UCEMA

2017 International Programs - Fact Sheet

The Universidad del CEMA’s mission is to contribute to the growth, development and well

being of our community by generating the knowledge and forming the leaders that will

transform and develop the worlds of business, academia and public policy.

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Dear Student

It will be a great pleasure to welcome you to our University, and we hope to see you in Buenos

Aires in the near future.

This fact sheet is a guide for you to complete your application to our international programs. The

deadlines to do so are as follows:

Undergraduate Students:

• Attending during the 1st semester (March – July 2017): October 15, 2016

• Attending during the 2nd semester (August – December 2017): April 15, 2017

Graduate Students:

• Attending during the 1st quarter (March – June 2017): October 15, 2016

• Attending during the 2nd quarter (June – September 2017): February 15, 2017

• Attending during the 3rd quarter (September – December 2017): May 15, 2017

Even though we welcome graduate students in either of the three quarters mentioned above, most of them

visit us on the 3rd quarter. In case you have the chance to choose, we encourage you to join them in

September 2017.

You will also find useful information for exchange students at our website:

http://www.ucema.edu.ar/foreign-students

If you have any further questions regarding your exchange at our University, please do not hesitate

to contact us.

We look forward to meeting you soon!

Sincerely,

María Eugenia Napolitano

Director

Professional Development

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A B O U T U C E M A

The Universidad del CEMA is a non-profit organization that currently offers seven undergraduate

programs, nine graduate programs, and four executive programs within the areas of business,

finance, economics, systems engineering and political science. This academic offer is

complemented by actualization programs and customized programs designed for individual firms.

At present time the University has 183 professors in its faculty, 4123 alumni and 1179 students.

The Universidad del CEMA’s mission is to contribute to the growth, development and well being of

our community by generating the knowledge and forming the leaders that will transform and

develop the worlds of business, academia and public policy.

Key Differentiating Factors:

Commitment to Research and Teaching: Teaching and research are core activities at UCEMA,

integrated and taken seriously. We have a large staff of full time professors, devoted to teaching

and research, but allowed to do some consulting for companies and government.

Integration of Theory and Practice: UCEMA programs prepare people for action. Students are

trained in the latest theories and models, seen as valuable tools that can be used to analyze and

solve applied problems.

Relevance and Institutional Impact: our students are trained on issues that are key to pursue

transformational leadership roles, and leave UCEMA prepared to have an impact in their

community. UCEMA itself as an institution and many of its faculty have played transformational

leadership roles in the community. So have our alumni.

Education Impact on Career Development: our educational programs are known to improve and

broaden a person’s possibilities of employment.

Academic Freedom: we are firm believers in hiring the best faculty and letting them do what they

know, in the framework of the highest standards of academic freedom.

Continuous Education: UCEMA offers its alumni a wide variety of graduate programs and other

continuous learning activities such as Seminars, Congresses, Workshops, etc. A main role of our

formal educational process is to provide a solid foundation so the individual can take part in a

constant process of learning. Students learn to learn, and we keep them inquisitive and

intellectually active for life.

Modern Curricula: the job market is being constantly renewed. A great part of the specific

knowledge that students acquire during their formal education can become obsolete. UCEMA

performs periodic revisions and updating of contents in order to have the most relevant and up-to

date curricula.

A Network of Valuable Relationships: belonging to UCEMA means becoming part of a network of

over 5,000 students and alumni, many of whom occupy leadership positions in the community.

UCEMA keeps close ties with the business community.

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A C A D E M I C C A L E N D A R 2 0 1 6

The academic year starts in March and ends in December. All classes - undergraduate and

graduate programs’ classes - take place during this period.

Summer holidays: January / February

UCEMA is closed during January due to Summer holidays.

During February, the university is open only for administrative purposes.

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A P P L I C A T I O N P R O C E S S http://www.ucema.edu.ar/exchange-students-partner-universities/admission

Partner Universities must nominate their candidates by email to exchange@ucema.edu.ar.

Partner Universities must submit the following documentation electronically for each one of

them, prior to the deadlines specified above:

1. Application Form:

a. Students must fill out the online application form, print it and sign it.

b. Home University should verify the information and sign it prior to send UCEMA a

scanned copy of it.

2. Course Preference: Complete the online form.

3. Academic Transcript (Official transcript in English or Spanish)

4 . Copy of Passport: (where your personal details and photo appear)

5 . Curriculum Vitae / Resumé

6 . Jpeg. passport Photo

7 . Statement of Purpose (maximum one page in length) detailing their academic goals and

reasons for participating in the exchange program.

8 . Proof of Spanish Language Proficiency (only for candidates interested in Classes taught in

Spanish, if first language is not Spanish)

Once the applications are received and approved, we will send the students the acceptance letters

and detailed information about how and where they will have to apply for the student visa or

residence permit.

