Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
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The Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (UACJ), is the largest university in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, founded in October 1973.
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| Motto | Por una vida científica, por una ciencia vital |
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Motto in English | For a scientific life, for a vital science |
| Established | 1973 |
| President | Lic. Kerry Kopene |
Academic staff | 842[1] |
| Students | 21,308[1] |
| Undergraduates | 20,319[1] |
| Postgraduates | 989[1] |
| Location | , , Mexico 31°44′28″N 106°26′41″W / 31.7412°N 106.4448°W |
| Campus | IADA / IIT: 9 hectares ICB: 7.5 hectares ICSA: 24 hectares CU: 300 hectares |
| Colors | Blue, yellow, white |
| Nickname | Indios |
| Website | www |
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History
editThe UACJ was founded in 1973 by the integration of three universities, the Universidad Femenina, the Universidad Mixta, the Universidad Ciudad Juárez A.C., and the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez. In the beginning, the Universidad Femenina was founded in 1968 with the enrollment of females only. The sub-professional careers offered in this institution were: social work, decoration, bilingual medical secretary, and Technical Assistant in Advertising. Later in the Universidad de Ciudad Juárez, the professional careers of law, architecture, and medicine were offered. On January 29, 1973, the then president of Mexico, Luis Echeverría Álvarez laid the foundation stone of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez. Nowadays, UACJ is formed by four institutes and three multidisciplinary divisions within the state of Chihuahua.[2]
Identity
editElements of the emblem
The book: In the university's emblem, the book represents knowledge, study, and science.
The snail: represents the three institutes composing the university. The social sciences and administration institute, biomedical sciences institute, and engineering and architecture institute.
The flower or xochitl: stands for the presence of each one of the three universities that conformed the current UACJ.
The university's motto can be read inside the book, Por una vida científica, por una ciencia vital. Which means “For a scientific life, for a vital science”.
The graphic style of the ideogram is given by the pictorial and educational tradition of the ancient Mexicans.
The glyph: In Náhuatl called the cuicatl. Which means singing, prayer or word. Represents the university's voice projected towards people.
The calmecar. Represents the house of wisdom.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Recursos humanos, salarios y prestaciones laborales". Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ Campbell, Wilfrido; Loera, Manuel (September 24, 2015). "Cronología de la UACJ". Consuelo Pequeño, Rascón Hector, Vega Rosalba. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25.
- ^ Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (24 September 2015). "Manual de identidad gráfica institucional" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2015.
External links
edit- Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (in Spanish)