The Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (Autonomous University of Ciudad Juárez, UACJ) is the largest university in the city of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. It was founded in October 1973.
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History
The UACJ was founded in 1973 by the integration of three universities, the Universidad Femenina, the Universidad Mixta, the Universidad Ciudad Juárez A.C., and the Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez. In the beginning, the Universidad Femenina was founded in 1968 with the enrollment of females only. The sub-professional careers offered in this institution were: social work, decoration, bilingual medical secretary, and Technical Assistant in Advertising. Later in the Universidad de Ciudad Juárez, the professional careers of law, architecture, and medicine were offered. On January 29, 1973, the then president of Mexico, Luis Echeverría Álvarez laid the foundation stone of the Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez. Nowadays, UACJ is formed by four institutes and three multidisciplinary divisions within the state of Chihuahua.
Identity
Elements of the emblem
The book: In the university's emblem, the book represents knowledge, study, and science.
The snail: represents the three institutes composing the university. The social sciences and administration institute, biomedical sciences institute, and engineering and architecture institute.
The flower or xochitl: stands for the presence of each one of the three universities that conformed the current UACJ.
The university's motto can be read inside the book, Por una vida científica, por una ciencia vital. Which means "For a scientific life, for a vital science".
The graphic style of the ideogram is given by the pictorial and educational tradition of the ancient Mexicans.
The glyph: In Náhuatl called the cuicatl. Which means singing, prayer or word. Represents the university's voice projected towards people.
The calmecar. Represents the house of wisdom.
Notable alumni
Imelda Marrufo, human rights activist.