National Autonomous University of Mexico
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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | |
 Official seal of the University, designed by rector José Vasconcelos | |
| Latin: Universitas Nationalis Autonoma Mexici | |
Former name | Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico |
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| Motto | Por mi raza hablará el espíritu |
Motto in English | "For my people, the spirit shall speak" |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 22 September 1910[1][2][3][4][5][6] |
| Endowment | US$2.4 billion (2012)[7] |
| Rector | Enrique Graue Wiechers |
Academic staff | 36,750 (As of 2012[update]) |
| Students | 324,413 (2011–2012 academic year[update]) |
| Undergraduates | 187,195 (As of 2012[update]) |
| Postgraduates | 26,169 (As of 2012[update]) |
| Location | , Mexico |
| Campus | Urban, 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi), main campus only |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Athletics | 41 varsity teams[8] |
| Mascot | Puma |
| Website | www |
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The National Autonomous University of México (UNAM) a university in Mexico City. It is one of the biggest universities in Mexico and Latin America. UNAM was started on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra.[1][2][3][4]UNAM's main campus in Mexico City, known as Ciudad Universitaria (University City), is a UNESCO World Heritage site that was designed by some of Mexico's best-known architects of the 20th century. Murals in the main campus were painted by some of the most recognized artists in Mexican history, such as Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. In 2016, it had an acceptance rate of only 8%.[9] UNAM generates a number of strong research publications and patents in diverse areas, such as robotics, computer science, mathematics, physics, human-computer interaction, history, philosophy, among others. All Mexican Nobel laureates are either alumni or faculty of UNAM.
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Interior of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, lithograph by Pietro Gualdi, 1840
Justo Sierra, founder of the National University of Mexico in its current incarnation.
The iconic central library, by Juan O'Gorman.
General view of Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City
Colegio de Minería (College of Mining) building on Tacuba street in the historic center of Mexico City.
Courtyard of the College of San Ildefonso. Downtown Mexico City.
University Museum of Modern Art (MUAC).
The university's San Pedro Mártir Observatory in Baja California.
Facultad de química UNAM
The medical school building at Ciudad Universitaria in Mexico City
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Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. UNAM Through Time. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Justo Sierra. Discurso en el acto de la inauguración de la Universidad Nacional de México, el 22 de septiembre de 1910 (in Spanish) (1910-09-22).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Annick Lempérière. Los dos centenarios de la Independencia mexicana (1910–1921): de la historia patria a la antropología cultural (in Spanish)University of Paris I. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Javier Garciadiego. De Justo Sierra a Vasconcelos. La Universidad Nacional durante la Revolución Mexicana (in Spanish)El Colegio de México. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ Manuel López de la Parra. La casi centenaria UNAM (in Spanish).
- ↑ Marissa Rivera. Arrancan festejos por los 100 años de la UNAM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ UNAM. Portal de Estadística UniversitariaUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ↑ Dirección General de Actividades Deportivas y Recreativas - InicioDeportes.unam.mx. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Acepta UNAM sólo a 8%, lo más compartido" (in es). El Universal. http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/articulo/nacion/sociedad/2016/07/23/rechazados-de-la-unam-lo-mas-compartido. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
Other websites
- Official website
- Mexico Diplomat
- News in Spanish about UNAM Archived 2009-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
