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The National University of San Mart¨ªn (Universidad Nacional de San Mart¨ªn or UNSAM) was set up in 1992 and officially began giving classes in 1994. This Argentine public national university is mostly located in the city of San Mart¨ªn, a province of Buenos Aires. Its main site is Campus Miguelere, which is 8.5 hectares in area.

It is built around former railway lines and train repair shop buildings and it has become a privileged space for teaching, research, cultural development and social interaction among members of UNSAM¡¯s community.

It has developed strong, research-led partnerships with a range of leading universities in the world. UNSAM has signed nearly 400 international agreements, which have resulted in various research projects, as well as students and teachers¡¯ exchange programmes. The university is constantly open to new partnerships based on academic exchanges, teaching, joint research projects, special programmes and innovation with universities and institutions.

It has approximately 17,000 students and 1,400 academic staff members, working and learning across 10 academic units and five schools: the school of science and technology, the school of economics and business, the school of humanities, the school of politics and government and the postgraduate school. It also has five institutes: the Institute of Technology, the Institute of Biotechnological Research, the National Institute of Industrial Quality, the Institute of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences and the Institute of High Studies.

San Mart¨ªn is the administrative seat of General San Mart¨ªn Partido and is a heavily urbanised area, home to numerous food processing industries, as well as to a large Peugeot-Citro?n auto factory.