University of Quintana Roo

Coordinates: 18°31′27″N 88°16′15″W / 18.5242°N 88.2709°W / 18.5242; -88.2709
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University of Quintana Roo
Universidad de Quintana Roo
MottoSpanish: Fructificar la razón: trascender nuestra cultura
Motto in English
"Fructify reason: transcend our culture"
TypePublic university
Established24 May 1991 [1]
Academic affiliations
ANUIES, CONAHEC
RectorÁngel Ezequiel Rivero Palomo
Academic staff
350
Students5,359
Undergraduates5,241
Postgraduates118
Location,
Mexico

18°31′27″N 88°16′15″W / 18.5242°N 88.2709°W / 18.5242; -88.2709
CampusChetumal (Main), Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Cancún
ColorsGreen and gold
MascotToucan
Websitewww.uqroo.mx

The University of Quintana Roo (in Spanish: Universidad de Quintana Roo, UQROO) is a Mexican public university with several campuses across the state of Quintana Roo, in the Yucatán peninsula. It was created on 24 May 1991.[1]

Its Division of Health Sciences was formally opened on October 23, 2010.

Its library system holds over 36,634 volumes.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Nuestras universidades afiliadas: Universidad de Quintana Roo" (in Spanish). ANUIES. 2000. Retrieved 2008-09-16.