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Universidad Aut�noma de Nuevo Le�n
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Autonomous University of Nuevo Le�n

Universidad Aut�noma de Nuevo Le�n

Motto
Alere Flammam Veritatis

Motto in English
Encouraging the flame of truth

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 Nicol�s de los Garza ,
Nuevo Le�n ,
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 Le�n (Spanish: Universidad Aut�noma de Nuevo

Le�n, UANL) is a public university with seven campuses across the Northern state of
Nuevo Le�n, Mexico. Founded as University of Nuevo Le�n 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 Nicol�s 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 Le�n 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, Jos�
Silvestre Aramberri, after the former was removed from office. The academy began to
sponsor the Pharmacy and Medicine courses Jos� Eleuterio Gonz�lez 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 Jos� de Jes�s D�vila 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 Le�n 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 Le�n 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 �lvaro Obreg�n
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 Nicol�s 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 Le�n (Universidad Aut�noma
de Nuevo Le�n).[10]
Metro Area of Monterrey: "Alere flammam veritatis" Monument (Feed the flame of
truth), in the main campus of the Universidad Aut�noma de Nuevo Le�n, 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 Nicol�s 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 Aut�nticos 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 Aut�nticos Tigres
games, and others activities of the university.
The University Olympic Aquatic Center Centro Acu�tico Ol�mpico 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 S�crates Rizzo Garc�a of Nuevo Le�n from 1991 to
1996
Politicians[edit]
Governors
� Jorge Trevi�o (1985�1991)

� S�crates Rizzo (1991�1996)

� Fernando Elizondo Barrag�n (2003)

� Jos� Natividad Gonz�lez Par�s (2003�2009)

Federal cabinet secretaries

� Reyes Tamez

� Luis Eugenio Todd P�rez

� Mar�a Teresa Herrera

� The industrialist Mauricio Fern�ndez Garza.

� Jose Fernando Garza Cazares

Notable architects
� Cesar Dominguez.

� Jose Said Salazar Almaguer.

Sportsmen[edit]
� Ra�l Gonz�lez Olympic medallist

� Luis Rosendo Ramos Maldonado Olympic cyclist and Panamerican medallist

� Elsa Garc�a Olympic gymnast

� Mariana Avitia Olympic archer

� Marisela Cant� Olympic gymnast

� Jos� Luis S�nchez 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