The Night of the Universities will be held throughout the country 75 years after the beginning of free education

All institutions will open their doors to the community to develop cultural, musical, academic, research and scientific activities.

The realization is due to the fact that every November 22nd commemorates the National day of free university education in Argentina. For this reason, as a reason for celebration, all public universities will open their doorswithin the framework of the definancing provided by the government of Javier Milei.

From the CIN, they expressed: “This event, organized by the study houses themselves, will provide the opportunity to explore, learn and discover university activities through specific activities developed according to the specialty of each university”.

The activities are developed both by teachers and non-teachersas well as for researchers, university students, students and scholarship holders.

In addition to this day, on Friday, November 15, the Fair in Defense of Science and the University in the Houssay Square, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. There will be different talks, gastronomy, stands and open radio.

Eight universities in the country were positioned among the 100 best in the region

A ranking positioned eight national universities among the top 100 from Latin America. Meanwhile, the higher educational institutions in Brazil achieved the best qualifications, achieving first place and achieving seven of the first 10 positions.

The data arises from the 2024 Regional University Ranking prepared by Times Higher Education (THE) that evaluated 214 institutions from 16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The University of Saint Paul achieved first place. Meanwhile, among Argentine institutions, the National University of La Plata (UNLP) was the one that achieved the best performance and was placed in the 28th place.

In addition to the La Plata school, seven other Argentine educational establishments were among the top 100. These are the University Austral (43rd), the National University of Córdoba (47th), the National University of San Martín (52nd), the National University of the Litoral (70th), the National University of Cuyo (83rd), the Catholic University Argentina (98th) and the National University of Comahue (100°).

The Top 100 of the Times Higher Education university ranking in Latin America

• 1- University of São Paulo (Brazil).
• 2- University of Campinas (Brazil).
• 3- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
• 4- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Chile).
• 5- Paulista State University (Brazil).
• 6- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).
• 7- Tecnológico de Monterrey (Mexico) and Federal University of Río Grande del Sur (Brazil).
• 9- University of Chile (Chile).
• 10- Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil).
• 11- Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) (Brazil).
• 12- University of the Andes (Colombia).
• 13- Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil).
• 14- Federal University of San Carlos (Brazil).
• 15- National Autonomous University of Mexico (Mexico).
• 16- Federal University of Paraná (Brazil).
• 17- Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil).
• 18- University of Brasilia (Brazil).
• 19- State University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and Federal University of Ceará (Brazil).
• 21- Federal University of Pernambuco (Brazil).
• 22- Federal University of ABC (Brazil).
• 23- Federal University of Vicosa (Brazil).
• 24- National University of Colombia (Colombia).
• 25- Federal University of Lavras (Brazil).
• 26- Fluminense Federal University (Brazil).
• 27- Federal University of Santa María (Brazil).
• 28- National University of La Plata (Argentina).
• 29- Federal University of Bahia (Brazil).
• 30- University of Santiago de Chile (Chile).
• 31- University of Havana (Cuba).
• 32- University of Los Andes (Chile).
• 33- University of Concepción (Chile).
• 34- Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil).
• 35- Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (Peru).
• 36- Pontifical University Javeriana (Colombia) and University of Antioquia (Colombia).
• 38- State University of Maringá (Brazil).
• 39- Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso (Chile).
• 40- Metropolitan Autonomous University (Mexico) and Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University (Peru).
• 42- Federal University of Pelotas (Brazil).
• 43- Austral University (Argentina) and University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Brazil).
• 45- State University of Londrina (Brazil).
• 46- Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (Brazil).
• 47- National University of Córdoba (Argentina).
• 48- Federal University of Uberlandia (Brazil).
• 49- Federal University of Espiritu Santo (Brazil).
• 50- National Polytechnic Institute (Mexico).
• 51- Adolfo Ibáñez University (Chile).
• 52- National University of San Martín (Argentina).
• 53- Autonomous University of Chile (Chile).
• 54- Federal University of Juiz de Fora (Brazil).
• 55- San Francisco University of Quito (Ecuador).
• 56- Federal University of Goiás (Brazil).
• 57- University of the West Indies (Jamaica).
• 58- Universidad Austral de Chile (Chile).
• 59- Federal University of Pará (Brazil).
• 60- Santa Catarina State University (Brazil).
• 61- University of Costa Rica (Costa Rica).
• 62- Espiritu Santo University (Ecuador).
• 63- Federico Santa María Technical University (Chile).
• 64- Catholic University of the Most Holy Conception (Chile).
• 65- Universidad del Rosario (Colombia).
• 66- Autonomous University of the State of Mexico (Mexico).
• 67- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (Mexico) and Universidad de La Frontera (Chile).
• 69- Federal Technological University of Paraná (Brazil).
• 70- Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (Brazil) and National University of the Litoral (Argentina).
• 72- University of Tarapacá (Chile).
• 73- Andrés Bello University (Chile).
• 74- University of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico).
• 75- Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (Brazil).
• 76- Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas (Brazil).
• 77- Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Mexico).
• 78- Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral (Ecuador) and State University of the North Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (Brazil).
• 80- University of La Sábana (Colombia) and University of Talca (Chile).
• 82- National Polytechnic University (Ecuador).
• 83- National University of Cuyo (Argentina).
• 84- Universidad del Pacífico (Peru).
• 85- Alberto Hurtado University (Chile).
• 86- University of Monterrey (Mexico).
• 87- Universidad Panamericana (Mexico).
• 88- Universidad Católica del Norte (Chile) and Autonomous University of Querétaro (Mexico).
• 90- University of Valparaíso (Chile).
• 91- Diego Portales University (Chile).
• 92- University of Development (Chile).
• 93- University of Los Andes (Venezuela).
• 94- Catholic University of Brasilia (Brazil) and University of Guadalajara (Mexico).
• 96- Catholic University of Maule (Chile).
• 97- Yachay Experimental Technology Research University (Ecuador).
• 98- Argentine Catholic University (Argentina).
• 99- Federal University of Itajubá (Brazil).
• 100- National University of Comahue (Argentina) and Universidad del Norte (Colombia).