Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) is a private university in Buenos Aires, Argentina, founded in 1958.
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The Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, UCA) is a private Catholic university founded in 1958 by the Argentine Episcopal Conference. Its main campus occupies restored dockside warehouses in the Puerto Madero district of Buenos Aires.
UCA has faculties of law; economic sciences; engineering and agricultural sciences; medical sciences; psychology and psychopedagogy; social sciences; philosophy and letters; theology; arts and music; and canon law, with regional campuses in Rosario, Paraná and Mendoza. Pope Francis served as its Grand Chancellor while Archbishop of Buenos Aires.
Teaching is in Spanish. As a private university UCA charges tuition, and it offers scholarships and financial assistance for eligible students.
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Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA) was founded in 1958.
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