Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (in Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, UAA) is a Mexican public university based in the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. Aguascalientes City is the capital of the state with the same name and has a population of around one million people. Located in one of the safest and most prosperous areas of Mexico, the city provides an ideal study environment for international students, with fantastic quality of life and significant international communities based here. In particular, the city is noted for having sizeable German, Korean and Japanese communities. The city also has extensive business connections, benefiting from its location and existing infrastructure. Many international companies have bases here, including Nissan, Coca-Cola and Flextronics. Businesses also benefit from investment in fibre optic infrastructure, with the city enjoying the same standards as the country's capital, Mexico City.

Aguascalientes Autonomous University
Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
The main fountain
Former names
Instituto Autónomo de Ciencias y Tecnología (Autonomous Institute of Science and Technology, 1968) [1]
MottoLatin: Se lumen proferre (To project oneself into light) [1]
TypePublic university
Established19 June 1973 [1]
RectorFrancisco Javier Avelar González
Location
Aguascalientes
,
Aguascalientes
,
Mexico

21°54′48.17″N 102°18′54.09″W
CampusUrban
MascotGallos (Roosters)
Websitetv.uaa.mx
www.uaa.mx

The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes has several campuses that are located across the state. The university was founded on June 19, 1973, its proceeding institution, The School of Agriculture (in Spanish: Escuela de Agricultura), was founded on January 15, 1867. The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes currently offers 64 different bachelor's degrees, 15 master's degrees and 9 doctoral degrees.[2]

Its library is named after poet and university president Desiderio Macías Silva, and holds over 183,063 volumes.[1][3]

The UAA also operates a radio station, XHUAA-FM 94.5, and a television station (UAA TV) available on cable providers in the city.

Digital television

XHCGA-TDT is authorized to broadcast a television service known as "AGS TV" on digital subchannel 26.2. In actuality, this station is UAA TV, the television service of the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, which began broadcasting over XHCGA-TDT on August 7, 2017.[4]

References
  1. "Nuestras universidades afiliadas: Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes" (in Spanish). ANUIES. 2000. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  2. Información sobre la Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
  3. "Rinde UAA homenaje al Dr. Desiderio Macías". El Heraldo de Aguascalientes. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  4. "UAATV, nuevo canal de televisión abierta". La Jornada Aguascalientes. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.


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