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+Founded in 1613, the National University of Córdoba is the second largest
+university in Argentina, with tuition-free enrollment for all. The university’s
+Faculty of Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics and Computing (FAMAF) teaches classes
+to over 5000 undergraduates from all over the country.
+
+“Zulip is a key piece of how we run classes in our department,” says Nicolás
+Wolovick, a professor at FAMAF and director of the computer science career
+track. “If we didn’t have Zulip, I really don’t know how we’d manage it.”
+
+## Sponsored hosting for a modern team chat app
+
+For a while, FAMAF used Moodle’s course management software to communicate with
+students, but “it was a pain,” Nicolás recalls. The department tried moving to
+Slack. However, without a software budget, the message history limit on Slack’s
+free plan was a major frustration.
+
+In search of an alternative, a faculty member reached out to request a sponsored
+Zulip Cloud Standard plan. With the request approved the very next day, the
+department moved over to Zulip starting in Fall 2020.
+
+Looking back, being pushed off Slack by its search history limit ended up being
+for the best: “I think Zulip is a great tool, much better than Slack,” says
+Miguel Pagano, professor at FAMAF.
+
+> I think Zulip is a great tool, much better than Slack.
+>
+> — Miguel Pagano, professor at FAMAF of the National University of Córdoba
+
+## Zulip becomes a knowledge base
+
+Zulip has become part of the core flow of how faculty at FAMAF run their
+classes. Instructors create channels for the classes they teach each semester.
+For lab classes, instructors make private channels for communication with each
+project group. “I use pinned channels to focus on the two subjects I’m teaching
+right now,” Nicolás notes.
+
+Discussions from prior semesters are available for easy reference, so
+instructors can simply point students to past conversations for answers to their
+questions. “Zulip acts as a knowledge database of what we did in each subject,”
+Nicolás explains. “The search is perfect.”
+
+> We can find messages from five years ago — it’s very convenient.
+>
+> — Miguel Pagano, professor at FAMAF of the National University of Córdoba
+
+## A cross-generational app for instructors and students
+
+Many members of the faculty prefer familiar tools, and sometimes find the UI of
+apps like Discord overwhelming. So it matters that Zulip has a clean interface,
+with channels and conversations inside channels clearly presented. There are
+also some friendly touches: “I love using Markdown for message formatting, and
+that you can copy-paste formatted text, and it translates accurately,” Nicolás
+notes.
+
+> The UI is spartan, simple, clear — I like that. It reminds me of what Google
+> used to be.
+>
+> — Nicolás Wolovick, professor at FAMAF of the National University of Córdoba
+
+And while students hardly use email, Nicolás and other faculty appreciate being
+able to send messages to Zulip by replying to email notifications.
+
+At the same time, Zulip offers fun features for the students. “We have a whole
+subculture of custom emoji,” Nicolás says. “Students love to use them to
+customize the space and express themselves.”
+
+Still, the overall vibe is professional, and moderation has never been an issue.
+“I’ve never had to ban anyone or even delete a message,” Nicolás says. Students
+keep their Zulip account after graduation, which provides a way for faculty and
+alumni to stay connected.
+
+---
+
+Learn more about [Zulip for Education](/for/education/), and how Zulip is being
+used at the [Technical University of Munich](/case-studies/tum/) and the
+[University of California San Diego](/case-studies/ucsd/). You can also check
+out our guides on using Zulip for [conferences](/for/events/) and
+[research](/for/research/)!