Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

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Autonomous University of Nuevo León

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León

Motto Alere Flammam Veritatis

Motto Encouraging the flame of truth

in English

Type Public research university

Established 25 September 1933; 86 years ago[1]

Endowment US$490 million (2014)[2]

Rector Rogelio Garza Rivera[3]

Academic staff 6,184 (2011)

Students 141,971 (2011)[4]

Undergraduates 77,992 (2011)[5]

Postgraduates 4,799 (2011)[5]

Location San Nicolás de los Garza

Nuevo León

Mexico

25°43′38″N 100°18′37″WCoordinates:

25°43′38″N 100°18′37″W
 Campus 7 across the state; mostly urban.[5]

Colors Blue and gold

Athletics 26 varsity teams

Affiliations ANUIES, CUMEX, CONAHEC, International

Association of Universities, ONEFA

Mascot Tiger

Website www.uanl.mx

The Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma

de Nuevo León, UANL) is a public university with seven campuses across the
Northern state of Nuevo León, Mexico. Founded as University 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 in San Nicolás de los Garza, a suburb of Monterrey.[6]
The UANL has seven distinct campuses: the Main Campus, which houses the
Administration Building, Colleges of Law, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Public
Accounting and Philosophy, amongst others, as well as the Football Stadium,
and other sport facilities. Other campuses include the Health Sciences Campus,
the Mederos Humanities and Fine Arts campus, 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.[6]
The institution counts with 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.[6]
The University has been ranked by various organizations as one of the best
public universities in Mexico and Latin America, it has been ranked 4th place in
a publication of the Best Universities Of Mexico 2014 by the Rankia
Organization in Mexico,[7] and is ranked as one of the 10 most recognized
universities in Mexico by a number of organizations like QS World University
Rankings[8] and the Mexican journal "El Universal".

Contents

• 1History
o 1.1Foundation
o 1.2Expansion
• 2Campuses
• 3Preparatorias (High Schools)
• 4Organization
• 5Athletics
• 6Notable alumni
o 6.1Politicians
o 6.2Sportsmen
• 7See also
• 8References

History[edit]
Foundation[edit]

The Civil Academy, one of the five institutions that joined efforts to create the University of Nuevo
León in 1933.

The immediate forerunner of this public university dates back to 1859, when the
Civil Academy (Colegio Civil) started its courses. This institution had been
envisioned by Governor Santiago 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 courses José
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 a preparatory school. Its first director was José de Jesús
Dávila y Prieto.
On 29 October 1932, the delegations of the state schools of Law, Medicine and
Pharmacy; the Civil Academy and the normal school, submitted a project to
the Congress of Nuevo León to organize a state university for the Monterrey
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.[9]
In its first year, 1,864 students were schooled by 218 professors from
the faculties 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.[9]
Expansion[edit]
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 in San Nicolás de los Garza, a
suburb to the state capital. In 1967, its open-air stadium 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 a statute of autonomy that
became part of its current name: Autonomous University of Nuevo León
(Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León).[10]

Metro Area of Monterrey: "Alere flammam veritatis" Monument (Feed the flame of truth), in the main
campus of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL

In the late 1990s the institution saw the necessity to rent its professional football
(soccer) team, which has maintained in the Mexican professional league (Tigres
de la UANL),[11] and was later affected by a corruption scandal that involved its
own rector but ended with no legal consequences for those accused.[12]

Campuses[edit]
The university has seven campuses across the state:

• University City (Ciudad Universitaria) in San Nicolás de los Garza, which

houses thirteen schools; a 43,150-seat, open air stadium; its two main
libraries, computer labs, cafeterias and the main bookstore.[5]
• Agricultural and Animal Sciences Campus, in Escobedo, houses a local
branch of both the Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine schools, a center for
research and development in food sciences (CIDIA) and a center for
business development.[13]
• Health Sciences Campus, in Monterrey, housing the Schools of Dentistry,
Medicine, Nursing, Psychology, Public Health and Nutrition, along the
University Hospital and a health clinic for its personnel.[5]
• Marin Campus in Marin, home of the School of Agronomy.[5]
• Mederos Campus, in Monterrey, housing the Schools of Economics,
Communication Studies, Music, Political Sciences and International
Relations, Stage Arts and Visual Arts, along the university theater, a state
 branch of the World Trade Centers Association and the Bilingual Education
Research Center (CIDEB).[5]
• Linares Campus in the Southern municipality of Linares, housing the Earth
Sciences, Forestry, and a branch of the Accounting and Business
Administration faculty schools.[5]
• Sabinas Hidalgo Campus in Sabinas Hidalgo, home of a local branch of
Law and Business Administration schools.[5]

Preparatorias (High Schools)[edit]

Main article: UANL High school system
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.[14] 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).[15]

Organization[edit]

Center for Research and Development in Health Sciences

The current rector is Rogelio Garza Rivera, The university also has a symphony
orchestra, a chamber orchestra, and a band of regional music, El Tigre.

Athletics[edit]
The UANL's teams are called the "Tigres".
The American football team, named the Auténticos Tigres, is very successful
in the ONEFA. The program has won five national championships (1974, 1977,
2009, 2011, and 2012), and four times has been runner-up. They play in
the Estadio Gaspar Mass.
UANL teams have also won the national universiade in 2006, 2007, 2008 and
2009[16]
The UANL installations include the Raymundo "Chico" Rivera Stadium (a
football and athletic field), the Luis Eugenio Todd Gym, a baseball park, an
indoor soccer pitch, and a tennis center with four courts[17]
The soccer team Tigres de la UANL was managed by the UANL until 1996,
when the team's control passed to Cemex through a 30 years agreement, but
the team has always belonged to the UANL. The Estadio 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 Center Centro Acuático Olímpico
Universitario is one of the best aquatic centers of the country. It's also located in
the main campus and there are swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized
swimming teams.

Notable alumni[edit]

Ciudad Universitaria

Sculpture inaugurated by governor Sócrates Rizzo García of Nuevo León from 1991 to 1996

Politicians[edit]
Governors

• Jorge Treviño (1985–1991)

• Sócrates Rizzo (1991–1996)
• Fernando Elizondo Barragán (2003)
• José Natividad González Parás (2003–2009)
Federal cabinet secretaries

• Reyes Tamez
• Luis Eugenio Todd Pérez
• María Teresa Herrera
• The industrialist Mauricio Fernández Garza.
• Jose Fernando Garza Cazares
Notable architects

• Cesar Dominguez.
• Jose Said Salazar Almaguer.
Sportsmen[edit]
• Raúl González Olympic medallist
• Luis Rosendo Ramos Maldonado Olympic cyclist and Panamerican
medallist
• Elsa García Olympic gymnast
• Mariana Avitia Olympic archer
• Marisela Cantú Olympic gymnast
• José Luis Sánchez Olympic shooter
• Natalia Zamora Olympic shooter
• Paola Longoria #1 Pro-ranking Racquetball player
• Samantha Salas Racquetball player

See also[edit]
• XHUNL-FM
• XHMNU-TDT
• Tigres de la UANL
• List of universities in Mexico