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The Anahuac University Network is a private
universities A university () is an educational institution, institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly ...
system grouped and administered by the religious congregation of the
Legion of Christ The Legionaries of Christ (in , abbreviated L.C.) is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right founded on January 3, 1941, by the Mexican Catholic priest Marcial Maciel. It belongs constitutively to the spiritua ...
. The network is composed of several universities, some with different names and educational approaches. The universities are located in different countries of the world, with presences in
Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...
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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...
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Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
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Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...
and
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
. The network is also affiliated with the international education system of the
Legion of Christ The Legionaries of Christ (in , abbreviated L.C.) is a Catholic Church, Roman Catholic religious congregation of pontifical right founded on January 3, 1941, by the Mexican Catholic priest Marcial Maciel. It belongs constitutively to the spiritua ...
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 LC., and has connections to the
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. The
motto A motto (derived from the Latin language, Latin , 'mutter', by way of Italian language, Italian , 'word' or 'sentence') is a Sentence (linguistics), sentence or phrase expressing a belief or purpose, or the general motivation or intention of a ...
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 in
Mexico City Mexico City is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Mexico, largest city of Mexico, as well as the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North America. It is one of the most important cultural and finan ...
. 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 eight campuses with this name and model of education: ** Universidad Anáhuac México (México, D.F. – 1964) ** Universidad Anáhuac Mayab (Mérida Yuc. – 1984) **
Universidad Anáhuac Veracruz Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...
(Xalapa, Veracruz – 1993) (Córdoba, Veracruz – 2021) ** Universidad Anáhuac Cancún (Cancún, Quintana Roo – 2000) **
Universidad Anáhuac Oaxaca Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...
(Oaxaca, Oaxaca – 2000) **
Universidad Anáhuac Puebla Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...
(Puebla, Puebla – 2003) **
Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to: Places * Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico * Universidad (Madrid) Football clubs * Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala ...
(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 () is a private university located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is a Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic institution run by the Legion of Christ. It is named after Francisco de ...
(Madrid – 1993) Italy: * Università Pontificia Regina Apostolorum (Rome – 1993) * European University of Rome (Rome – 2004) United States: * Divine Mercy University (Arlington, Virginia – 1999) Chile: * Universidad Finis Terrae (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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