University Institute of the Argentine Federal Police
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Instituto Universitario de la Policía Federal Argentina | |
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Other name | IUPFA |
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| Type | Public police academy |
| Established | August 2, 1974 |
| Chancellor | Prof. Leopoldo Fabian Vidal |
| Vice-Chancellor | Dr. Claudia Burgos |
| Address | Rosario 532 , , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | http://www.universidad-policial.edu.ar/ |
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The University Institute of the Argentine Federal Police (Spanish: Instituto Universitario de la Policía Federal Argentina) is a teaching and research institution created with the purpose of providing higher-level training and improvement to the Argentine Federal Police (AFP).[1] It is located in Buenos Aires.
The Institute provides training to the police force as well as to the rest of Argentina's civilian population.[2][3] It also has various agreements with other police forces and organizations such as Interpol.[4]
The university dates back to August 2, 1974,[5][6] after it was determined that the creation of a university-level establishment with national validity was necessary. The creation of such an institution was a longstanding need for the AFP, and fulfilling such goals required competent teachers and a technical infrastructure commensurate with the complexity of the activities carried out at previous Argentine police academies. In this way, the UIAFP would become one of the few institutions to provide a constant focus on training and development to members of all security forces, as required by circumstance.
