South America
Universidad de Belgrano*
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Founded in 1964, Universidad de Belgrano is one of the oldest private universities in Argentina and located in one of the most distinguished residential neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires. Belgrano offers 32 professional degree programs, including majors in Agricultural Sciences; Architecture & Urbanism; Economic Sciences; Engineering; Humanities and Languages & Foreign Studies.
*classes in Spanish only
Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná
Curitiba, Brazil
Recognized nationally and internationally as one of the best higher education institutions in Brazil, PUCPR is a comprehensive university committed to educating students through a humanistic approach and fostering intellectual engagement. Across its three campuses and an international hub in Florence (Italy), PUCPR provides a diverse range of over 70 undergraduate programs, 16 graduate programs, and more than 200 courses taught in a foreign language (Global Classes program).
Universidad Internacional del Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador
UIDE is an internationally accredited private university in the heart of modern Quito. Its sustainable campus was recognized by the International Sustainable Campus Network, among only 4 other South American higher education institutions. UIDE offers courses taught in English in Business, Communications, International Relations and Psychology. UIDE’s extensive sports offerings range from horseback riding to mountain biking and salsa.
FCDO advises against all but essential travel to parts of Ecuador. Check the Foreign travel advice website before applying for this destination.
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL)
Lima, Peru
As a bilingual university, USIL offers international students the opportunity to study a wide range of courses taught in English or Spanish in any of their 35 academic programmes. Located in the capital city of Lima, students can take part in many of the organized trips and activities exploring Peruvian culture and history. USIL has partnerships with over 260 universities ensuring an incredibly diverse international environment for Richmond students.
Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay
Montevideo, Uruguay
The Universidad de Montevideo was launched in 1986 as a nonprofit organisation and now offers undergraduate and postgraduate degrees within five Schools, the IEEM Business School and the Center for Biomedical Science. Universidad de Montevideo is ranked among the top 500 universities in the world since 2019 and it is ranked the number 1 university in Uruguay according to QS University World Rankings. UM offers a wide range of classes in English in communications, business administration and economics, education and humanities, engineering and Spanish language.
