Autonomous University of Tamaulipas

Autonomous University of Tamaulipas
Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
Former names
Educación Profesional de Tampico, A.C. (Tampico's Professional Education)[1]
MottoSpanish: Verdad, belleza, probidad [1]
Motto in English
Truth, Beauty, Probity
TypePublic university
Established30 October 1950 (30 October 1950)[1]
RectorGuillermo Mendoza Cavazos
Location, ,
Mexico

23°43′59″N 99°08′41″W / 23.7330°N 99.1446°W / 23.7330; -99.1446
CampusSeveral across the state; mostly urban.
Colors
  Azul
  Blanco
NicknameCorrecaminos (Roadrunners)
MascotRoadrunner bird (Roadrunners)
Websitewww.uat.edu.mx

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.

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.

  1. ^ a b c "Nuestras instituciones afiliadas: Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas" (in Spanish). ANUIES. May 2000. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16.