Unit
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Universidad Austral is a prestigious higher education institution accredited by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. It is renowned for having adopted the best traditions and practices of European and American Universities: full-time faculty; research promotion; interdisciplinary work; active teaching methods, and free flowing relationships with the social environment.
Universidad Austral was founded with the objective of providing a suitable place for developing the diverse disciplines of human knowledge.
It is a young and optimistic institution with a curricula that continually incorporates the latest technological breakthroughs and where you can enjoy yourself studying creatively and responsibly.
By offering an education for the whole man, combined with very demanding academic goals, Universidad Austral aims at training and educating students to be the leading protagonists of the changes taking place in our society, while having a constructive view of their responsibilities and meticulous vocational training.
The contents of the curricula are taught through participatory methodologies which enable students to acquire skills to face complex current and future problems.
The members of the university community, both students and teachers professors, are committed to facing the present challenges posed to every university. There is much more to being a university scholar than giving or attending lectures or classes, it implies being enthusiastic about the search for truth and the meaning of things and committed to being of service to all human beings.
Thus, Universidad Austral's institutional project seeks to integrate the traditional and permanent university ideals with the current academic organization and education management criteria. It aspires to incorporate and adapt the best traditions and experiences of the European and American universities into our context, namely: full-time faculty, research, interdisciplinary work, active teaching methodologies implemented with a critical attitude and fluid relationships with the social environment.
Austral University offers a religious education based on Christian values. The spiritual guidance and assistance are in the hands of the Opus Dei Prelature, an Institution of the Catholic Church that aims at helping people fulfil job and family duties with a spirit of service and Christian sense.
Universidad Austral was founded with the objective of providing a suitable place for developing the diverse disciplines of human knowledge.
It is a young and optimistic institution with a curricula that continually incorporates the latest technological breakthroughs and where you can enjoy yourself studying creatively and responsibly.
By offering an education for the whole man, combined with very demanding academic goals, Universidad Austral aims at training and educating students to be the leading protagonists of the changes taking place in our society, while having a constructive view of their responsibilities and meticulous vocational training.
The contents of the curricula are taught through participatory methodologies which enable students to acquire skills to face complex current and future problems.
The members of the university community, both students and teachers professors, are committed to facing the present challenges posed to every university. There is much more to being a university scholar than giving or attending lectures or classes, it implies being enthusiastic about the search for truth and the meaning of things and committed to being of service to all human beings.
Thus, Universidad Austral's institutional project seeks to integrate the traditional and permanent university ideals with the current academic organization and education management criteria. It aspires to incorporate and adapt the best traditions and experiences of the European and American universities into our context, namely: full-time faculty, research, interdisciplinary work, active teaching methodologies implemented with a critical attitude and fluid relationships with the social environment.
Austral University offers a religious education based on Christian values. The spiritual guidance and assistance are in the hands of the Opus Dei Prelature, an Institution of the Catholic Church that aims at helping people fulfil job and family duties with a spirit of service and Christian sense.
Faculty
| Number of Faculty Staff | Headcount: 961 FTE: 419 |  |
| Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers, tutors or postdoctoral researchers. Please exclude research assistants*, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting faculty staff who are members of another university. * The important distinction for us is that staff counted as 'research only' should be academically involved in that research and should be likely to publish research outputs. A research assistant, in our understanding, is any individual who is not doing own research and is therefore not likely to publish own research outputs. Said individual is (only) involved in research in terms of operation execution , such as lab technician or equipment operator. | ||
| Number of International Faculty Staff | Headcount: 32 FTE: 11 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. | ||
| Number of Inbound Visiting Faculty Staff | Headcount: 89 FTE: 29 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff contributing to teaching or research at your university in the last 12 months who are visiting from an overseas institution for a minimum period of at least 3 months. | ||
| Number of Outbound Visiting Faculty Staff | Headcount: 48 FTE: 19 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution contributing to teaching or research at an overseas institution in the last 12 months for a minimum period of at least 3 months. | ||
| Number of Staff with PhD | Headcount: 143 FTE: 85 | |
| Number of academic faculty staff employed by your institution that have studied a PhD | ||
Undergraduate Information
| Number of Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 2,576 FTE: 2,531 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Bachelors level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associates degrees. | ||
| Number of International Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 156 FTE: 153 | |
| Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if the language students take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'undergraduate degree program' they should be included under 'international undergraduate students' . Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. | ||
| Number of Inbound Exchange Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 71 FTE: 71 | |
| Number of undergraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Number of Outbound Exchange Undergraduate Students | Headcount: 83 FTE: 83 | |
