Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León | |
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| Motto | Alere Flammam Veritatis |
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Motto in English | "Encouraging the flame of truth" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 25 September 1933; 92 years ago (1933-09-25)[1] |
| Endowment | US$490million (2014)[2] |
| Rector | Santos Guzmán López |
Academic staff | 6,894 (2022) |
| Students | 214,871 (as of 2022) |
| Undergraduates | 130,179 (as of 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 5,209 (as of 2022) |
Other students | 79,427 (high school) (as of 2022) |
| Location | , Mexico 25°43′38″N100°18′37″W / 25.72722°N 100.31028°W /25.72722; -100.31028 |
| Campus | 7 across the state; mostly urban.[3] |
| Colors | Blue and Yellow |
| Nickname | Tigres |
| Affiliations | ANUIES,CUMEX,CONAHEC,International Association of Universities,ONEFA |
| Website | www |
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TheAutonomous University of Nuevo León (Spanish:Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL) is apublicresearch university with seven campuses across the northernMexican state ofNuevo León. Founded asUniversity of Nuevo León on 25 September 1933, it is the third largest public university in Mexico in terms of student population and the most important institution of higher learning in Northeastern Mexico, which offers the highest number of academic programs. It is also the oldest university in the state, it is currently headquartered inSan Nicolás de los Garza, a suburb ofMonterrey.[4]
The UANL has seven distinct campuses: the Main Campus called “Ciudad Universitaria” (University City), which houses the Administration Building, Colleges of Law, Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Public Accounting and Philosophy, Architecture and Industrial Design, amongst others, as well as the Football and Soccer Stadiums, and other sport facilities. Other campuses include the Health Sciences Campus, which houses the Medicine College, as well as Dentistry, Nursing and psychology; The Mederos Humanities and Fine Arts campus which houses the Visual Arts College, as well as Performing Arts College, Music College, Communication Sciences among other such as Economy College and the Political Sciences; The Marin Agronomy Center, the Escobedo Agricultural Sciences Campus, the Linares Earth Sciences, and Forestry campus, as well as the Sabinas Hidalgo facilities, where extensions of the Colleges of Law, and Business are housed.[4]
The institution includes 84 libraries with a total of 2,238,000 library volumes. It has 27 research facilities with 438 national researchers, 16 academic journals, 9 main campus bookstores, 25 student computer centers and 53 cafeterias.[4]
The university has been ranked by various organizations as one of the best public universities in Mexico and Latin America, it has been ranked fourth place in a publication of the Best Universities Of Mexico 2014 by the Rankia Organization in Mexico,[5] and is ranked as one of the ten most recognized universities in Mexico by a number of organizations likeQS World University Rankings[6] and the Mexican journal "El Universal".
The immediate forerunner of this public university dates back to 1859, when the Civil Academy (Colegio Civil) started its courses. Thisinstitution had been envisioned byGovernorSantiago Vidaurri but was erected by his successor,José Silvestre Aramberri, after the former was removed from office. The academy began to sponsor the Pharmacy and Medicine coursesJosé Eleuterio González had been teaching at the local Hospital of the Rosary for several decades. The academic offerings included courses in Law and Medicine, as well as apreparatory school. Its first director wasJosé de Jesús Dávila y Prieto.
On 29 October 1932, the delegations of the state schools of Law, Medicine and Pharmacy; the Civil Academy and thenormal school, submitted a project to theCongress of Nuevo León to organize a state university for theMonterrey Metropolitan area. On 7 November 1932, the state congress ordered to proceed with the request and on 25 September 1933 the University of Nuevo León was born.[7]Héctor González González was elected as the first rector of the university.[8]
In its first year, 1,864 students were schooled by 218 professors from thefaculties of Medicine, Law, Engineering, and Chemistry, the Normal School, a preparatory school, the School of Nurses and Obstetricians and the Álvaro Obregón and Pablo Livas Industrial Schools. The institution became plagued with political disputes and almost two years later, on 25 September 1935, it was closed by state decree, only to reopen almost eight years later, on 13 September 1943.[7]
The number of faculty and personnel began to grow and this prompted the construction of its own campus in 1958, the University City (Ciudad Universitaria), an academic complex located inSan Nicolás de los Garza, a suburb to the state capital. In 1967, its open-airstadium was finished. From 1968 to 1972, the university was hit once again by student protests and political disputes, and by 1971 the protests had forced the government to stop from interfering in its internal affairs and recognize astatute of autonomy that became part of its current name: Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León).[9]
In the late 1990s the institution saw the necessity to rent its professionalfootball (soccer) team, which has maintained in the Mexican professional league (Tigres de la UANL),[10] and was later affected by a corruption scandal that involved its own rector but ended with no legal consequences for those accused.[11]
The university has seven campuses across the state:
The university also runs 36 high schools of which 7 are Technical High Schools, one is a Bilingual International High School, and the rest are 2-year high schools.[13] 25 other schools around the state that are not property of the UANL are incorporated to the university, which means that these schools meet the norms established by the institution (a minimum infrastructure of libraries, laboratories, class rooms, school programs accepted by the UANL, and certified academic staff).[14]
The current rector isSantos Guzmán López.The university also has a symphony orchestra, a chamber orchestra, and a band of regional music,El Tigre.
The UANL's teams are called Tigres (Tigers).
The American football team, named theAuténticos Tigres, is very successful in theONEFA. The program has won five national championships (1974, 1977, 2009, 2011, and 2012), and four times has been runner-up. They play in theEstadio Gaspar Mass.
UANL teams have also won the nationaluniversiade in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009[15]
The UANL installations include the Raymundo "Chico" Rivera Stadium (a football and athletic field), the Luis Eugenio Todd Gym, a baseball park, an indoor football pitch, and atennis center with four courts[16]
The football teamTigres de la UANL was managed by the UANL until 1996, when the team's control passed toCemex through a 30 years agreement, but the team has always belonged to the UANL. TheEstadio Universitario is located in the principal campus of the UANL, and occasionally is host of Auténticos Tigres games, and others activities of the university.
The University Olympic Aquatic CentreCentro Acuático Olímpico Universitario is one of the best aquatic centers of the country. It is also located in the main campus and there are swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming teams.
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