Luiz Inácio da Silva, Brazil's former president, proposed the University creation in 2007, however it was created only on January 12, 2010 on the border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. UNILA was the thirteenth university inaugurated by the Lula Government, and had its first class of 200 students among
Brazilians,
Paraguayans,
Uruguayans and
Argentines in August 2010, with an estimated investment of approximately 550 million reais, a portentous construction expected to end in 2014, with the architectural design of the famous Brazilian architect
Oscar Niemeyer. It is connected to the network of federal universities in Brazil. Its mission is to contribute to Latin American integration, with emphasis on
Mercosur, through technical cooperation among universities, government agencies and international. ==Courses==