Universidad La Salle

Infobox_University
name = Universidad La Salle

|established = 1943
motto = "Indivisa Manent"
( _la. Remain Undivided)
established = 1962
type = Private
affiliations = Catholic, Lasallian
president = Dr. Ambrosio Luna Salas, FSC
city = Mexico City
state = Distrito Federal
country = México
nickname = Águilas De La Salle
colors = Blue,white and red
website = [http://www.ulsa.edu.mx/ www.ulsa.edu.mx]

Universidad La Salle (ULSA) is a private institution of higher education with 14 campuses in Mexico. It is part of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools.

History

The history of this university began with the relocation of the College Preparatory of Christopher Columbus in the Colonia San Rafael to the Hippodrome Condesa. On February 15 the same year opened new plants, consists only of Building and Preparatory Work on construction of the tower, the gym and the auditorium. In May of that year announced its transformation into a higher education institution: La Salle University. Since then it has undergone continuous change. It has a population of approximately 13000 students and has acquired properties in the streets of Francisco Murguia, Benjamin Hill, Charles B. Zetina, as well as in Tlalpan and St. Lucia. The university is present in 14 states of Mexico which are: Federal District, State of Mexico, Michoacan, Hidalgo, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Guanajuato, Sonora, Durango, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Chihuahua, Morelos and Coahuila.

The ULSA is among the best 7 preserving private universities in Mexico for years among the first places in races architecture, mechanical engineering and industrial engineering as well as the Faculty of Medicine, La Salle representing one of the most prestigious universities and Mexican presence in medicine.

In Cybernetics is conducted research and technological development in the area of Engineering and Technology Research coordination of the Graduate Management and Research, there are other departments such as the Laboratory of Computer Engineering LCI which has developed software.

Rectors

* 2006 - Present Dr. Ambrosio Luna Salas
* 2000 - 2006 Mtro. Raúl Valadez García
* 1991 - 2000 Dr. Lucio Tazzer de Schrijver
* 1988 - 1991 Dr. José Cervantes Hernández
* 1983 - 1988 M.A. César Rangel Barrera
* 1974 - 1983 Dr. Francisco L. Cervantes Lechuga
* 1968 - 1974 Dr. Guillermo Alba López
* 1962 - 1968 Dr. Manuel de J. Álvarez Campos

Campi

*Cancún *Chihuahua *Cuernavaca *Guadalajara *Laguna *León *Mexico City *Monterrey *Morelia *Ciudad Obregón *Pachuca *Puebla *Saltillo *Ciudad Victoria

Programs

*Architecture *Accounting *Business Administration *Chemical engineering *Chemistry of food *Civil engineering *Communications *Cybernetics and computer science engineering *Education *Electrical and electronic systems engineering *Graphic design *Industrial engineering *International business trade *Law *Management information systems *Mechanical and Energy systems engineering *Medicine *Pharmaceutical biochemistry *Philosophy *Religious studies *University-preparatory school

ee also

*Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools

External links

*es icon [http://www.ulsa.edu.mx/ Official site]
*en icon [http://www.iie.org/Template.cfm?&Template=/programs/ramp/mexico/uls.htm La Salle] at the Institute of International Education.