The National University of Entre Ríos was created by Law No. 20,366 of May 1973 and consisted of the agglutination, under the same rectory, of a series of pre-existing academic units that depended on various jurisdictions (Universidad del Litoral, Universidad Católica Argentina) more others that were created jointly with the University.

The National University of Entre Ríos is part of the public higher education system. It considers education as a right and a social good, guaranteeing free degree studies.

UNER Values

• DEMOCRATIC: That promotes the broadest participation of the university community in decision-making.
• OF INSTITUTIONAL AND ACADEMIC QUALITY: That guarantees coherence between institutional objectives and practices, in search of improvement, transformation and excellence in the development of the substantive functions of the university in dialogue with the region.
• FREE: For the pre-university level, all undergraduate and graduate courses, having the State as guarantor, fighting for free postgraduate studies.
• INCLUSIVE, PLURAL AND ACCESSIBLE: That actively promotes the entry, permanence and graduation of its students and is respectful of the subjectivities, the different knowledge and the diversities that coexist in it, guaranteeing full accessibility.
• COMMITTED AND RELEVANT: A university community with a sense of belonging and institutional commitment; promoter of solidarity practices consistent with the full validity of democracy, human rights and environmental sustainability.
• INNOVATIVE: That attends to the complexity of the problems and needs of the community and the territory, that seeks to anticipate their manifestations, and/or to articulate efforts with other actors to generate cutting-edge responses.
• ETHICAL AND TRANSPARENT: Who is committed to the training of critical intellectuals and professionals with a sense of social and ethical responsibility, who in their work processes promotes and exercises transparent practices.