| Number of undergraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution abroad for at least 1 semester on an exchange program in the last 12 months. | ||
| Average International Undergraduate Fees | $ USD 3,420 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Domestic Undergraduate Fees | $ USD 3,420 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for an undergraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Undergraduate Class Size | 28 | |
| The average size of class across all undergraduate programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of first year Undergraduate students | Headcount: 659 FTE: 638 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Bachelor's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate's degrees. | ||
Graduate / Postgraduate Information
| Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 1,408 FTE: 517 | |
| Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students) | ||
| Number of International Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 80 FTE: 41 | |
| Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. Please exclude all exchange students. As for language students, if they take up a particular language course that is outlined as 'postgraduate degree program', they should be included under 'international postgraduate students'. Language students who take part in a course not contributing to a degree qualification should be counted under 'Total International Students'. | ||
| Number of Inbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 16 | |
| Number of graduate / postgraduate students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Number of Outbound Exchange Graduate/Postgraduate Students | Headcount: 17 | |
| Number of postgraduate students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Average International Graduate / Postgraduate Fees | $ USD 6,350 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that an international student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Domestic Graduate / Postgraduate Fees | $ USD 8,500 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for a graduate / postgraduate program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Taught Graduate / Postgraduate Class Size | 20 | |
| The average size of class across all taught graduate / postgraduate programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of first year Postgraduate students | Headcount: 789 FTE: 311 | |
| Number of students pursuing a Master's level or equivalent degree in their first year of study, including both taught and research postgraduates. | ||
Students
| Total Students | Headcount: 3,984 FTE: 3,048 | |
| Total number of students. | ||
| Total International Students | Headcount: 236 FTE: 190 | |
| Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term 'international' is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. In case of dual citizenship, the 'deciding' criteria should be 'citizenship obtained through birth', basically first passport obtained. | ||
| Total Outbound Exchange Students | Headcount: 100 | |
| Total number of students registered at your institution who have attended another institution on an exchange program for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Total Inbound Exchange Students | Headcount: 87 FTE: 87 | |
| Total number of students attending your university on international exchange programs for at least 1 semester in the last 12 months. | ||
| Average International Student Fees | $ USD 6,200 | |
| Average tuition fees per year that an international student would be expected to pay for any course | ||
| Average Domestic Student Fees | $ USD 5,251 | |
| Average tuition fees per academic year (two semesters) that a domestic student would be expected to pay for any program, with program referring to the complete range of courses contributing to a degree. FAQ: How do I calculate average fees? | ||
| Average Class Size | 27 | |
| The average size of class across all programs. The term class refers to an unit of instruction or taught session in which a teacher has pre-defined material to cover. It does exclude tutorial seminars. | ||
| Number of Male Students | Headcount: 2,142 FTE: 1,563 | |
| Number of students who are male out of the total number of students studying at your university | ||
| Number of Female Students | Headcount: 1,842 FTE: 1,483 | |
| Number of students who are female out of the total number of students studying at your university | ||
Graduate Output
| Proportion of Graduates Employed | 96% | |
| Proportion of graduates (excluding those opting to pursue further study) in permanent employment within 6 months of graduation | ||
| Number of PhDs Awarded | 5 | |
| Total number of PhDs awarded in the last 12 months | ||
Entry Requirements
| Avg Entry Requirements | 4 | |
| Please express the average academic achievement entry requirements for your institution. Please convert your domestic requirements to the US Grade Point Average system. The five-point numerical scale is typically correlated with the A-F/A-E quality index. (A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, E or F = 0.0) In our context, a value of 0 will imply to us that your institution has an "open access" admissions policy and will in no way count against your institution in any future table built upon this data. You can use World Education Services (WES) Toolkit as guidline: http://www.wes.org/gradeconversionguide/index.asp (copy and paste) | ||
Applications
| Total Number of Applications | 822 | |
| Total number of applications your institution received in the last 12 months for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses | ||
Internationalisation
| Number of University Collaborations or Partnership Agreements | 97 | |
| Number of universities your institution has collaborations or partnership agreements with. These partnership agreements may include student and teaching exchanges, as well as collaborative research projects, exchange of academic materials and other information, and jointly offered executive development programmes. This includes collaborations at either a university or faculty level. Please also state the names of these institutions in the Submission Notes box. | ||
- Austral Science and Technology Park
- Austral University Hospital
- Faculty of Biomedical Sciences
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- IAE - Business School
- Institute of Family Sciences
- Institute of Philosophy
- International Relations Office
- School of Communication
- School of Education
- School of Engineering
- Scool of Law
- Business/Management
- MBA - Full Time
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Deadline
1st January 2006
School Information
- Country
- Argentina
- Address
- Avda. Juan de Garay 125 Buenos Aires C1063ABB
- Website
- Switchboard
- 54 11 59218000
- Fax
- 54 11 5921 8013
- international@austral.edu.ar
WGST 2009 Venues
Meet representatives from our University at the World Grad School Tour in 2009
- Buenos Aires