of Uruguay, senators, representatives and other public authorities with a law degree have graduated from this law school. Notable professors include Jorge Gamarra, Alejandro Abal, Alberto Perez Perez, Dora Bagdassarian, Helios Sarthou, Carlos Delpiazzo, Gonzalo Fernández, and Daniel Ferrere. The Dean is Dr. Gonzalo A. Lorenzo Idiarte.Its main executive organ is the Law School Council, integrated by the dean and members in representation of students, former students and professors. Schools and Institutes School of Administration School of Medical Technology School of Nutrition and Dietetics School of Obstetrics School of Odontological Technology Other dependencies The university has its own hospital in Montevideo, Hospital de Clínicas “Dr. Manuel Quintela”. Other cities In an effort to decentralize higher education, the University has opened schools in cities other than Montevideo. Its Regional Norte in Salto offers degrees in Architecture, Law and Nursing. Fragments of other degrees, which can be completed in Montevideo, are also offered there. At the Casa Universitaria in Rivera, the Faculty of Sciences offers the Technicature in Management of Environmental Resources, which has a duration of two and a half years. Notable alumni Beatriz Amendola, radiation oncologist Guzmán Carriquiry Lecour, Vatican official, ambassador Lucrecia Covelo, entomologist Jana Rodriguez Hertz, mathematician Macarena Gelman, political activist See also List of universities in Uruguay Education in Uruguay References External links Universidad de la República Facultad de Agronomía (Faculty of Agronomy) Facultad de Arquitectura (Faculty of Architecture) Facultad de Información y Comunicación (Faculty of Information and Communication) Facultad de Ciencias (Faculty of Sciences) Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y de Administración (Faculty of Economic Science and Administration Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (Faculty of Social Science) Facultad de Derecho (Faculty of Law) Facultad de Enfermería (Faculty of Nursing) Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias de la Educación (Faculty of Humanities and Education Science) Facultad de Ingeniería (Faculty of Engineering) Facultad de Medicina (Faculty of Medicine) Facultad de Odontología (Faculty of Odontology) Facultad de Psicología (Faculty of Psychology) Facultad de Química (Faculty of Chemistry) Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias (Faculty of Veterinary Medicine) Escuela de Administración (School of Administration) Escuela de Tecnología Odontológica (School of Odontological Technology) Escuela Universitaria de Bibliotecología y Ciencias Afines (School of Library Science and Related Sciences) Escuela Universitaria de Música (School of Music) Licenciatura en Ciencias de la Comunicación (Licentiateship in Communication Studies) Instituto Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes (National School of Fine Arts) Republica Forestry education Educational institutions established in 1849 Government-owned companies of