Autonomous University of Tamaulipas
The Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (in Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, UAT) is a Mexican public university based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. Throughout the larger cities of Reynosa, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, and Tampico and smaller cities of Ciudad Mante and Valle Hermoso are UAT campuses that offer undergraduate studies.
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas | |
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Former names | Educación Profesional de Tampico, A.C. (Tampico's Professional Education)[1] |
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| Motto | Spanish: Verdad, belleza, probidad [1] |
Motto in English | Truth, Beauty, Probity |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 30 October 1950[1] |
| Rector | Guillermo Mendoza Cavazos |
| Location | , , Mexico 23.7330°N 99.1446°W |
| Campus | Several across the state; mostly urban. |
| Nickname | Correcaminos (Roadrunners) |
| Mascot | Roadrunner bird (Roadrunners) |
| Website | www |
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Each of the various university faculties offer graduate studies leading to the Master's or Doctorate Degree. The Faculty of Medicine of Tampico offers the professional degree of Physician & Surgeon (Medico-Cirujano) as well as post-graduate specialty certificates in: pediatrics, internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics & gynecology, family practice, and intensive care medicine. The university's "Center of Excellence" (Centro de Excelencia) sponsors specialized professional certificates and studies for the state of Tamaulipas.
History
It was founded on 30 October 1950 at the port of Tampico as Educación Profesional de Tampico, A.C. (Tampico's Professional Education),[1] a civil organization that sponsored a Faculty of Law and a Faculty of Medicine that were later incorporated into a public school under the auspices of the National Autonomous University of Mexico.[1] On 5 November 1972, it was recognized as an autonomous university.[1]
Since Ciudad Victoria is the Tamaulipas capital city, the rectory building and the main administrative offices are headquartered in there. The main faculties of business, law, natural sciences, education and agriculture are based there as well. Ciudad Victoria is also the home of the university's football soccer team, the Correcaminos UAT.
The principal site of medicine, dentistry, nursing, law and engineering are in Tampico. The northern Tamaulipas cities of Matamoros and Nuevo Laredo each have smaller university campuses.
Campuses
| City | College[2] |
|---|---|
| Nuevo Laredo | UAM de Comercio, Administración y Ciencias Sociales
(Faculties of Business, Administration and Social Sciences) |
| Nuevo Laredo | UAM de Enfermería
(Nursing School) |
| Reynosa | UAM de Reynosa Rodhe |
| Reynosa | Academic and Multidisciplinary Unit Reynosa Aztlan |
| Valle Hermoso | Escuela de Estudios Profesionales
(School of Professional Studies) |
| Heroica Matamoros | Facultad de Medicina e ISC de Matamoros
(Medical School and Computer Sistems Engineering Matamoros) |
| Heroica Matamoros | Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria de Matamoros - UAT
(Academic and Multidisciplinary Unit of Matamoros) |
| Ciudad Victoria | Law School and Social Sciences |
| Ciudad Victoria | Facultad de Comercio y Administración Victoria
(School of Business Administration) |
| Ciudad Victoria | Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias
(School of Engineering and Science) |
| Ciudad Victoria | Facultad de Enfermería Victoria
(Faculty of Nursing) |
| Ciudad Victoria | UA Trabajo Social y Ciencias para el Desarollo Humano
(School of Social Work and Human Development) |
| Ciudad Victoria | UAM Ciencias, Educación y Humanidades
(Academic and Multidisciplinary Unit of Sciences, Education and the Humanities) |
| Ciudad Victoria | Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia
(School of Veterinary Medicine and Zoology) |
| Ciudad Victoria | Centro de Excelencia
(University Center of Excellence) |
| Ciudad Mante | Academic and Multidisciplinary Unit Mante Centro |
| Ciudad Mante | Preparatoria Mante
(Mante High School) |
| Tampico | Facultad de Enfermería Tampico
(School of Nursing Tampico) |
| Tampico | Facultad de Medicina de Tampico Dr. Alberto Romo Caballero
(School of Medicine Tampico Dr. Alberto Romo Caballero) |
| Tampico | UA Ciencias Jurídicas y Sociales
(Academic Unit of Law and Sociology) |
| Tampico | Facultad de Comercio y Administración Tampico
(School of Business Administration Tampico) |
| Tampico | Facultad de Música
(School of Music) |
| Tampico | Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Urbanismo
(School of Architecture, Design and Urban Development) |
| Tampico | Facultad de Odontología
(School of Dentistry) |
| Tampico | Facultad de Ingeniería "Arturo Narro Siller"
(School of Engineering) |
| Tampico | Centro de Lenguas Extranjeras Tampico
(Language Center Tampico) |
References
- "Nuestras instituciones afiliadas: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas" (in Spanish). ANUIES. May 2000. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- uat.edu.mx Archived November 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine