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Public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...

, rector = Teresa García , 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 Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose ...

, state = Querétaro , country =

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

, 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

CONAHEC The Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration (CONAHEC) ( es, Consorcio para la Colaboración de la Educación Superior en América del Norte, french: Consortium pour la collaboration dans l'enseignement supérieur en Amériqu ...

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

The Autonomous University of Queretaro (in es, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, UAQ) is a Mexican

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...

based in the city of

, Querétaro, but with campuses around the state. The main campus is located in

Cerro de las Campanas The ''Cerro de las Campanas'' ("Hill of the Bells") is a hill and national park located in Querétaro City, Mexico. It is most noteworthy as the place where Emperor Maximilian I and Generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía were executed, defi ...

, but there are campuses in Amealco, Amazcala, Cadereyta, Corregidora, Jalpan,

Juriquilla Juriquilla is an affluent suburb within the limits of Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico. It was founded as a hacienda in the 18th century and became a golf course and residential area in the 1970s. It is some to the northwest of Mexic ...

San Juan del Río San Juan del Río is a city (2010 census pop. 241,699) and administration of the surrounding San Juan del Río Municipality (pop. 208,462) in the central Mexican state of Querétaro. The population in for the municipality is 268,408 as of 2015. ...

, and

Tequisquiapan Tequisquiapan (; Otomi: Ntʼe) is a town and municipality located in the southeast of the state of Querétaro in central Mexico. The center of the town has cobblestone streets, traditional rustic houses with wrought iron fixtures, balconies, and ...

. It is the largest and most important university in both the state and the city of Queretaro.

History

The University of Queretaro (now the Autonomous University of Queretaro) was founded in 1951 after the closing of the Civil School. Octavio S. Mondragón, 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.

Media

The university operates a radio station, XHUAQ-FM 89.5, and XHPBQR-TDT, a television station on virtual channel 24.

Schools

* Escuela de Bachilleres (

High School A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper seconda ...

) ** North School ** South School **

Pedro Escobedo Pedro Escobedo en Queretaro

Pedro Escobedo is the seat of P ...

School **

School ** Ajuchitlán School ** Bicentenario School

Colleges

* Contability and

Administration Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal ** Administrative Assistant, traditionally known as a Secretary, or also known as an administrative officer, admini ...

College * Chemistry College *

Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

College * Fine Arts College * Informatics College * Languages and

Letters Letter, letters, or literature may refer to: Characters typeface * Letter (alphabet), a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet. * Letterform, the graphic form of a letter of the alphabe ...

College *

Laws Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vari ...

College *

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

College * Naturals Sciences College *

Nursing Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health ...

College * Philosophy College *

Politics Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that stud ...

and

Social Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives from ...

Sciences College *

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

College

References

Educational institutions established in 1951 1951 establishments in Mexico {{Mexico-university-stub

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