Escuela Superior Latinoamericana de Informática
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ESLAI or Escuela Superior Latinoamericana de Informática (Latin American School of Advanced Studies in Computer Science) was a small Argentinean computer science school established in 1986 and dissolved in 1990. In its short life, ESLAI had a considerable impact on computer science teaching and research in Argentina and other South American countries. Argentine mathematician Manuel Sadosky was the key sponsor of the creation of ESLAI; other founders include Rebeca Guber, and Armando Haeberer, who also served as Deputy Director; Jorge Vidart was named Director soon after ESLAI opened. ESLAI relied heavily on cooperation agreements with and funding from a number of foreign universities, and governments and international organizations for equipment, operations, and visiting faculty. ESLAI premises were located in the main house of Pereyra Iraola Park, a former country estate located between Buenos Aires (40 km) and La Plata (20 km) in Argentina. Each year around 35 students (about 15% of applicants) from across Latin America were admitted, all with full financial support. Classes were taught in Spanish or English by well-regarded local and visiting faculty, and graduates earned a Licenciado degree, which in Argentina takes five years of coursework and a final thesis. Many of ESLAI's graduates would go on to earn postgraduate degrees in Europe and the Americas. ESLAI's
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