National Autonomous University of Mexico

The National Autonomous University of Mexico

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(Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, commonly abbreviated as UNAM) was founded in 1551, making it the second oldest in America.

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It is the largest university in Latin America and was ranked no.1 in the region in a study conducted by Beijing University and The Times. It is a napoleonic university, i.e. it consists of faculties, rather than departments. Both undergraduate and graduate studies are available. UNAM is also responsible for the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria (ENP) (National Preparatory School), and Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades (CCH), which are high schools, scattered around Mexico City. Counting ENP, CCH, undergraduate and graduate students, UNAM has over 269,000 students, which makes it one of the World's largest universities. It has several campuses in Mexico City, as well as many others scattered across Mexico (mainly aimed at research and graduate studies), and four foreign campuses including San Antonio (Texas, USA), Chicago (Illinois, USA) and Hull (Quebec, Canada). In addition, it is the only university in Mexico with three Nobel Laureates among its former students: Alfonso García Robles (Peace), Octavio Paz (Literature), and Mario Molina (Chemistry). (There is arguably a fourth Nobel Prize awarded to a UNAM member: Ana María Cetto was awarded the 1995 Nobel Peace Prize as a member of the Pugwash Conferences).

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