The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the second-oldest university in the country and its largest by enrollment. Established in 1821, it has educated 17 Argentine presidents, produced four of the country's five Nobel Prize laureates, and accounts for roughly 40 percent of the country's research output. It enrolls more than 328,000 students across 13 independent faculties, and since 1949 all of its undergraduate programs have been free of charge for everyone regardless of nationality.
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Does the University of Buenos Aires have an entrance exam?
Not since 1985, when the Ciclo Básico Común replaced the old entrance exams.
No. In 1985 the university established the Ciclo Básico Común (CBC), meaning Common Basic Cycle, a fixed set of subjects that all aspiring students must approve in order to become enrolled. The CBC replaced the old entrance exams and was meant to even the playing field for all students.
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The University of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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1821
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Public Research University
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The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the second-oldest university in the country and its largest by enrollment.
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