Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Buenos Aires
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The Faculty of Veterinary Sciences (Spanish: Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; FVET), also simply known as Veterinaria, is a faculty of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA), the largest university in Argentina. It was founded as an autonomous faculty in 1972, when it was split from the Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences, which was originally founded in 1904 as the Instituto Superior de Agronomía y Veterinaria.
Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias | |
Type | Faculty |
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Established | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) |
Affiliation | University of Buenos Aires |
Dean | Alejo Pérez Carrera |
Students | 4,283[1] |
Address | Chorroarín 280 , , 34.3541°S 58.2841°W / -34.3541; -58.2841 |
Website | fvet |
Alongside the Faculty of Agronomy and a Ciclo Básico Común branch, FVET occupies the Agronomía campus, a 72-hectare rural enclave in the north-west of Buenos Aires City. Out of those 72 hectares, 48 correspond to FVET.
The faculty offers graduate courses on veterinary sciences, vivarium management and agrifood management. In addition to imparting classes, the faculty operates a teaching hospital, a high school, a library, a multi-media center and a cultural center, as well as numerous research institutes.