History
The Universidad de Montevideo was launched in 1986 as the Instituto de Estudios Empresariales de Montevideo (IEEM) in the Uruguayan Stock Exchange building.
Short Courses
University Ranking
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2024
651 -202
2023
449 20
2022
469
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Library services
The UM Library provides the informational resources and services to support teaching, learning and research. Through the UM online catalogue students can access to databases in different languages.
Campus life
The University has several buildings in this area: the Office of the Rector, the School of Business Administration & Economics and the School of Communications, all located on Prudencio de Pena St. The School of Humanities and the Law School are on the same street but are independent from the main offices. The same is true for IEEM Business School which is on Lord Ponsonby.
Sports facilities
The Secretariat of Sports of the University of Montevideo centralises and promotes sports activities in the internal sphere, and coordinates the participation of championships with other educational institutions.