, mottoeng = , established = 19 June 1973 , founder = C.P. Humberto Martínez de León , type =

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, rector = Francisco Javier Avelar González , faculty = , staff = , students = , undergrad = , postgrad = , doctoral = , other = , city =

Aguascalientes Aguascalientes (; ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Aguascalientes ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Aguascalientes), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. At 22°N and ...

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, coor = , campus = Urban , former_names = ''Instituto Autónomo de Ciencias y Tecnología'' (Autonomous Institute of Science and Technology, 1968) , colors = PANTONE 137 C

PANTONE 206 C

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s) , athletics = , affiliations = APRU, IFPU,

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 ...

, FIMPES,

CUMEX The Mexican Consortium of Universities (Spanish: ''Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas'', CUMEX) is a selective group of Mexican public higher education institutions, recognized by their higher quality standards. Founded in May 2005, CUMEX has ...

and

CONAPRED The National Council to Prevent Discrimination ( es, Consejo Nacional para Prevenir La Discriminación; CONAPRED) is a Mexican government agency created in 2003 by Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination and to promote policies and mea ...

. , website = , logo = LOGO UAA png.png , footnotes = The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (in es, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, UAA) is a Mexican

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based in the city of

, Mexico. The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes has several campuses that are located across the state. The university was founded on June 19, 1973, its preceding institution, The School of Agriculture (in es, Escuela de Agricultura), was founded on January 15, 1867. The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes currently offers 64 different bachelor's degrees, 15 master's degrees and 9 doctoral degrees.Información sobre la Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
/ref> Its library is named after poet and university president

Desiderio Macías Silva Desiderio Macías Silva (March 31, 1922 – February 1995) was a Mexican poet and medical doctor born in Asientos, Aguascalientes. He served as president of the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes. Biography and career After a rural childho ...

, and holds over 183,063 volumes. The UAA also operates a radio station,

XHUAA-FM XHUAA-FM is a university radio station on 94.5 FM in Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes, Mexico, owned by the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes , mottoeng = , established = 19 June 1973 , founder ...

94.5, and a television station (UAA TV) available on cable providers in the city.

Digital television

XHCGA-TDT Canal 26 (call sign XHCGA-TDT) is a television station in Aguascalientes City, Mexico. It was established on , with the support of the Instituto Cultural de Aguascalientes. It is part of Radio y Televisión de Aguascalientes, the public televis ...

is authorized to broadcast a television service known as "AGS TV" on digital subchannel 26.2. In actuality, this station is UAA TV, the television service of the

Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes , mottoeng = , established = 19 June 1973 , founder = C.P. Humberto Martínez de León , type = Public university , rector = Francisco Javier Avelar González ...

, which began broadcasting over XHCGA-TDT on August 7, 2017.

Gallery

File:UAA Consultorios.jpg, The university hospital. File:UAA Jardín Rectoría.jpg, University

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References

External links

* Autonomous University of Aguascalientes Universities and colleges in Aguascalientes Educational institutions established in 1973 1973 establishments in Mexico {{Mexico-edu-stub