International Exchange Students Program
The International Relations Office communicates that the deadline for all international students who wish to do the exchange during the second term of 2023 is April 30th of 2023. We inform that the International Student Reception Programme 2023 will be carried out in person, subject to modifications due to national government regulations.
When must I send my nomination?
To attend courses during the the first term of 2024 (from March to July), the deadline for submitting your nomination is October 30th of 2023. Admission decisions will be available during November.
To attend courses during the second term of 2024 (from August to December), the deadline is April 30th of 2024. Admission decisions will be available during May.
All documentation must be sent to the International Relations Direction of Buenos Aires University – Law School, through the following form. If you need the form for the 2nd semester of 2024, please request it at intercambio@derecho.uba.ar
What documents do I need for my nomination?
- You must be a regular student of the degrees of Law or Translation, and you must present the following documentation (original copies):
- Application for the inscription as foreign student DOC;
- A1 Form DOC; (only on virtual version)
- A2 Form DOC; (only on virtual version)
- Certificate from your University, which must show your status as regular student
- Transcript to date
- Languagecertificate, B2 Level
- 4×4photo
- Nomination letter from your University, indicating the grade point average from your College and the one from yourself. Nominations without the grade point average will not be accepted.
- Recommendation letter
All documentation must be sent to the International Relations Direction of Buenos Aires University – Law School, through the following form. If you need the form for the 1st semester of 2024, please request it at intercambio@derecho.uba.ar
Dirección de Relaciones Internacionales
Facultad de Derecho
Universidad de Buenos Aires
Av. Pte. Figueroa Alcorta 2263
1425 - Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Argentina
Teléfono/Fax: (+54-11) 4809 5698
e-mail: intercambio@derecho.uba.ar
What are the enrollment costs?
The University of Buenos Aires has established a fee for administrative expenses for foreign students form Universities with which it does not have an agreement. The payment must be made once the student’s nomination is accepted, and he/she has arrived at the Law School, according to the dates set by the Relations Direction of Buenos Aires University – Law School.
The fees, established by a resolution of the Dean’s office (Resolución [D] N° 383 del 08/09/2022), are the following:
- Students from Universities from States Parties and Assocciates to MERCOSUR (*), without an agreement with FD-UBA: US$ 500
- Students from Universities that are not States Parties and Assocciates to MERCOSUR (*), without an agreement with FD-UBA: US$ 1000
- Students from Universities that have an agreement with FD-UBA: free
Welcome
Once you have received your acceptance letter to study at the University of Buenos Aires’ Law School, it is time to finish with all the details so that the semester you spend in Buenos Aires is as productive and enriching as possible. To this end, we organize a meeting a few days before the beginning of each semester to introduce ourselves and the Law School.
The meeting is really important because we will explain everything you need to know to spend a good semester at the University. In addition, the meeting is extremely enriching because students can connect with each other and make the most of the great experience of studying in another country, meeting not only local people, but people from all over the world.
You are required to be in Buenos Aires for the welcome meeting. Otherwise, you cannot take the semester at the University.
Courses
Foreign students have a special enrollment regime for subjects. In order to facilitate your insertion in the academic world of the University, we allow you to take the subjects you want without being enrolled yet for two weeks (that is, a course shopping). Once that period has expired, you have to define which subjects you are going to take, taking into account that your decision is final; we cannot make any subsequent changes.
The courses at our Law School are divided into two different stages: the “Common Professional Stage” (CPC) and the “Oriented Professional Stage” (CPO). The first consists of 14 subjects compulsory for local students, while the second has 6 compulsory subjects and numerous seminars that add credits for the orientation that the student chooses. The seminars can last four, three, two or a month, and depending on the duration, they allocate a certain number of credits (a four-month subject equals four credits; a two-month subject, two credits; etc.).
Following this general regulation, you can enroll on a maximum of seven CPC subjects per year or 28 CPO credits. If you come to study a single semester, you can sign up for four CPC subjects, or 16 CPO points. It is also possible to alternate subjects from both stages in your registration.
Regular courses generally run from the beginning of March to the beginning of July (First Semester), and from the beginning of August to the beginning of December (Second Semester). For more information, browse the Academic Calendar and the Curriculum of the Legal Career.
At the end of the semester
Once you have finished taking your exams, the Relations Direction of Buenos Aires University processes your transcript with the grades obtained. At the beginning of the following semester, the School sends an envelope containing said certificate, and an explanatory note from the Qualification System of the University of Buenos Aires. With the documentation, you will be able to obtain the corresponding equivalences at your University.
Here you’ll see the equivalences chart