Argentina - South America Education

Education System Information
	Comprehensive Description of Education System (Spanish):
	http://www.campus-oei.org/quipu/argentina/index.html
	IESALC Argentina Page:
	http://www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve/
	Reports on various aspects of education in Argentina; (Page opens in Spanish, available in English and French; search under “studies by country” on the upper right hand side)
	System of Education:
	http://www.ibe.unesco.org/en/worldwide/unesco-regions/latin-america-an d-the-caribbean/argentina/profile-of-education.html?type=t arget
Government Links
	Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Spanish):
	http://www.conicet.gov.ar/
	National Council of Science and Technology
	Dirección Nacional de Información y Evaluación de la Calidad Educativa (Spanish):
	http://diniece.me.gov.ar/index.php?m=1&i=25
	A national organization that evaluates the quality of Argentina’s education sector
	El Portal Educativo del Estado Argentino EDUCAR (Spanish):
	http://www.educ.ar/educar/index.jsp
	National education server, providing extensive information, online resources, and links pertaining to primary, secondary, vocational/technical, and higher education
	Ministry of Education (Spanish):
	http://www.mcye.gov.ar/index.html
	General information about the education system; current reforms, programs and projects; on-line publications; curriculum resources and materials for teachers and students; legislation; statistics; links to other federal and provincial sites; news
	Secretaría de Políticas Universitarias (Spanish):
	http://www.ses.me.gov.ar
	Provides comprehensive information, documents, news, and statistics on all aspects of postsecondary education in Argentina, including institutional links
Educational Institutions
	Officially Recognized University Degrees (Spanish):
	http://ses.siu.edu.ar/titulos/marco.asp
	For information concerning tertiary institutions in Argentina and the validity of their degree programs
	University Listings:
	http://www.universidades.org/universidades.php
	University Portal (Spanish):
	http://www.universia.com.ar/
	Comprehensive information and links regarding Argentina’s universities
Professional Bodies
	Consejo de Rectores de las Universidades Privadas:
	http://www.crup.org.ar/
	Council of Private University Rectors
	Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional:
	http://www.cin.edu.ar/index.php
	Nacional Interuniversity Council; Organization that attempts to coordinate the policies of all national universities
	Fulbright Commission, Argentina:
	http://www.fulbright.edu.ar/
	Information on educational exchange between Argentina and the U.S.
	National Commission of University Accreditation and Evaluation (Spanish/some English):
	http://www.coneau.edu.ar/
	Official body responsible for accrediting Argentine higher education institutions, public and private, as well as transnational education - particularly at the post-graduate/advanced degree levels
	Red de Interconexión Universitaria (Spanish):
	http://www.riu.edu.ar/
	National computer network for Argentine higher education. The site provides a comprehensive directory of networked web sites, including institutions, faculties, and research centers
Additional Links
	Argentina Ministry of Education: Study in Argentina:
	http://spuweb.siu.edu.ar/studyinargentina/pages/study100.php
	This site serves as a great resource for information about study-abroad programs, higher education institutions, culture and living expenses in Argentina.