Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Motto	Luz,Ciencia y Verdad (Light, Science, and Truth)
Established	February 22, 1922
Type	Public university
Rector	Dr. Alfredo Dájer Abimerhi (2007–)
Faculty	925[1] -710 tenured[1] -215 scholarship[1]
Students	17,379[2]
Undergraduates	10,538[2]
Postgraduates	1,339[2]
Other students	5,502 bacculaurate[2]
Location	Mérida, Yucatán,  Mexico
Former names	Universidad de Yucatán, Universidad Nacional del Sureste
Colors	Gold & Blue
Website	Official

The Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (Autonomous University of Yucatan), or UADY, is an autonomous public university in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, with its central campuses located in the state capital of Mérida. It is the largest tertiary educational institution (Spanish: educación superior) in the state, offering some 41 different courses at the undergraduate or Bachelor's degree (licenciatura) level, and 26 postgraduate Master's degrees (maestrías). The institution was established in 1922 as the Universidad Nacional del Sureste, however its lineage may be traced back to a Spanish Empire royal decree promulgated in 1611, that allowed for the creation of the Colegio de San Francisco Javier in Mérida.^[3]

See also

• Education in Mexico

Notes

References

• UADY (n.d.). "Reseña Histórica de la UADY: Diversas Etapas Históricas de la Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán". Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. http://www.uady.mx/universidad/historia.html. Retrieved 2008-02-05.  (Spanish)
• Secretaría General UADY (January 2008). "Universidad con transcendia social: Primer informe 2007" (PDF). Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. http://www.uady.mx/pdfs/InformeUADY2007.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-05.  (Spanish)

External links

• Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, official website

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