The National University of Asuncion, founded in 1889, is the first institution, the oldest higher education and most traditional of the country. At its inception he had the Faculties of Law, Medicine and Mathematics and schools Clerk, Pharmacy and Obstetrics. Today the University has 12 faculties and 2 institutes in which 78 runs were carried out in various areas of knowledge, providing students with the most comprehensive range of vocational training opportunities. The academic community is comprised of more than 43,000 students and 8,360 teachers. It also has several institutes and technological centers and research facilities that provide the academic community, both to carry out scientific work, such as for the development of postgraduate studies, which translates into benefits for society.