Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán

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 by then governor Felipe Carrillo Puerto as the Universidad Nacional del Sureste, but 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.^[4][5]

Autonomous University of Yucatán

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Former names	Universidad Nacional del Sureste (1922-1938, 1951-1958) Universidad de Yucatán (1938-1951, 1958-1984)
Motto	Luz, Ciencia y Verdad
Motto in English	Light, Science and Truth
Type	Public
Established	February 22, 1922
Rector	Carlos Alberto Estrada Pinto [1]
Academic staff	925[2] -710 tenured[2] -215 scholarship[2]
Students	17,379[3]
Undergraduates	10,538[3]
Postgraduates	1,339[3]
Other students	5,502 bacculaurate[3]
Location	Mérida , Yucatán , Mexico
Colors	Gold & blue
Website	Official English Version

See also

• Education in Mexico