About Universidad Mayor de San Simón
UMSS is a Public Institution of Higher Education located in Cochabamba city, heart of Bolivia. It was founded by Law of 1832 and has autonomy, conforming independently its academic, administrative and economic structures. It is part of the Bolivian Public Universities System and is considered as one of the best and largest universities of Bolivia.
It has 14 Faculties and 53 Research Centres.
UMSS has signed approximately 1.900 cooperation agreements, since 1991, with different institution all over the word. UMSS manages more than 20 international projects supported by international cooperation, mainly by CIUF (Belgium), ASDI (Sweden), and the European Commission.
About Universidad Mayor de San Simón
UMSS is a Public Institution of Higher Education located in Cochabamba city, heart of Bolivia. It was founded by Law of 1832 and has autonomy, conforming independently its academic, administrative and economic structures. It is part of the Bolivian Public Universities System and is considered as one of the best and largest universities of Bolivia.
It has 14 Faculties and 53 Research Centres.
UMSS has signed approximately 1.900 cooperation agreements, since 1991, with different institution all over the word. UMSS manages more than 20 international projects supported by international cooperation, mainly by CIUF (Belgium), ASDI (Sweden), and the European Commission.
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Universidad Mayor de San Simón is one of the top Public universities in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It is ranked #1401+ in QS World University Rankings 2024.
QS World University Rankings
- 2023#1401+
- 2024#1401+
QS World University Rankings
- 2023#1401+
- 2024#1401+
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