Autonomous University of Aguascalientes

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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]
Motto	Latin: Se lumen proferre (To project oneself into light) [1]
Type	Public university
Established	19 June 1973 [1]
Rector	Francisco Javier Avelar González
Location	Aguascalientes , Aguascalientes , Mexico 21°54′48.17″N 102°18′54.09″W / 21.9133806°N 102.3150250°W / 21.9133806; -102.3150250Coordinates: 21°54′48.17″N 102°18′54.09″W / 21.9133806°N 102.3150250°W / 21.9133806; -102.3150250
Campus	Urban
Mascot	Gallos (Roosters)
Website	tv.uaa.mx www.uaa.mx

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.

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^[4]) 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,^[4] the television service of the Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, which began broadcasting over XHCGA-TDT on August 7, 2017.^[5]

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