UNAM was founded, in its modern form, on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a secular alternative to its predecessor, the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico .
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16 Facts About UNAM
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UNAM was the birthplace of the student movement of 1968.
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UNAM supported the recognition of the academic certificates by Catholic preparatory schools, which validated their educational function.
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UNAM played an important role in the founding of the Jesuit institution in 1943, the Universidad Iberoamericana in 1943.
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However, UNAM opposed initiatives at the Universidad Iberoamericana in later years, opposing the establishment of majors in industrial relations and communications.
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UNAM has actively included minorities into different educational fields, as in technology.
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Apart from University City, UNAM has several campuses in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City, as well as many others in several locations across Mexico, mainly aimed at research and graduate studies.
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UNAM is organized in schools or colleges, rather than departments.
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UNAM is responsible for the Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, and the Colegio de Ciencias y Humanidades, which consist of several high schools, in Mexico City.
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UNAM has a set of schools covering different academic fields such as "engineering" or "law".
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However, the schools that UNAM calls "national schools" only offer undergraduate studies, as this type of school is mainly focused on practical experience.
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Some notable UNAM institutes include the Institute of Astronomy, the Institute of Biotechnology, the Institute of Nuclear Sciences, the Institute of Ecology, the Institute of Physics, Institute of Renewable Energies, the Institute of Cell Physiology, the Institute of Geophysics, the Institute of Engineering, the Institute of Materials Research, the Institute of Chemistry, the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, and the Applied Mathematics and Systems Research Institute.
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The UNAM holds a number of programs for students within the country, using scientific internships to encourage research in the country.
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UNAM currently installed its first supercomputer Sirio in 1991.
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UNAM's history has made it a strong advocate of minorities, especially women in tech.
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UNAM contains several associations of current students and alumni that provide extra-curricular activities to the whole community, enriching the university's activities with cultural, social, and scientific events.
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