Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
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| Motto | "Ciencia y Libertad" ("Science and Freedom) |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | March 3, 1935 |
| President | Lic. Antonio Leaño Reyes |
| Students | 16,000 |
| Address |
Av. Patria 1201 Col. Lomas del Valle 3ª Seccion, C.P. 45129, Guadalajara, Jalisco,  Mexico20°41′37″N 103°24′59″W / 20.693671°N 103.416331°WCoordinates: 20°41′37″N 103°24′59″W / 20.693671°N 103.416331°W |
| Campus | Urban 2000 acres, distributed in 4 campuses |
| Newspaper | Nexo Universitario,Alma Mater |
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| Athletics |
CONCACAF Division 1A, 7 varsity teams |
| Nickname | Tecos, Autónomos, Autónoma |
| Mascot | Owl |
| Website |
Main Page School of Medicine official page |
The Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (Spanish: [uniβersiˈðað auˈtonoma ðe ɣwaðalaˈxaɾa], Autonomous University of Guadalajara), commonly abbreviated to UAG or Autónoma, is a coeducational, independent, private university based in the Mexican city of Guadalajara. Established in 1935, it was the first private university and medical school in Mexico. The university was the result of the struggle against the communist and socialist laws and influence in the higher education of Mexico. It was first conceived with the name Universidad del Occidente (University of the West), but would later be styled to Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG).
Established University in the Community (UNICO) was the first community college in Mexico. It also operates an elementary school, two middle schools, and three high schools and postgraduate studies. The university has become one of the most important educational institutions in Latin America, attracting students from 25 different countries.
The Mexican Revolution (1910–1920) which had recently ended was assisted by agents of the Comintern organization (1919–1943) which had diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union (1922–1991), even though after the fall of the Soviet Union and the organization officially suspended, they had laid the foundation for Marxism-Leninism. They were looking to replace the free and secular education established in the Constitution of 1917 in Mexico, therefore seeking to make socialist education become obligatory in all levels of education in the country. Articles 3 and 24 of the Constitution enshrine respectively secular education and freedom of belief. Subsequent president General Álvaro Obregón Salido continued and the subsequent Maximato, preaching the class struggle, the abolition of private property and socialist education in official circles.
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