University of Colima

University of Colima
Universidad de Colima
Former names
People's University of Colima (Universidad Popular de Colima) [1]
TypePublic university
Established16 September 1940 [1]
RectorDr. Christian Jorge Torres Ortiz Zermeño [2]
Academic staff
912 [3]
Undergraduates9461 [3]
Postgraduates603 [3]
Location, ,
19°14′55″N 103°41′55″W / 19.24861°N 103.69861°W / 19.24861; -103.69861
CampusSeveral across the state
AffiliationsANUIES, CUMEX, CONAHEC
MascotParrots (Loros) [4]
Websitewww.ucol.mx

The University of Colima (in Spanish: Universidad de Colima) is a Mexican public university with several campuses across the state of Colima, bordering the Pacific Ocean. It was created on September 16, 1940 by the President Lázaro Cárdenas as People's University of Colima (Universidad Popular de Colima),[1] and intended to serve the educational needs of the Michoacán, Jalisco, and Colima.

The University's library system holds over 93,127 volumes.[3]

  1. ^ a b c "Historia" (in Spanish). University of Colima. Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  2. ^ "Christian Torres Ortiz Zermeño, nuevo rector de la UdeC | Colima Noticias". Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2022-04-23.
  3. ^ a b c d "Universidad de Colima" (in Spanish). ANUIES. Archived from the original on 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  4. ^ "Imagen institucional" (in Spanish). University of Colima. Retrieved 2008-09-15.