Universidad Nacional de San Antonio de Areco

What Universidad Nacional de San Antonio de Areco does

Universidad Nacional de San Antonio de Areco (UNSAdA) is a public national university in Argentina, founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires Province. It operates four physical campuses across San Antonio de Areco, Baradero, Exaltación de la Cruz, and Capitán Sarmiento, serving undergraduate and graduate students primarily from Buenos Aires Province. The university offers degree programs in eight fields: Administration and Management, Agricultural Production, Industrial Maintenance, Environmental Management, Computing, Educational Management, Occupational Health and Safety, and Cultural Heritage Management, along with postgraduate and continuing education courses.

The university's core technology infrastructure includes the SIED (Sistema Institucional de Educación a Distancia) distance-learning platform, Moodle LMS, and the SIU Guaraní academic management system. These platforms support on-campus instruction, distance learning, and student services including scholarships, internships, and tutoring. UNSAdA conducts research through units such as NACT and CITNOBA, and has demonstrated research capacity by co-organizing an international postgraduate course on genetic editing with 13-country participation, partnering with INTA, UNNOBA, UNU-BIOLAC, and CIC.

As a public national university, UNSAdA operates under Argentina's public higher education system with no tuition fees, funded entirely through government appropriations under the Ley de Financiamiento Universitario. The university supplements its core academic mission with community extension programs (UNSAdA en los barrios, UPAMI for seniors, cultural heritage initiatives) and cultural partnerships, including a multi-year centenary celebration of Don Segundo Sombra and Ricardo Güiraldes with the local municipality and Museo Gauchesco. Governance is provided by a Rector, Vicerrector, Consejo Superior, and Asamblea Universitaria.

Name

Universidad Nacional de San Antonio de Areco

Legal name

Universidad Nacional de San Antonio de Areco

Website

https://unsada.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

UNSAdA is a public national university in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, founded in 2015, offering tuition-free undergraduate and graduate programs across four campuses in San Antonio de Areco, Baradero, Exaltación de la Cruz, and Capitán Sarmiento.

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Product category

Public Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Nonprofit Universities (EDAHALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

University/College Continuing Education (Extension) Programs (EDAAAEAA), Dual/Joint Degree Programs (International) (EDAIABAD)

Keywords

• Public higher education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Distance learning
• Academic research
• Community extension programs

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio De Areco

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public University Funding: As a public national university in Argentina, UNSAdA operates primarily through government funding under the Ley de Financiamiento Universitario. The university receives public appropriations for operations, salaries, and infrastructure. Recent activity shows participation in federal marches advocating for increased university financing.

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Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UNSAdA is a public national university that delivers tuition-free higher education, awarding undergraduate degrees in fields such as Administration and Management, Agricultural Production, Industrial Maintenance, Environmental Management, Computer Science, Educational Management, Occupational Health and Safety, and Cultural Heritage Management. The university also offers graduate courses, distance learning through its SIED platform, research programs, and community extension activities across four locations in Buenos Aires Province.

Product overview

Universidad Nacional de San Antonio de Areco (UNSAdA) is a public university in Argentina offering higher education services. The institution provides undergraduate programs in fields including Administration and Management, Agricultural Production, Industrial Maintenance, Environmental Management, Computer Science, Educational Management, Occupational Health and Safety, and Cultural Heritage Management. The university also offers graduate programs including an international postgraduate course on genetic editing. Key institutional platforms include SIED (Institutional Distance Education System) for online learning, NEXOS pre-university course, and student support services including scholarships, professional practices, and sports programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Tuition-free undergraduate degrees covering administration, agricultural production, industrial maintenance, environmental management, computer science, educational management, occupational health and safety, and cultural heritage management for students from the Buenos Aires province region.
• International Postgraduate Course on Genetic Editing and RNA Interference Specialized postgraduate course on genetic editing and RNA interference in insects of agricultural and sanitary importance, co-organized with INTA and UNNOBA, for researchers and postgraduate participants from across Latin America, North America, Europe, and Asia.
• SIED Distance Learning Program Online distance education programs delivered through the SIED institutional platform for remote learners who cannot attend on-campus instruction.
• NEXOS Pre-university Course Pre-university preparatory course that helps prospective students transition into undergraduate study at UNSAdA.
• Community Extension Workshops and Programs Free community extension offerings including senior wellness workshops, neighborhood outreach, cultural extension courses, and social leadership training for local community members and seniors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 36-66 new professionals graduated per ceremony across multiple degree programs

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Joint organization of international postgraduate course on genetic editing and RNA interference in insects. The course was held April 13-17 with participants from 13 countries, focusing on molecular genetics applied to agricultural and sanitary entomology.
• UNNOBA (Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Co-organized international postgraduate course on genetic editing together with UNSAdA and INTA. UNNOBA contributed faculty including researchers from CeBio.
• UNU-BIOLAC (Programa de Biotecnología de la Universidad de las Naciones Unidas para América Latina y el Caribe)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Provided financing for the international postgraduate course on genetic editing, supporting biotechnology education and research in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• CIC (Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Provided financing for the international postgraduate course on genetic editing held at UNSAdA.
• Municipality of San Antonio de ArecocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Joint initiative for centenary celebrations of Don Segundo Sombra (1926-2026) and Ricardo Güiraldes (1927). Activities include academic events, commemorative editions, museum exhibitions, and cultural programs during 2025-2027.
• Museo Gauchesco Ricardo GüiraldescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaborated with UNSAdA on centenary celebrations of Don Segundo Sombra, including reprint of first edition and museum exhibitions showcasing the author's legacy.
• Eudeba (Editorial Universitaria de Buenos Aires)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEudeba's general manager Luis Quevedo participated as speaker in centenary academic event for Don Segundo Sombra.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP): One of Argentina's largest and oldest public universities. Competes for top students from Buenos Aires province and offers far broader graduate and research capabilities than UNSAdA.
• Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM): Larger, established public national university in Greater Buenos Aires with strong research output; competes for the same regional student pool but operates at materially greater scale.
• Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMDP): Regional public national university with a similar institutional mission of providing access outside major metros; larger and more established than UNSAdA but in a distinct geographic region.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA): Argentina's flagship public university, the dominant higher-education brand in the country. Its prestige draws top students away from regional universities like UNSAdA.

Direct peers

• Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (UNGS): Small public national university in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation with a comparable focus on professional programs and regional community engagement; similar governance and funding structure.
• Universidad Nacional de Quilmes (UNQ): Public national university in Buenos Aires province known for distance learning/e-learning programs, closely paralleling UNSAdA's SIED-based virtual education strategy.
• Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN): Public national university anchored in the interior of Buenos Aires province with a comparable multi-campus, technical-program profile and similar institutional scale to UNSAdA.
• Universidad Nacional del Noroeste de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNNOBA): Argentine public national university serving Buenos Aires province. UNNOBA co-organizes UNSAdA's international biotech course and shares the same federal funding regime, regional public mandate, and small-institution scale.

Regional players

• Universidad Nacional de la Patagonia Austral (UNPA): Public national university serving a remote Argentine region with a comparable small-scale, multi-campus, extension-driven operating model — but located in Patagonia rather than Buenos Aires province.
• Universidad Nacional de La Rioja (UNLAR): Argentine public national university of comparable scale and institutional profile, operating under the same national university system but serving a different region of the country.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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