Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University

Public University of Bolivia founded in 1880

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The Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno) is a university in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. It was created by supreme decree of December 15, 1879. The first rector was Bishop Juan Jose Valdivia, and the first university careers offered were Medicine, Theology, and Law.

The university is named after thinker, historian, and literary figure Gabriel René Moreno, called the "Prince of the Letters".

The university is the fifth-best university in Bolivia, as of 2023,^[2] and is first in academic quality in the department of Santa Cruz.

Faculties

The university currently has 18 faculties, 6 of which are located off the main urban campus.

Main Campus

Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences.
Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Financial Sciences
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Faculty of Exact Sciences and Technology
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences
School of Public Accounting
Polytechnic School
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Engineering in Computer Science and Telecommunications
Faculty of Habitat, Design and Art Sciences
Faculty of Human Health Sciences
Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biochemical Sciences

Other Faculties

Integral Faculty of the Cruceño Valleys
Integral Faculty of the Chaco
Integral Faculty of the Chiquitania
Integral Faculty of the North
Integral Faculty of the NorthWest
Integral Faculty of Ichilo

Culture

The university has different places to carry out cultural events such as museums and a university theater.

Museums

Museum of History and Historical Archive
Museum of Natural History "Noel Kempff Mercado"

Theater

University Auditorium "Dr. Humberto Parada Caro "

Research Institutes and Research Centers

The university currently has several institutes, centers and observatories for research, supervised by the University Directorate of Research (Dirección Universitaria de Investigación).^[3]

Research Institutes

Institute of Technological Research
Research Institute of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Institute of Economic and Social Research (IIES)
Research Institute of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biochemical Sciences
Forest Research Institute (INIF)
Bolivian Soy Institute
Research Institute of the Faculty of Humanities
Research Institute of the Faculty of Engineering in Computer Sciences and Telecommunications (IICCT)
Research Institute "Monica Von Borries"
Research Institute of the Habitat Sciences Faculty

Research Centers

Geo Cartography and Cadastre Research Center
Food Technology Research and Development Center
Center for Research and Business Development
Center for Research and Management of Renewable Natural Resources
Social Research Center for Development Support
Center for Agricultural Research and Practice "Guirarapu"
Diabetes Care and Prevention Center "Cardenal Julio Terrazas"

Observatories

National Political Observatory (UAGRM)
Observatory of the Environment
Economic Observatory
Children and Youth Observatory

References

^ "Bolivie: Un fait-divers dans une université met au jour les étudiants "dinosaures"". 4 June 2022.
^ "Bolivian Universities Ranking". Webometrics.
^ "Directorate of Scientific Research and Technological Innovation (DICiT)". dicit.uagrm.edu.bo. 2020.