Organization:Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University

Short description: Public University of Bolivia founded in 1880

Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University

Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno
Former name	Santa Cruz University
Motto in English	University Management for Society
Type	Public
Established	1880
Rector	Vicente Cuellar
Academic staff	2 000a
Administrative staff	1 000a
Students	90 000a
Location	Santa Cruz de la Sierra , Bolivia
Campus	Urban
Language	Spanish
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Nickname	UAGRM
Website	uagrm.edu.bo

The Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno) is a university in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. It was created by supreme decree of December 15, 1879. The first rector was Bishop Juan Jose Valdivia, and the first university careers offered were Medicine, Theology, and Law.

The university is named after thinker, historian, and literary figure Gabriel René Moreno, called the "Prince of the Letters".

The university is the fifth-best university in Bolivia, as of 2023, and is first in academic quality in the department of Santa Cruz.

Faculties

The university currently has 18 faculties, 6 of which are located off the main urban campus.

Main Campus

• Faculty of Legal, Political and Social Sciences.
• Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Financial Sciences
• Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
• Faculty of Exact Sciences and Technology
• Faculty of Veterinary Sciences
• School of Public Accounting
• Polytechnic School
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty of Engineering in Computer Science and Telecommunications
• Faculty of Habitat, Design and Art Sciences
• Faculty of Human Health Sciences
• Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biochemical Sciences

Other Faculties

• Integral Faculty of the Cruceño Valleys
• Integral Faculty of the Chaco
• Integral Faculty of the Chiquitania
• Integral Faculty of the North
• Integral Faculty of the NorthWest
• Integral Faculty of Ichilo

Culture

The university has different places to carry out cultural events such as museums and a university theater.

Museums

• Museum of History and Historical Archive
• Museum of Natural History "Noel Kempff Mercado"

Theater

• University Auditorium "Dr. Humberto Parada Caro "

Research Institutes and Research Centers

The university currently has several institutes, centers and observatories for research, supervised by the University Directorate of Research (Dirección Universitaria de Investigación).

Research Institutes

• Institute of Technological Research
• Research Institute of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
• Institute of Economic and Social Research (IIES)
• Research Institute of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical and Biochemical Sciences
• Forest Research Institute (INIF)
• Bolivian Soy Institute
• Research Institute of the Faculty of Humanities
• Research Institute of the Faculty of Engineering in Computer Sciences and Telecommunications (IICCT)
• Research Institute "Monica Von Borries"
• Research Institute of the Habitat Sciences Faculty

Research Centers

• Geo Cartography and Cadastre Research Center
• Food Technology Research and Development Center
• Center for Research and Business Development
• Center for Research and Management of Renewable Natural Resources
• Social Research Center for Development Support
• Center for Agricultural Research and Practice "Guirarapu"
• Diabetes Care and Prevention Center "Cardenal Julio Terrazas"

Observatories

• National Political Observatory (UAGRM)
• Observatory of the Environment
• Economic Observatory
• Children and Youth Observatory