Universidad Nacional de México
| Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico | |
Official seal of the University, designed by rector José Vasconcelos
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| Latin: Universitas Nationalis Autonoma Mexici | |
| Motto | Por mi raza hablará el espíritu |
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Motto in English
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"For my race, the spirit shall speak" |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 22 September 1910 |
| Endowment | US$2.4 billion (2012) |
| Rector | Enrique Graue Wiechers |
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Academic staff
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36,750 (As of 2012[update]) |
| Students | 324,413 (2011–2012 academic year[update]) |
| Undergraduates | 187,195 (As of 2012[update]) |
| Postgraduates | 26,169 (As of 2012[update]) |
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Mexico City, Mexico 19°19′44″N 99°11′14″W / 19.32889°N 99.18722°WCoordinates: 19°19′44″N 99°11′14″W / 19.32889°N 99.18722°W |
| Campus | Urban, 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi), main campus only |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Athletics | 41 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Puma |
| Website | www |
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The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, - literal translation: Autonomous National University of Mexico, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico, one of the top universities in the world based on world rankings highlighting the university's extensive research and innovation. UNAM's campus is a UNESCO World Heritage site that was designed by some of Mexico's best-known architects of the 20th century. Murals in the main campus were painted by some of the most recognized artists in Mexican history, such as Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros. In 2016, it had an acceptance rate of only 8%.. UNAM generates a number of strong research publications and patents in diverse areas, such as robotics, computer science, mathematics, physics, human-computer interaction, history, philosophy, among others. All Mexican Nobel laureates are either alumni or faculty of UNAM.
UNAM was founded, in its modern form, on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to its predecessor, the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico. UNAM obtained its autonomy from the government in 1929. This has given the university the freedom to define its own curriculum and manage its own budget without interference from the government. This has had a profound effect on academic life at the university, which some claim boosts academic freedom and independence.
The university was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra, then Minister of Education in the Porfirio Díaz regime, who sought to create a very different institution from its 19th-century precursor, the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico, which had been founded on 21 September 1551 by a royal decree signed by Crown Prince Phillip on behalf of Charles I of Spain and brought to a definitive closure in 1865 by Maximilian I of Mexico. Instead of reviving what he saw as an anachronistic institution with strong ties to the Roman Catholic Church, he aimed to create a new university, secular in nature and national in scope, that could reorganize higher education within the country, serve as a model of positivism and encompass the ideas of the dominant Mexican liberalism.
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