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 | 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 | 22 September 1910[1][2][3][4][5][6] |
Founder | Justo Sierra Porfirio Díaz |
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]