AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF ASUNCIONOF ASUNCION

AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF ASUNCIONOF ASUNCION

AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF ASUNCIONOF ASUNCION

Jejuí BuildingJejuí Building

Jejuí BuildingJejuí Building

CampusCampus

CampusCampus

The UAAThe UAA

The UAAThe UAA

The UAAThe UAA

The UAAThe UAA

  GENERAL ORGANIZATIONGENERAL ORGANIZATION The University is organized into two The University is organized into two

specific areas: academic and specific areas: academic and administrative / financial. administrative / financial.

The academic area is constituted by the The academic area is constituted by the High Council of Universities consists of High Council of Universities consists of nine members representing different nine members representing different segments of the University and chaired segments of the University and chaired by the Rector. by the Rector.

The administrative-finance is provided by The administrative-finance is provided by the Council of Administration (CA) and the Council of Administration (CA) and has six members appointed by the has six members appointed by the association that maintains the university, association that maintains the university, the ESAE. The nexus between the two the ESAE. The nexus between the two Councils is the General Secretariat.Councils is the General Secretariat.

ACADEMIC ORGANIZATIONACADEMIC ORGANIZATION

The academic organization has decentralized academic The academic organization has decentralized academic departments of all faculties. departments of all faculties.

Academic departments arms act as executors of the academic Academic departments arms act as executors of the academic organization and perform the planning, organization, direction organization and perform the planning, organization, direction and control of courses, and curricula in the UAA.and control of courses, and curricula in the UAA.

  UNDERGRADUATE UNDERGRADUATE CAREERCAREER

The University consists of five faculties: The University consists of five faculties:

– Faculty of Economics and Business Faculty of Economics and Business

– Faculty of Science and Technology Faculty of Science and Technology

– Faculty of Legal, Political and Social scienceFaculty of Legal, Political and Social science

– Faculty of Humanities and Communication Faculty of Humanities and Communication

– Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences

  Faculty of Science and Faculty of Science and TechnologyTechnology

Careers: Careers: – Food Engineering Food Engineering

– Computer Science EngineeringComputer Science Engineering

– Systems Engineering Systems Engineering

– Bachelor in Computer Systems Bachelor in Computer Systems

– Computer ProgrammingComputer Programming

Faculty of Health SciencesFaculty of Health Sciences

– PhysiotherapyPhysiotherapy

– Phone audiologyPhone audiology

– NutritionNutrition

– OdontologyOdontology

– Clinical Psychology Clinical Psychology

– Educational Psychology Educational Psychology

  Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Economics and BusinessBusiness

– AdministrationAdministration

– International TradeInternational Trade

– Accounting Accounting

– EconomyEconomy

– FinancesFinances

– Commercial EngineeringCommercial Engineering

– MarketingMarketing

Faculty of Humanities and Faculty of Humanities and CommunicationCommunication

– Educational Science Educational Science

– Sports ScienceSports Science

– Media ComunicationMedia Comunication

– JournalismJournalism

– AdvertisementAdvertisement

– Public RelationsPublic Relations

Faculty of Legal, Political Faculty of Legal, Political and Social scienceand Social science

– LawLaw

– Notaries (Specialization) Notaries (Specialization)

– International RelationsInternational Relations

EDUCATIONAL MODELEDUCATIONAL MODEL

The University provides an educational model based on The University provides an educational model based on innovation. innovation.

The main tools of the educational model of the UAA are: The main tools of the educational model of the UAA are: the organization of the academic load in a credit system, the organization of the academic load in a credit system, the transmission of knowledge through new technologies the transmission of knowledge through new technologies such as E-learning, expanding the channels through such as E-learning, expanding the channels through access knowledge major international databases, access knowledge major international databases, promotion of research and evaluation methodology for promotion of research and evaluation methodology for their students and the competency assessment system. their students and the competency assessment system.

E-CAMPUSE-CAMPUS

  The UAA has developed and promotes the use The UAA has developed and promotes the use of E-Learning and the use of E-Campus.of E-Learning and the use of E-Campus.

The E-Campus is a virtual integration platform The E-Campus is a virtual integration platform that allows building a broader educational area that allows building a broader educational area and the extent of more people. and the extent of more people.

QUALITY SPACEQUALITY SPACE The University has three campuses: Jejuí the principal The University has three campuses: Jejuí the principal

building, the Monteoliva building and the Montevideo building, the Monteoliva building and the Montevideo building. The three sites are located in the downtown area building. The three sites are located in the downtown area of Asuncion. It also has a campus social and sporting in of Asuncion. It also has a campus social and sporting in Lambaré city, just under 20 kms. of Asuncion. Lambaré city, just under 20 kms. of Asuncion.

The UAA, with modern buildings and equipped areas The UAA, with modern buildings and equipped areas with the appropriate spaces for each discipline. All with the appropriate spaces for each discipline. All University buildings have cafeterias, library and University buildings have cafeterias, library and internet room, Wi-Fi free of charge and open spaces internet room, Wi-Fi free of charge and open spaces for the development of an appropriate academic for the development of an appropriate academic environment. environment.

