Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas
| Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas "Francisco García Salinas" | |
|---|---|
| motto | súmate a la transformación universitaria Join the university transformation |
| founding | October 10, 1959 (originally 1832) |
| Sponsorship | autonomous |
| place | Zacatecas |
| Rector | Antonio Guzmán Fernández |
| Website | www.uaz.edu.mx |
The Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (UAZ) is a public university in the Mexican state of Zacatecas . It is named after the politician Francisco García Salinas . The institution is organized in 28 teaching units and has its own museums.
history
The history of the university goes back to 1832 when the Instituto Literario de García was founded, from which the Instituto Científico y Literario de Zacatecas emerged in 1885 . During the revolution , the institution became the Colegio del Estado and then in 1920 the Instituto de Ciencias de Zacatecas . On October 10, 1959, the educational institution received the status of an autonomous university and was from then on initially called Instituto de Ciencias Autónomo de Zacatecas . The university has had its current name since September 6, 1968.
Sports
The soccer team of the university sports club, founded in 2006, plays in the Tercera División de México (3rd division).
See also
Web links
- Official website (span.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www2.uaz.edu.mx/rectoria
- ↑ Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas ( Spanish ) Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
- ↑ Tabla General de Competencia Tercera División ( Spanish ) Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, AC. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
