National Autonomous University of Mexico
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The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It has several campuses in Mexico City, and many others in various locations across Mexico, as well as a presence in nine countries. It also has 34 research institutes, 26 museums, and 18 historic sites.[10][11][12]
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | |
Latin: Universitas Mexicana | |
Former names | Royal University of Mexico (1551–1595) Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (1595–1821) Imperial and Pontificial University of Mexico (1821–1823) National and Pontificial University of Mexico (1823–1865) National University of Mexico (1910–1929) |
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Motto | Por mi raza hablará el espíritu |
Motto in English | "Through my race shall the spirit speak" |
Type | Public research university |
Established | Originally established on 21 September 1551, reopened on 22 September 1910[1][2][3][4][5][6] |
Founder | Charles I of Spain (1551, as Royal University of Mexico) Justo Sierra and Porfirio Díaz (1910, refoundation) |
Endowment | US$3.0 billion (2023)[7] |
Rector | Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas [es] |
Academic staff | 42,190 (as of 2023[update])[8] |
Students | 373,340 (2022–2023 academic year[update])[8] |
Undergraduates | 233,360 (as of 2023[update])[8] |
Postgraduates | 32,550 (as of 2023[update])[8] |
Other students | 106,863 (high school) (as of 2023[update])[8] |
Location | , Mexico 19°19′44″N 99°11′14″W |
Campus | Urban, 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi), main campus only |
Colors | Blue and gold |
Nickname | Pumas |
Sporting affiliations | 41 varsity teams[9] |
Mascot | Goyo |
Website | english |
Official name | Central University City Campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | i, ii, iv |
Designated | 2007 (31st session) |
Reference no. | 1250 |
Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
A portion of Ciudad Universitaria (University City), UNAM's main campus in Mexico City, is a UNESCO World Heritage site that was designed and decorated by some of Mexico's best-known architects and painters.[13][14] The campus hosted the main events of the 1968 Summer Olympics,[15] and was the birthplace of the student movement of 1968.[16] All Mexican Nobel laureates were either alumni or faculty of UNAM.[13][17] In 2009, the university was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities.[11] More than 25% of the total scientific papers published by Mexican academics come from researchers at UNAM.[12]
UNAM was founded in its modern form, on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra[1][2][3][4] as a secular alternative to its predecessor, the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (the first Western-style university in North America, founded in 1551).[18][19]