QUALITY SPACEQUALITY SPACE

The Social and Sports Campus in the city of The Social and Sports Campus in the city of Lambaré have sports and recreation areas Lambaré have sports and recreation areas facilities for the career of sports science and also facilities for the career of sports science and also for the enjoyment of all members of the university for the enjoyment of all members of the university community. community.

QUALITY SPACEQUALITY SPACE

ACADEMIC TRAINING AND ACADEMIC TRAINING AND RESEARCHERSRESEARCHERS

The University has a commitment to The University has a commitment to quality and continuous training of our quality and continuous training of our academics and researchers. academics and researchers.

PROMOTION OF PROMOTION OF RESEARCH RESEARCH

The University encourages research constantly inside The University encourages research constantly inside both areas teachers and students from various faculties both areas teachers and students from various faculties and especially from the Research Direction.and especially from the Research Direction.

The UAA performs regularly to calls for investigation of The UAA performs regularly to calls for investigation of important national and international institutions. In recent important national and international institutions. In recent years they have conducted research projects with years they have conducted research projects with organizations like the Council Impeller National Integrity organizations like the Council Impeller National Integrity System (CISNI) with support from the Interamerican System (CISNI) with support from the Interamerican Development Bank, the Iberoamerican Science and Development Bank, the Iberoamerican Science and Technology for Development (CYTED) and the Spanish Technology for Development (CYTED) and the Spanish Agency of International Development Cooperation Agency of International Development Cooperation (AECI).(AECI).

  PROJECTS: PROJECTS: DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AND

INNOVATIONINNOVATION The university promotes the production of new The university promotes the production of new

knowledge and practice of researchers and knowledge and practice of researchers and teachers through the implementation of projects teachers through the implementation of projects especially linked with agencies and institutions especially linked with agencies and institutions of the highest international level. of the highest international level.

  UNIVERSITY EXTENSIONUNIVERSITY EXTENSION

The University promotes and carries out The University promotes and carries out activities to constantly interact with the activities to constantly interact with the community both from an academic standpoint community both from an academic standpoint and from a social one. and from a social one.

We organize conferences, lectures, workshops We organize conferences, lectures, workshops and panels on current issues in our classrooms and panels on current issues in our classrooms and auditoriums, open to all the communityand auditoriums, open to all the community

International Relations and International Relations and CooperationCooperation

The UAA has become a benchmark in Paraguay for The UAA has become a benchmark in Paraguay for foreign higher education institutions, which has allowed to foreign higher education institutions, which has allowed to sign many agreements and cooperation agreements with sign many agreements and cooperation agreements with universities in America and Europe, besides being part of universities in America and Europe, besides being part of important partnerships and national and international important partnerships and national and international organizations. organizations.

The UAA participate on the CRISCOS Program, that The UAA participate on the CRISCOS Program, that provides to the students the posibility of make an provides to the students the posibility of make an exchange to universities in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and exchange to universities in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Perú.Perú.

The UAA participate on the Erasmus Progam EMUNDUS The UAA participate on the Erasmus Progam EMUNDUS 17, that give the opportunity to make an exchange to 17, that give the opportunity to make an exchange to Europe for undergrate students, graduate students and Europe for undergrate students, graduate students and teachers. teachers.

International GraduateInternational Graduate

The Graduate Division is responsible for overseeing the 37 The Graduate Division is responsible for overseeing the 37 graduate programs of the University, organized in short-graduate programs of the University, organized in short-term programs such as upgrades, graduates and term programs such as upgrades, graduates and specializations, and long-term programs and deepening specializations, and long-term programs and deepening such as masters and doctorates. such as masters and doctorates.

Masters and doctorates from the UAA are presented in Masters and doctorates from the UAA are presented in extended form, developed over the year, and also in extended form, developed over the year, and also in intensive mode during the months of January and July, intensive mode during the months of January and July, allowing the training of persons working or international allowing the training of persons working or international students.students.

LibraryLibrary The UAA has a Library with more than 14.700 volumes The UAA has a Library with more than 14.700 volumes

of books.of books. The Library provides Help by net: The Library provides Help by net: www.uaa.edu.pywww.uaa.edu.py

/biblioteca//biblioteca/chatchat Library provides laptocs to the students at the opening Library provides laptocs to the students at the opening

hours of the Library.hours of the Library. The Library has databases nationals and internationals:The Library has databases nationals and internationals:

National: Law Area by Nora RuotiNational: Law Area by Nora RuotiInternational: International: PROQUEST: international scientific journals and PROQUEST: international scientific journals and master's and doctoral thesis master's and doctoral thesis

LibraryLibrary

e-libro/e-brary: Is one of the largest virtual e-libro/e-brary: Is one of the largest virtual libraries of the world shaped by thousands libraries of the world shaped by thousands

of of books, magazines, reports. All materials books, magazines, reports. All materials are are in Spanish and English.in Spanish and English.

EBSCO: Offers a variety of databases EBSCO: Offers a variety of databases (books, magazines, reports, conferences).(books, magazines, reports, conferences).

For more information:For more information:

http://www.uaa.edu.py/biblioteca/http://www.uaa.edu.py/biblioteca/