The history of Autonomous University of Aguascalientes dates back to January 15, 1867 when the state governor, Colonel J. Jesús Gómez Portugal, founded the School of Agriculture, which over time would remain, in its last stage, as the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes.
Based in the city of Aguascalientes in Mexico, the Autonomous University of Aguascalientes was originally founded nearly 50 years ago. The university consists of several campuses located across the state of Aguascalientes and currently offers 64 undergraduate degrees and 15 master’s degrees. There is also the possibility of studying nine different subjects at doctoral level.
Aguascalientes City is the capital of the state with the same name and has a population of around one million people. Located in one of the safest and most prosperous areas of Mexico, the city provides an ideal study environment for international students, with fantastic quality of life and significant international communities based here. In particular, the city is noted for having sizeable German, Korean and Japanese communities.