UNAM turns 114 years old
The National Autonomous University of Mexico was founded on September 22, 1910 as a national higher education institution. This event took place during the government of Porfirio Díaz, led by Justo Sierra Méndez, a historian, philosopher, journalist and politician, called the “Teacher of America.”
At that time, it was the National University of Mexico, since it was not until 1929 that it ratified its statute of autonomy. However, the institution has historical antecedents that go back more than 500 years.
In 2024, it will celebrate 114 years since its founding as a national university and provides education at the high school, undergraduate, graduate and various specialization levels.
During the 2023-2024 school year, its enrollment was 373,682 students and 42,615 academics.
Mining Symphony Orchestra in the Islands of CU
The concert commemorating the anniversary of UNAM will be on Saturday, September 21, at Las Islas de la Ciudad Universitaria, at 2:30 p.m. It is a free event and open to the public.
The Orchestra will perform with its 85 musicians, tenors Alfonso Navarrete and José Luis Ordónez, under the direction of Raúl Aquiles Delgado. The program includes classical and Mexican music with pieces such as Vals sobre las onda (Waltz on the Waves), by Juventino Rosas; Dios nunca muere (God Never Dies), by Macedonio Alcalá; Huapango, by José Pablo Moncayo; and Bésame mucho (Besame Mucho), a work by Consuelito Velázquez, a composer who graduated from university classrooms.
It will also include Sones de Mariachi, by Blas Galindo; Suite de Redes, by Silvestre Revueltas; and Danzón 2, by Arturo Márquez.
For the presentation, which is expected to be attended by thousands, side screens will be installed where images of the history of the University and the concert will be projected.
The concert will be broadcast on TV UNAM and Radio UNAM (96.1 FM and 860 AM) and on UNAM-Global TV networks.
The @orquestamineria in the #CUIslands ! 🎶 Don’t miss a magnificent concert in the framework of the 114th anniversary of the founding of the National University of Mexico. 👇 #UNAMAgenda pic.twitter.com/x3kQrWoLnX
— UNAM (@UNAM_MX) September 18, 2024
