The Anahuac University Network is a private

universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...

system grouped and administered by the religious congregation of the

Legion of Christ The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ ( la, Congregatio Legionariorum Christi; abbreviated LC; also Legion of Christ) is a Roman Catholic clerical religious order made up of priests and candidates for the priesthood established by Marcia ...

. The network is composed of several universities, some with different names and educational approaches. The universities are located in different countries of the world, having presence in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

and

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

. The network is also affiliated with the international education system of the

called the Education Consortium Anáhuac (CEA) in 18 countries and serving over 100,000 students from kindergarten to graduate school.http://www.elperiodico.com.mx/noticias/apoyan-a-estudiantes-del-nivel-superior-19408.shtml The University network was founded in 1964 by the Priest

Marcial Maciel Marcial Maciel Degollado (March 10, 1920 – January 30, 2008) was a Mexican Catholic priest who founded the Legion of Christ and the Regnum Christi movement. He was general director of the Legion from 1941 to 2005. Throughout most of his car ...

LC., and has connections to the

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. The

motto A motto (derived from the Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of an individual, family, social group, or organisation. Mot ...

of the organization is "'' Vince in bono malum''" (Overcome evil with good). The university's goal is "to form leaders of positive action".

Mission

The mission is "to facilitate the process of formation and development of people of integrity who, with their excellent preparation by professional and cultural exchanges, with their deep human and moral formation, inspired by the perennial values of Christian humanism, for their genuine social conscience and for their leadership of positive action, promote the authentic development of man and society.” The name ''Anahuac'' literally means “near the water”. The name is derived from the location of the first university in the network, the campus "Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte" located in the area of Lomas Anahuac in

Interlomas Interlomas is an exclusive residential and commercial area in State of Mexico, Mexico, located west of Mexico City's historic center and about north of the Santa Fe edge city. Interlomas is a high class zone, compound by various colonies (nei ...

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...

. The name refers to "the lake region that gave central place at the Aztec capital: Tenochtitlán, Central America's most populous and largest cultural development, where Mexico City now stands and in it, the University.

Anahuac Network

The Anahuac University Network consists of the following institutions: México: *Universidad Anáhuac with 8 campus with this name and model of education: ** Universidad Anáhuac México (México, D.F. - 1964) **

Universidad Anáhuac Mayab The Anahuac Mayab University (Spanish: ''Universidad Anáhuac Mayab'') is a private institution of higher education in Mérida, Yucatán, México and belongs to the religious congregation of the Legion of Christ. It was founded in 1984 through an ...

(Mérida Yuc. - 1984) ** Universidad Anáhuac Veracruz (Xalapa, Veracruz – 1993) (Córdoba, Veracruz - 2021) ** Universidad Anáhuac Cancún (Cancún, Quintana Roo – 2000) ** Universidad Anáhuac Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Oaxaca – 2000) ** Universidad Anáhuac Puebla (Puebla, Puebla - 2003) ** Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro (Querétaro, Querétaro – 2005) ** Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Tamaulipas (Tampico Tamps. - 1974) ** Instituto Superior de Estudios para la Familia “Juan Pablo II” (With locations in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Leon - 1991) Spain: *

Universidad Francisco de Vitoria Francisco de Vitoria University ( es, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria) is a private university located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is a Roman Catholic institution run by the Legion of Christ. It is named after ...

(Madrid – 1993) Italy: * Università Pontificia Regina Apostolorum (Rome – 1993) * Università Europea di Roma (Rome – 2004) United States: * Institute for the Psychological Sciences (Arlington, Virginia – 1999) Chile: *

Universidad Finis Terrae Universidad Finis Terrae ( en, Finis Terrae University) (UFT) is a Chilean university. It is a private autonomous institution in Santiago de Chile Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as w ...

(Santiago – founded in 1988 and integrated into the international network in 1999)

References

External links

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Sitio Oficial de la Red de Universidades Anáhuac

Universidad Anáhuac México Norte

Official Site of the Legion of Christ

Portal de universidades y carreras de Mexico

Social Network SoyAnahuac

Red Empresarial Anáhuac REA (Anáhuac Business Network)
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