Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

What Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires does

Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA) is an Argentine national public university created on December 16, 2002, operating dual campuses in Junín and Pergamino with regional presence in more than 15 localities across the northwest Buenos Aires province. The institution delivers tuition-free higher education (gratuita) funded primarily by the Argentine National Treasury, organized across three Schools — Escuela de Tecnología, Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, Naturales y Ambientales, and Escuela de Ciencias Económicas y Jurídicas — plus an Instituto Académico de Desarrollo Humano, offering 23 undergraduate and pre-degree programs spanning computing, engineering, industrial and graphic design, agronomy, genetics, food sciences, economics, and law. Postgraduate, continuing education, and vocational training are delivered through the Instituto de Posgrado and the Instituto de Oficios y Competencias Laborales.

The technology stack is conventional Argentine public-university infrastructure rather than proprietary product: PlataformaED (Moodle-based LMS) for online and hybrid course delivery under the SIEDD distance education system; SIU Araucano for academic statistics and student data; SIU Diaguita for procurement and contracting; a DSpace-based institutional repository hosting 895+ academic productions; the Mercado Laboral employment portal; and the COMPR.Ar national procurement integration. Supporting platforms include the ELEGÍ UNNOBA enrollment portal, the Transparency portal, and the Diaguita public procurement portal. The LEMEJ materials and structures testing laboratory provides third-party testing services in six technical areas. Operational certifications include IRAM-ISO 9001:2015, IRAM-ISO 14001:2015, and IRAM N° 13:2017, with CONEAU institutional evaluation completed in 2023.

UNNOBA's business model is non-commercial: it generates no tuition revenue and is wholly funded by national treasury allocations under Argentina's constitutionally protected free public higher education system. Go-to-market is community-led and geography-anchored, relying on the annual TEC UNNOBA exhibition for secondary school recruitment, the ELEGÍ UNNOBA portal for enrollment, the Mercado Laboral platform for graduate employment intermediation, and international mobility partnerships (notably with Universidad de Ciencia y Tecnología Electrónica de Shanxi and the ERASMUS+ Latin American Learning Factory Network). The institution also operates a secondary school (Escuela Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, since 2018), the UNNOBA DIVERSA gender diversity program, and a Labor Market unit, extending its footprint into K-12, community engagement, and employer-matching services beyond core degree delivery.

Name

Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

Legal name

Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires

Website

https://unnoba.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

UNNOBA is a tuition-free Argentine national public university founded in 2002, operating dual campuses in Junín and Pergamino and serving approximately 3,000 students across 23 undergraduate, graduate, and vocational programs in technology, agriculture, economics, law, and health.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAHALAK

Online Nonprofit Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Distance & Online Universities

Keywords

• Public higher education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Distance learning platform
• Graduate education programs
• Vocational training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Junin

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. National Treasury Funding: As a public national university, UNNOBA is primarily funded by the Argentine National Treasury. The university does not charge tuition fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UNNOBA is a public national university that delivers tuition-free higher education through undergraduate, pre-degree, graduate, and continuing education programs across technology, agricultural/natural/environmental sciences, economics, law, and health disciplines. The university operates dual campuses in Junín and Pergamino, supports distance learning through a Moodle-based virtual learning environment, and delivers community extension and vocational training programs across more than 15 localities in the northwest Buenos Aires province.

Product overview

Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA) is a public university with a multi-campus operation in Junín and Pergamino. Its product portfolio consists of academic programs organized under three Schools (Escuela de Tecnología, Escuela de Ciencias Agrarias, Naturales y Ambientales, and Escuela de Ciencias Económicas y Jurídicas) plus an Instituto Académico de Desarrollo Humano. Technology education is delivered through the Escuela de Tecnología featuring degree programs in computing, engineering, and design (Analista de Sistemas, Ingeniería en Informática, Licenciatura en Sistemas, and the Tecnicatura en Diseño y Desarrollo de Aplicaciones Multiplataforma as a distance-learning technical program). Supporting platforms include PlataformaED (Moodle-based LMS), the Mercado Laboral UNNOBA employment portal, the Diaguita procurement portal, and the Transparency portal for institutional accountability. The TEC UNNOBA annual showcase event promotes technology and academic programs to prospective students. The institution also maintains a digital repository for research and academic publications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UNNOBA: Abbreviated name for Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
• Elegí UNNOBA
• TEC UNNOBA
• UNNOBA DIVERSA
• Mercado Laboral UNNOBA
• Educación Digital UNNOBA
• CITNOBA

