Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL)

Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) is one of the leading universities in Mexico. It is a public institution, founded in 1933. The autonomous university in Nuevo Leone is territorially located in the city of San Nicolas de los Garza.

UANL is the oldest institution in the state, as well as the third largest in terms of student population and the most important university in the northeastern part of Mexico, which offers the largest number of academic programs. In the national ranking of the school ranks 10th. Among the prestigious international institutions is in 829 positions.

It is also worth noting that the university was rated by various organizations as one of the best state universities in Mexico and Latin America, and also ranked 4th in the publication of the best institutions in the country in 2014 by Rankia. University graduates are in demand in many prestigious international companies.

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon is famous for a large list of famous graduates, among which it is worth noting:

• Jorge Alonso Treviño Martínez (served as Governor of Nuevo Leon from August 1, 1985 to August 1, 1991);
• Fernando Elizondo Barragan (politician, lawyer and businessman, previously associated with the National Action Party);
• José Natividad González Paras (Mexican politician associated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party. He is a former federal deputy and former governor of Nuevo León (2003-2009));
• Reyes Tamez Guerra (immunochemist. He is the former Minister of Education of the State of Nuevo León, the former president of the autonomous university of UANL and the former Minister of Education in the office of Vicente Fox);
• Maria Teresa Herrera Tello (Mexican lawyer. She served in the office of President Vicente Fox as secretary of agrarian reform);
• Caesar Dominguez (famous architect);
• Elsa García Rodriguez Blancas (artistic gymnast, competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics);
• Mariana Avitia Martinez (an athlete who participates in archery).

Many famous athletes were participants of the Olympic Games and won prizes there.

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon contains seven campuses throughout the state:

• Campus;
• The campus of agriculture and livestock;
• Campus Health Sciences;
• Marin;
• Mederos;
• Linares;
• Sabinas Hidalgo.

The institution has 84 libraries, which contain a total of 2,238,000 volumes. There are also 27 research institutions with 438 national researchers, 16 academic journals, 9 bookstores, 25 student computer centers and 53 cafeterias.

On the basis of the educational institution there is a football team "Tigres". UANL has Raymundo "Chico" Rivera Stadium (football and sports field), a Luis Eugenio Todd gym, a baseball park, an indoor football stadium and a tennis center. The University Olympic Center Aquatic Centro Acuático Olímpico Universitario is one of the best water centers in the country. It is also located in the main campus, where there is swimming, water polo, diving and synchronous team swimming.

The university is a member of such associations as the Asociacion Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior and the Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas.

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