Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco
Former names | Instituto Juárez (1879-1958) |
|---|---|
| Motto | Estudio en la duda, acción en la fe |
Motto in English | Study when in doubt, action on faith |
| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1879 (as Instituto Juárez) November 20, 1958 (as a university) |
| Endowment | U.S. $77 million (2023) |
| Rector | Guillermo Narváez Osorio |
Academic staff | 2,717 (2022-2023) |
Administrative staff | 2,304 (2022-2023) |
| Students | 29,367 (2022-2023) |
| Undergraduates | 28,051 (2022-2023) |
| Postgraduates | 1,256 (2022-2023) |
Other students | 60 (2022-2023) |
| Location | , , 18°00′30″N 92°55′30″W / 18.00833°N 92.92500°W |
| Campus | Urban, 1.5 km² (370.7 acres) |
| Athletics | Intramural teams |
| Colors | Red & Green |
| Mascot | Juchimán |
| Website | Official |
Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco, also known as UJAT) is a public institution of higher learning located in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. The mission of the university is "to prepare professionals with broad and deep expertise in their area of study to fill the needs of Tabasco and the country at large." UJAT is the largest and most prominent university in the state of Tabasco. During the 2007-2008 academic year the university enrolled 35,271 students and had a teaching staff of over 2,000. For the same school year the university offered bachelor's degrees in 36 disciplines, master's degrees in 26 areas, three doctoral degrees, and post-graduate Certificates (Especialidades) in 17 graduate areas of specialization (mostly in the medical field). The university grants law, education, management, engineering, medicine, architecture, nursing, and dentistry degrees, plus some 30 additional degrees in other fields of study.