The story
The Universidad Nacional de Asunción (UNA) was founded in 1889. It is the country's first and oldest university. Initially, it only comprised the Faculties of Law, Medicine, and Mathematics, as well as the Schools of Notary Public, Pharmacy, and Obstetrics.
Over the subsequent 137 years, the university added the faculties of Chemical Sciences, Dentistry, Engineering, Economic Sciences, Philosophy, Agrarian Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Exact and Natural Sciences, Architecture, Design and Art, Nursing and Obstetrics, Social Sciences, and the "Facultad Politecnica".
The UNA was the only university in Paraguay until 1960, when the "Universidad Catolica 'Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion'" was founded.
As of 2025, the UNA comprises 14 faculties and several institutes offering 78 degree programs across various fields of study, providing the most comprehensive range of higher education opportunities in Paraguay.
It also has several technology centers and research facilities for the academic community, both for conducting scientific research, and for the development of postgraduate studies.
From Wikipedia’s article on Universidad Nacional de Asunción, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4