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Universidad Gastón Dachary

Private Argentine university founded in 1997 in Posadas, Misiones, supervised by CONEAU, offering technician through doctoral programs in business, health, engineering, social sciences and the arts.

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Location: Argentina
Founded: 1997
With Innova: 2025 – Present
Seal: Gold

About the institution

Universidad Gastón Dachary (UGD) is a private higher education institution in the province of Misiones, Argentina. Its origins go back to the early 1990s and the Instituto Privado de Estudios Superiores de Misiones (IPESMI), and it obtained definitive recognition as a university from the Ministry of Education in February 2009.

Its main campus is in Posadas, with academic centers in Oberá, Eldorado, Resistencia and the City of Buenos Aires. The UGD Virtual platform supports distance-learning programs and the university's internationalization efforts.

UGD is registered with the Argentine Ministry of Education and subject to accreditation by CONEAU. Its academic offering covers Economics, Health Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences and the Arts, from technician degrees to the doctorate.

Programs offered

Main academic areas and faculties.

Economics & Business (Public Accounting, Business Administration, Marketing, International Trade)
Health Sciences (Nutrition, Kinesiology & Physiatry, Occupational Therapy)
Engineering & Technology (Computer Engineering, IT Resource Management)
Law and Educational Psychology
Architecture and Audiovisual Arts
Physical Education and Sports (university teaching degree)
Real Estate Brokerage and Business (technician and bachelor's)
Technician degrees (e.g., Software Development)
Master's in Higher Education Management and Evaluation
Doctorate in Sustainable Development and Integration

See the full academic offer on the official website

What they achieved with Innova

Institutional Evaluations in the USA

Gold — U.S. Certified Institution

2025 – Present

Each degree program received a U.S. equivalency: licenciaturas and engineering degrees as bachelor's degrees, technician programs as associate degrees.
Its Master's in Higher Education Management and Doctorate in Sustainable Development mapped to U.S. master's and Ph.D. degrees.
Documented credit equivalency that facilitates credit transfer, exchange programs and the recognition of UGD degrees abroad.

See the announcement on UGD's website