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs (23 carreras de pregrado y grado) Free undergraduate and pre-degree programs in informatics, engineering, design, agricultural sciences, economics, law, and health, delivered across the Junín and Pergamino campuses for secondary school graduates in the northwest Buenos Aires province.
• Graduate and Postgraduate Programs
• PlataformaED Distance Learning
• Tecnicatura en Diseño y Desarrollo de Aplicaciones Multiplataforma
• Escuela Secundaria Domingo Faustino Sarmiento UNNOBA-operated secondary school offering integral secondary education connected to the university environment.
• TEC UNNOBA Annual Exhibition Annual interactive exhibition in Junín and Pergamino bringing together academic units, research projects, and extension activities for prospective students to explore academic programs.
• Mercado Laboral UNNOBA
• LEMEJ - Laboratorio de Ensayos de Materiales y Estructuras Materials and structures testing laboratory offering services to third parties across metals, asphalt, wood, concrete, soils, and aggregates, while executing research, extension, and technological innovation projects.
• Community Extension and Vocational Training Programs

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Universidad de Ciencia y Tecnología Electrónica de ShanximinorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNNOBA and the Universidad de Ciencia y Tecnología Electrónica de Shanxi (China) are working toward a memorandum of understanding for university cooperation, including student mobility and academic collaboration. An initial meeting was held to advance the cooperation agreement.
• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNNOBA maintains a cooperation program with INTA (National Institute of Agricultural Technology), referenced as UNNOBA-INTA, covering joint research and technology transfer activities in the agricultural sciences domain.
• Sindicatura General de la Nación (SIGEN)coreOthersUNNOBA signed a cooperation agreement with SIGEN for joint tasks of mutual collaboration to ensure adequate internal control in the university, including auditing of public funds subject to accountability and execution of agreements with public sector entities. The university committed to implementing IRAM N° 13 requirements for its Internal Audit Unit.
• AGN (Auditoría General de la Nación) / CIN (Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional)minorOthersFramework cooperation agreement between the AGN and the CIN (Council of Argentine National Universities) for conducting special reports, training, and other activities on the management of national universities to contribute to efficiency, transparency, and accountability.
• ERASMUS - Latin American Learning Factory NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNNOBA participates in the ERASMUS-funded 'Latin American Learning Factory Network for Smart and Sustainable Engineering Education' project, which includes air travel and travel assistance services for project activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP): Larger public national university in Buenos Aires Province with extensive graduate programs and research output. Same public funding archetype and provincial remit; competing for top secondary graduates from UNNOBA's region.
• Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN): UNICEN is a public national university also serving the Buenos Aires Province interior (Tandil, Olavarría, Azul). Closest comparable by regional mandate, dual-campus model, and small-to-mid scale.
• Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL): Public national university in Santa Fe with strong engineering, agricultural sciences, and economics programs. Comparable mid-sized Argentine national university with extension programs and distance learning.
• Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMDP): Public national university serving a regional Argentine city. Comparable scale and academic portfolio across technology, agronomics, economics, and health, with similar tuition-free public funding model.
• Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (UNQ): Public national university founded in 1989, similar newer-generation profile. Strong distance learning program and applied sciences portfolio, comparable in scale and CONEAU-accredited public institution structure.
• Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo): Public national university serving western Argentina (Mendoza region). Similar regional public university archetype with multi-school structure, research output, and tuition-free operations.
• Universidad Nacional de La Matanza (UNLaM): Public national university serving Greater Buenos Aires. Similar newer-generation national university model with technology, engineering, and economics programs; comparable student scale and tuition-free public funding.
• Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR): Public national university serving Rosario and surrounding region. Comparable broad academic portfolio, public funding model, and CONEAU-accredited institutional structure; larger scale than UNNOBA but same archetype.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Nacional de Córdoba (UNC): One of the oldest and largest public national universities in Argentina. Same public funding and CONEAU-accredited structure; competing in graduate programs and international partnerships that UNNOBA aspires to develop.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA): Argentina's flagship public university, vastly larger in scale and research output. Same public funding archetype and CONEAU-accredited, but operates at a different scale that makes it the primary competition for top regional secondary graduates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unnoba_noticias
• YouTubeyoutube.com/unnobanoticias
• Facebookfacebook.com/RectorUNNOBA/?locale=es_LA
• Instagraminstagram.com/rector_unnoba/?hl=es

Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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