Buenos Aires
Studying in Argentina offers the opportunity to experience a significant educational and cultural experience, from the space of higher education offered by our university and beyond, in contact with its people and their traditions, their knowledge and our vast history and culture.
Studying abroad has been generalized within the last decades in different universities of the world, and it is an ineludible part of the students’ professional development. In Argentina, a foreign student can access to high quality education at a very low cost, compared to the cost of living in US or Europe, and live very comfortably while staying. Over 50,000 students visit our country each year and fall in love with its fascinating diversity of landscapes, climates and population.
BUENOS AIRES – 6 REASONS WHY
Buenos Aires sounds like a really far distance to make just for studying, but, we want to give you some clues of the great advantages this city and this University have for you.
1. Buenos Aires is the #1 city for studying in Latin America
Buenos Aires is ranked as the best student city in Latin America by QS Top Universities both for its academic excellence and excellent student life, and the 42nd worldwide. Our universities and colleges pride themselves on developing creativity and vision for the different professions in their students. QS says that "the universities of Argentina are recognized in Latin America for the quality of the graduates they produce, and this is reflected in the highest score of Buenos Aires in the Employer Activity category of the Qs Best Student Cities index". The city has more than 40 public and private universities, so there are many options to choose from.
2. Affordability and flexibility
Compared to many student cities across the globe, BA is a relatively affordable place to live. Argentina is ranked among the top 5 countries with lowest cost of living. Public transport is comparatively cheap, and students receive discounts on museums, shows and other cultural activities. hundreds of free events and festivals take place all year round. The city's university's also tend to offer very flexible programmes for studying, with courses running at different times of the day and, with undergraduate degree courses, often the ability to choose how many units of study you wish to take each semester.
3. Improve your Spanish!
The best way to improve your Spanish is by immersion, and given how we porteños love to talk, opportunities to immerse yourself won’t be hard to come by. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language after Mandarin, useful for both travel and professional purposes. It’s also fairly easy to get the basics of Spanish, it’s one of the world’s most phonetic languages.
4. Culture
BA has a dynamic culture and nightlife rarely found elsewhere. Our porteño identity comes from our long history of immigration and diversity, and it’s heavily infused with our passion for tango, football, food, art, design and fashion! The city caters to so many tastes and styles, you’re unlikely to feel excluded or be at a loss for what to do.
5. Climate
BA is blessed with a temperate and sunny climate, with average annual temperatures at 18C/64.4F. While it can get sticky in high summer (Jan-Feb), winters are comparatively mild. It has only snowed twice in recorded memory. Info on BA's climate can be found in Climate.
