Chapingo Autonomous University
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Universidad Autónoma Chapingo | |
Former names | Escuela Nacional de Agricultura (National School of Agriculture, 1854)[1] |
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Motto | Spanish: Enseñar la explotación de la tierra, no la del hombre |
Motto in English | To teach the exploitation of the land, not the exploitation of the men. |
Type | Public university |
Established | 22 February 1854[1] |
Academic staff | 1,254 (2017) [2] |
Students | 9,493 (2017) [2] |
Undergraduates | 5,203 (2017) [2] |
Postgraduates | 597 [2] |
Other students | 3,693a (2017) [2] |
Location | Chapingo (municipality of Texcoco, Mexico State) , , Mexico 19°29′23″N 98°53′37″W / 19.489644°N 98.893551°W |
Campus | Rural |
Colors | Blue and silver |
Nickname | Wild Bulls |
Website | www |
a This university has high school education. |
Universidad Autónoma Chapingo (Chapingo Autonomous University) is an agricultural college located in
The school began as the Escuela Nacional de Agricultura (National School of Agriculture) which was founded in 1854 at the Monastery of San Jacinto in Mexico City. The school was moved in 1923 to the President Álvaro Obregón[4][5] ex Hacienda of Chapingo, which was created by the Marques Francisco Antonio de Medina y Picazzo at the end of the 17th century, and had belonged to the Society of Jesus during the 18th century, until the religious order was expelled from Spanish territories.[6] Postgraduate studies were added in 1959. The school received autonomous status in 1978. It offers courses of study in Forestry, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Industries, Irrigation, Rural Sociology and more.[4]
Muralism
The main attraction for visitors at this school is its murals, especially the murals in the chapel by
The school is also home to the National Museum of Agriculture. The 2,000 m2 facility presents the development of agriculture in Mexico from the pre-Hispanic past to the present day. The collection has about 4,000 objects relating to technology, agronomy including farming implements and photographs by Hanz Gutmann.[12]
Academics and Ranking
The Chapingo Autonomous University offers a wide variety of agricultural focused undergraduate degrees to be completed in four years such as Economics, Statistics, Agri-foods Networks, Horticulture, Business and Administration, and International Trade. This offer also includes a list of engineering programs such as Forestry, Agricultural Irrigation, Agricultural Industry, Agricultural Ecology, Agricultural Mechanics, Forestry Industry, Forestry Restoration, Renewable Natural Resources, Plant Science, Soil Agronomics, Animal Science, Tropical Zones, Rural Sociology, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Parasitology, Agri-food Industry and Agroforestry Development.[13]
Chapingo has been ranked in the top 10 Mexican universities since the 80's and number 1 for High School since 2012.[13] In accordance with the QS World University Rankings, Chapingo is ranked 751-800 in 2023, 251-300 by Subject in Agricultural Sciences, and according to the same source, Chapingo has fallen in rank among latin american universities, from 126 in 2015 to 181-190 in 2023.[14]
Notable alumni
- Félix Agramont Cota, first Governor of Baja California Sur[15]
- Alvaro Carrillo, Mexican popular music composer and songwriter[citation needed]
- Víctor Villalobos, Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) under Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (starting 2018)[16]
- Mario Moreno (Cantinflas), popular comedian and actor (never graduated)
- Silvano Aureoles Conejo, former Governor of Michoacan[17]
- Efraím Hernández Xolocotzi, recognised botanist[18]
- José Clemente Orozco, muralist, caricaturist, agricultural topographer, and mathematician[19]
- SEMARNAT) under Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (starting 2020)[20]
References
- ^ a b "Historia" (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ a b c d e "Comunicado No. 1 CIAPSA-A" (in Spanish). Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
- ^ "Rectoría" (in Spanish). Texcoco, Mexico: Universidad Autonoma de Chapingo. Archived from the original on 2010-01-09. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ a b "Historia" (in Spanish). Texcoco, Mexico: Universidad Autonoma de Chapingo. Archived from the original on 2009-09-06. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ ISBN 968-5437-26-2.
- ^ González Paredes, Norma (2013). Hacienda de Chapingo (in Spanish). Texcoco, Estado de México: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México.
- ISBN 9783822849439.
- ^ Mirkin, Dina Comisarenco (2008). "Women, Agriculture, and Civilization in Diego Rivera's Murals of Chapingo". Aurora: The Journal of the History of Art. 9: 105–115.
- ISBN 9780300082111.
- ^ "Ciudad / Atractivos turísticos y culturales" [City: Tourist and cultural attractions] (in Spanish). Texcoco, Mexico: Municipality of Texcoco. Archived from the original on 2010-01-03. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ Avalos, Leopoldo (2006-02-16). "Llevan mural a Chapingo" [Bringing mural to Chapingo]. Reforma (in Spanish). Mexico City. p. 14.
- ^ "Museo Nacional de Agricultura de la Universidad Autónoma de Chapingo (Estado de México)" [The National Museum of Agriculture of the Autonomous University of Chapingo] (in Spanish). Mexico City: Mexico Desconocido magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-02-19. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ a b "Oferta educativa". Oferta educativa. Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "Universidad Autonoma Chapingo". Top Universities. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Medina, Elías (2013-05-11). "Falleció el exgobernador Félix Agramont Cota". El Sudcaliforniano. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2013-06-10.
- ^ "¿Quién es Victor Villalobos, titular de Sader (antes Sagarpa) en administración de AMLO? - economiahoy.mx". www.economiahoy.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved August 20, 2020.
- ^ ¿Quién es Silvano Aureoles? - Grupo Milenio
- ISSN 1870-5472.
- ^ Digital, Milenio (15 May 2022). "Personajes Históricos de Jalisco. ¿Quién fue José Clemente Orozco?". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ "María Luisa Albores González". gob.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-04-20.