Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México

The Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México (UACM) (Autonomous University of Mexico City) is a public university from México City founded in 2001. Before, the Federal District was the only federal entity without a state university.

Universidad Autónoma de la Ciudad de México
Cuautepec library
MottoNada humano me es ajeno
TypePublic university
Established26 April 2001
Students15,000
Location
Mexico City
,
 Mexico

19°23′9″N 99°9′39″W
CampusUrban
Websitewww.uacm.edu.mx

History

The UACM was established on April 26 of 2001 by Andrés Manuel López Obrador as Universidad de la Ciudad de México. The first venue was Casa Libertad, the formerly Santa Marta Acatitla women's prison and later a youth center.[1] On December 16 of 2004 was declared autonomous.[2]

In July 2005 the house of the artist Víctor Sergi is donated after his death and is converted in the Centro Vlady[3]

Venues

The rectory is in Benito Juárez delegation.

Academic Venues

There are 5 academic venues, one is for postgraduates studies.

VenueDelegationFunction
Casa LibertadIztapalapaUndergraduate
Centro HistóricoCuauhtemocUndergraduate
CuautepecGustavo A. MaderoUndergraduate
Del ValleBenito JuárezUndergraduate & Graduate
San Lorenzo TezoncoIztapalapaUndergraduate

Cultural Centers

The UACM has two cultural centers Casa Talavera in Cuauhtemoc delegation and the Centro Vlady in Benito Juárez.

Programs

The UACM offers 11 bachelor's degrees, and 10 postgraduates programms (8 master degrees and 2 doctoral degrees).

Arts
  • Arts and cultural patrimony
  • Literature creation

Sciences
  • Genomic sciences
  • Environmental sciences and climate change

Social Sciences
  • Politic sciences and urban administration
  • Social sciences
  • Communications and culture
  • Philosophy and history of ideas
  • History and contemporary society
  • Law

Engineering
  • Urban transport system engineering
  • Industrial electronic system engineering
  • Electronic and telecommunication system engineering
  • Energy Systems Engineering

Health
  • Nutrition and health
  • Civil protection
  • Health promotion

References
  1. "Santa Martha Acatitla alberga hoy una prepa y la Casa Libertad". La Jornada. September 19, 2000.
  2. "Breve Historia de la UACM". UACM. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  3. "Acerca del Centro Vlady". UACM. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.