, mottoeng = , established = 25 February 1951 , type = Public university , rector = Dra. Silvia Lorena Amaya Llano , faculty = 1,431 , staff = , students = 28,110 (January 2016, including high school) , undergrad = 19,591 , postgrad = 2,563 (2015) , doctoral = , other = , city = Santiago de Querétaro , state =

Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi language, Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. I ...

, country = Mexico , coor = , campus = Several across the state; mostly urban. , former_names = ''Universidad de Querétaro'' (University of Querétaro) , colors = White and light blue , nickname = , mascot = , athletics = , affiliations =

ANUIES The National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (Spanish: ''Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior'', ANUIES) is a non-governmental organization which includes 191 public and private ...

CONAHEC , website = http://www.uaq.mx , footnotes = UAQ Rectory Building

The Autonomous University of Querétaro (in es, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, UAQ) is a Mexican public university based in the city of Santiago de Querétaro,

, but with campuses around the state. The main campus is located in Cerro de las Campanas, but there are campuses in

Amealco Amealco is a town in the Mexican state of Querétaro. Its name is thought to mean ''place of springs'' in Nahuatl. The municipality seat, also called Amealco, is located 63 km southeast of Santiago de Querétaro. Its elevation is 2,605 meters ...

, Amazcala,

Cadereyta Cadereyta may refer to: *Cadereyta de Montes, Querétaro, Mexico *Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León, Mexico *Cadereyta Jiménez massacre The Cadereyta Jiménez massacre occurred on the Mexican Federal Highway 40, Fed 40 on 12–13 May 2012. Mexica ...

, Corregidora,

Jalpan Jalpan de Serra () is a town in Jalpan de Serra Municipality located in the north of the state of Querétaro, Mexico. It is located in the heart of an important ecological zone called the Sierra Gorda. It is also the site two of five Franciscan ...

, Juriquilla, San Juan del Río, and Tequisquiapan. It is the largest and most important university in both the state and the city of Querétaro.

History

The University of Querétaro (now the Autonomous University of Querétaro) was founded in 1951 after the closing of the Civil School.

Octavio S. Mondragón Octavio is a Spanish language masculine given name. In the Portuguese language the given name Octavio or Octávio is also found, but in Portuguese the normal spelling is Otávio. It is also used as a surname in the Philippines. Individuals * Octav ...

, then Governor of Querétaro, helped found the university, in the form of a High School, Law School, and Engineering School. In 1952, the School of Chemistry and the School of Nursing were formed. In 1953, the Institute of Fine Arts was formed, and in 1954 the School of Commerce began. On February 5, 1959, the university was declared autonomous. In 1967 the School of Psychology and the School of Modern Languages were created. The Cerro de las Campanas Campus became the main campus in December 1973. In 1978, the School of Medicine was founded; in 1984, Sociology; 1985, Veterinary; in 1978, both the School of Informatics (Computer Science) and the School of Philosophy. In 2010 the University opened its ne
Language Learning Facilities
on the grounds of the old

Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez International Airport Ing. Fernando Espinoza Gutiérrez Airport was located in Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico. This airport was inaugurated in 1955.English translation Due to the construction of the new Querétaro International Airport in 2004, the airpor ...

Media

The university operates a radio station,

XHUAQ-FM XHUAQ-FM is the radio station of the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, located in Querétaro, Querétaro. It broadcasts on 89.5 MHz from studios on the UAQ campus and was simulcast on AM station XEUAQ-AM 580 until 2015. History XHUAQ-FM cam ...

89.5, and

XHPBQR-TDT XHPBQR-TDT is a television station on virtual channel 24 (physical channel 11) in Querétaro City, Querétaro, Querétaro. It is the television station of the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro and transmits from the Sistema Público de Radiodif ...

, a television station on virtual channel 24.

Schools

* Escuela de Bachilleres ( High School) ** North School ** South School ** Pedro Escobedo School ** San Juan del Río School **

Ajuchitlán Ajuchitlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Ajuchitlán del Progreso, in the state of Guerrero, south-western Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North A ...

School ** Bicentenario School

Colleges

* Contability and Administration College *

Chemistry Chemistry is the science, scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a natural science that covers the Chemical element, elements that make up matter to the chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules and ions ...

College * Engineering College *

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art is developed primarily for aesthetics or creative expression, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork ...

College *

Informatics Informatics is the study of computational systems, especially those for data storage and retrieval. According to ACM ''Europe and'' ''Informatics Europe'', informatics is synonymous with computer science and computing as a profession, in which ...

College *

Languages Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of met ...

and Letters College * Laws College * Medicine College * Naturals Sciences College * Nursing College *

Philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

College * Politics and Social Sciences College * Psychology College

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