National University of the East is a private higher education institution based in Santa Cruz. The university aims to provide quality higher education to form ethical, caring and democratic professionals, to take a leading role competitive, critical thinking, open to the universal and scientific breakthrough capable of promoting culture, social interaction, production and applied research, contributing to the solution of problems for the benefit of comprehensive and sustainable development of the region, the country and the globalized world. UNO offers courses of superior technical pregado. Dr. Saturnino Fernánez Villanueva, born in Oruro on April 7, 1954. From an early age he entered the world of teaching and education. He studied Technician in Electronics at the National School Pedro Domingo Murillo, becomes Industrial Technical professor at the Technical Normal La Paz, radio technician, electronics and television at the Latin American School of Buenos Aires - Argentina and studied law degree with National Provision title issued by the Ministry of Education. Founder and Mentor of the National University of the East.