The Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno (UAGRM) is a university in Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...

, Bolivia

Bolivia

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. It was created by a supreme decree of December 15, 1879. The first governor was Bishop Juan Jose Valdivia, and the school initially offered Medicine

Medicine

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, Technology

Technology

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, and Law

Law

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The University is named after thinker, historian, and literary figure Gabriel René Moreno, called the "Prince of the Letters".

The university is the third-best university in Bolivia, as of 2007, and is first in academic quality in the department of Santa Cruz.