Autonomous University of Baja California Sur

The Autonomous University of Baja California Sur (in Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur, UABCS) is a Mexican public university based in the state of Baja California Sur.

Autonomous University of Baja California Sur
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur
MottoSpanish: Sabiduría como meta, patria como destino [1]
Motto in English
Wisdom as goal, fatherland as destiny
TypePublic university
Established15 March 1976[2]
Location, ,
24°06′03″N 110°18′54″W / 24.100874°N 110.315121°W / 24.100874; -110.315121
CampusUrban
Websiteuabcs.mx

Its library holds over 42,000 volumes.[1]

The university was created by Ángel César Mendoza Arámburo, the Governor of Baja California Sur, whose bill was published into law on 31 December 1975.[3] Tomas Balarezo Cota was named the first rector by the university council on 2 February 1976.[3] He was replaced by Rubén Cardoza Macías in 1978.[4]

UABCS opened an extension campus in Guerrero Negro in 1995 under Jesús Druk González's term as rector, offering degrees in economics and agricultural engineering in its first year.[5]

Extension campuses

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Nuestras universidades afiliadas: Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur" (in Spanish). ANUIES. 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  2. ^ "Historia" (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  3. ^ a b "La UABCS a 47 años de su fundación". Peninsular Digital (in Spanish). 29 December 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ "16 de marzo: Ya pasaron 45 años en la UABCS". El Organismo (in Spanish). 16 March 2021. Archived from the original on 20 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Se cumplen 25 años del inicio de labores académicas de la UABCS en Guerrero Negro". Palabra BCS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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