Type Public university Students 18,133 (2000) Phone +52 444 826 2300 Total enrollment 28,376 (31 Dec 2014) Colors Blue, Yellow | Established 1923 Undergraduates 17,221 (2000) Mascot El Tejón Founded 10 January 1923 | |
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Motto Siempre Autónoma por Mi Patria Educaré Motto in English "Always autonomous, for my fatherland's sake, I shall teach." Address Alvaro Obregon 64, Centro, 78300 San Luis, S.L.P., Mexico President Manuel Fermín Villar Rubio Notable alumni Alberto Del Rio, Luis Ernesto Derbez, Francisco Marmolejo, Ramón López Velarde, Francisco Javier Salazar S Similar Polytechnic University of San Lu, Universidad de Guanajuato, Autonomous University of Queret, Technological Institute of San Luis, National Autonomous University Profiles | ||
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The Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (in Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, UASLP) is a public university in Mexico. It is the largest university in the state of San Luis Potosí. Among other historic milestones, in 1923 UASLP was the first university in Mexico to have autonomy constitutionally granted.
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History
The oldest antecedent of UASLP is a Jesuit college founded in 1624 in the city of San Luis Potosí to teach literacy, secondary and high school studies. In 1825 governor Ildefonso Díaz de León was directly involved in the creation of the Colegio Guadalupano Josefino. Opening on 2 June 1826, the college initially included academic programs in Humanities, Philosophy, Theology and Law. A Medicine program was added six years later. The first rector was Manuel María de Gorriño y Arduengo. Unfortunately, teachers were not always available and due to political and civil unrest there were times, especially in the 19th century, the college had to suspend classes on a temporary basis. Also, in 1855 the Medicine program was closed.kml
During the Mexican Revolution, when some properties of the Roman Catholic Church were seized, the main college buildings (including the library and the astronomical observatory) were confiscated from the Church. However, the college continued working although only the Instituto Científico y Literario was able to grant degrees.
On 10 January 1923, governor Rafael Nieto issued Decree No. 106, which established the University of San Luis Potosí. The academic structure of the new institution included the faculties of Medicine, Law, Chemistry and Business. It also included the Civil Hospital, the San Luis Potosí Public Library, the State Meteorological Observatory, and the normal school for training teachers. The 1923 Decree granted autonomy to the University.
More recently, in 1949, the Decree Number 53, under Article 100 the Political Constitution of the State of San Luis Potosí, changed the name of the institution into its current one of Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí.
Organization
UASLP is organized in faculties, schools, coordinations, academic units and departments; it is divided into 12 faculties, 2 schools, 2 coordinations, 2 departments and 2 academic units for different and specific areas. Both undergraduate and graduate studies are available on each faculty. To date, UASLP has a student population of more than 32,000 people, and offers 73 undergraduate programs.