Universidad Nacional de Asunción

Its main campus, located in the city of San Lorenzo, spans 300 hectares, making it the largest university campus in the country. The UNA consistently ranks as the number one higher education institution in Paraguay in international academic metrics, including the QS Latin America University Rankings and the AD Scientific Index.

The Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA) was founded in 1889. It is the country's first and oldest university. Initially, it only comprised the Faculties of Law, Medicine, and Mathematics, as well as the Schools of Notary Public, Pharmacy, and Obstetrics. Over the subsequent 137 years, the university added the faculties of Chemical Sciences, Dentistry, Engineering, Economic Sciences, Philosophy, Agrarian Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Exact and Natural Sciences, Architecture, Design and Art, Nursing and Obstetrics, Social Sciences, and the "Facultad Politecnica". The UNA was the only university in Paraguay until 1960, when the "Universidad Catolica 'Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion'" was founded. As of 2025, the UNA comprises 14 faculties and several institutes offering 78 degree programs across various fields of study, providing the most comprehensive range of higher education opportunities in Paraguay. It also has several technology centers and research facilities for the academic community, both for conducting scientific research, and for the development of postgraduate studies.

The university campus is spread throughout Paraguay, with centers in Pedro Juan Caballero, Caacupé, San Juan Bautista, Santa Rosa Misiones, Caazapá, Villarrica, Coronel Oviedo, Caaguazú, Paraguarí, Villa Hayes, San Pedro, San Estanislao, Cruce Los Pioneros (Boquerón) and Benjamín Aceval, in addition to the main campus in San Lorenzo and institutes in Asunción. The university also operates the "Hospital de Clínicas", the primary teaching hospital affiliated with the Faculty of Medical Sciences, as well as two secondary schools, the "Colegio Experimental Paraguay-Brasil (CEPB)" and the Instituto Paraguayo de Telecomunicaciones (IPT)

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Eusebio Ayala - President of Paraguay. Fatima Mereles - Botanist and Academic. Vicente Pistilli - Historian, mathematician and engineer. Martín Almada – Human rights activist notable for uncovering the Archives of Terror.

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