••• HEALTH INSURANCE

For completing their enrolment to UCEMA’s International Programs, exchange students must send

copy of Health Insurance with coverage for Argentina valid during the whole period they will study

at UCEMA.

They must submit proof of this requirement once they are admitted to UCEMA and prior to their

arrival to Argentina.

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C O U R S E S

Courses at UCEMA are offered in Spanish so students should have a working knowledge of the

Spanish Language prior to the beginning of classes (upper intermediate level).

Courses taught in English: The MBA program offers 3 courses taught in English during the 3rd

Quarter. Only Graduate Students can apply for those courses.

Exchange students could register in a minimum of 2 classes up to a maximum of 4 (per semester /

quarter) from the following programs:

••• UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Economics |Political Science | Business Administration |International Relations |Marketing

Computer Engineering |Public Accountant

Before making a final decision regarding the courses to take, all UNDERGRADUATE students are

free to attend different courses during the first two weeks of classes. This is the “two-week drop-

add period”; it is possible to switch on and off classes during these two weeks. Courses will be

allocated on a first come - first served basis.

List of available undergraduate courses:

1st semester (March – July)

2nd semester (August – December)

••• GRADUATE STUDENTS

MBA |Master in Agribusiness | Master in Finance (Some Courses) | Master in Political Science

Graduate students will be registered to courses before arriving to UCEMA. They don’t have the

possibility to drop courses afterwards. Courses will be allocated on a first come - first served basis.

List of available graduate courses:

1st quarter (March – June)

2nd quarter (June – September)

3rd quarter (September – December)

I M M I G R A T I O N M A T T E R S : S T U D E N T V I S A / R E S I D E N C E P E R M I T

All nationalities must apply for a student visa or residence permit to study in Argentina. According

to the current Argentinean Immigration Law, students holding a tourist visa will not be able to

study in Argentina.

Once the students are admitted to UCEMA, we will inform them where and how they will have to

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apply for the student visa or residence permit, since this will depend on their country of birth and

type of exchange program.

••• NATIVES OF MERCOSUR COUNTRIES Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.

••• NATIVES OF TOURIST-VISA EXEMPT COUNTRIES Andorra, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,

Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,

Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,

Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Montenegro, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nicaragua,

Norway, Panama, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Saint Vincent and the

Grenadines, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland,

Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican City.

Both groups mentioned above must apply for a Residence Permit once they are in Argentina.

They do not need to apply for a student visa in their country of origin/residence. Students will

enter Argentina as “tourists” and then be required to obtain a residence permit within 30 days of

the beginning of classes at the Argentine Immigration Authority in Buenos Aires.

••• NATIVES OF TOURIST-VISA NON EXEMPT COUTRIES Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,

Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia,

Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Côte d`Ivoire, Comoros, Cuba, Democratic Republic of

the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, East Timor, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia,

Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan,

Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius,

Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North

Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint

Kitts and Nevis, Saint Thomas and Prince, Salomon Islands, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,

Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia,

Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Western Sahara,

Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.

They must obtain a Student Visa in their country of birth/residence before entering Argentina.

They will not be allowed to study under a tourist visa.

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We recommend students to check the expiration date of their passport, since it must be

valid for the entire period of the exchange

International students must submit a photocopy of their student visa/residence permit to

UCEMA. Otherwise, they will not be able to continue enrolled as exchange students.

(Students are enrolled in classes in a conditional way until proof of their residence is

submitted)

• For further information they can contact the Argentine Consulate in their country of residence for specific

visa/residence permit requirements. http://www.ucema.edu.ar/foreign/download/consulados_arg.pdf

H O U S I N G

International students are responsible for finding, arranging and paying housing fees while they

are studying at the University of CEMA. While the university does not have on-campus housing, we

do maintain and provide an updated list of housing options in the city of Buenos Aires: student

residences, host families, hotels, hostels, apartments & agencies.

Please contact us and we will send the housing list exchange@ucema.edu.ar

L I V I N G E X P E N S E S

Monthly estimated Living Expenses:

Accommodation: Shared apartments minimum US$ 600

Meals: US$300

Study material and photocopies: US$70

Transportation (public transport): US$80

Entertainment: US$250

Miscellaneous: US$100

TAKE NOTICE

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C O N T A C T U S

UNIVERSIDAD DEL CEMA (UCEMA)

Departamento de Desarrollo Profesional

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

Address: Av. Córdoba 374. Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Zip code: C1054AAP.

Tel: (54-11) 6314-3000

Fax: (54-11) 4314-1654

Website: http://www.ucema.edu.ar

E-mail: exchange@ucema.edu.ar

Lic. María Eugenia Napolitano,

Director for Professional Development

menapolitano@ucema.edu.ar

Trad. Mayra De Laurentiis,

International Programs

mayra@ucema.edu.ar

Lic. Facundo Grosso,

International Programs

grosso@ucema.edu.ar