The University of Quintana Roo (in Spanish: ''Universidad de Quintana Roo, UQROO'') 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 ...

with several campuses across the state of

Quintana Roo Quintana Roo ( , ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Quintana Roo ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Quintana Roo), is one of the 31 states which, with Mexico City, constitute the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 11 mu ...

, in the

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. It was created on 24 May 1991. Its Division of Health Sciences was formally opened on October 23, 2010. Its library system holds over 36,634 volumes. Edificio principal de la UQROO.jpg, Main building División de Ciencias e Ingenierías, UQROO, Chetumal. - panoramio.jpg Jardines y andadores en la UQROO. - panoramio.jpg Biblioteca Santiago Pacheco Cruz, Universidad de Quintana Roo, Campus Chetumal. - panoramio.jpg, Library

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University of Quintana Roo Educational institutions established in 1991 1991 establishments in Mexico

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