The Mexican Consortium of Universities (

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: ''Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas'', CUMEX) is a selective group of Mexican public higher education institutions, recognized by their higher quality standards. Founded in May 2005, CUMEX has established a rigorous selection system. Members must be affiliated with the "umbrella" national association of universities (

ANUIES The National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior'', ANUIES) is a non-governmental organization which includes 191 p ...

by its acronym in Spanish). However, not all ANUIES members are able to comply with the eligibility criteria established at CUMEX. Membership at CUMEX constitutes a reference about Mexican higher education institutions holding higher quality standards than their peers.

Educational quality eligibility criteria

A CUMEX member institution must comply with the following criteria: * Being a public university member of the National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions

. * Having at least 85% of students enrolled in academic programs which are accredited according with the mechanisms established at the national system of evaluation and accreditation being accredited de la matrícula total en programas evaluables de técnico superior, profesional asociado y licenciatura reconocidos por su buena calidad por el sistema nacional de evaluación y acreditación de la educación superior de México. * Having at least 50% of their full-time professors holding a graduate appropriate credential. * Having at least one graduate program being included in the Mexican Roster of Quality Graduate Programs (''Padrón Nacional de Posgrados, PNP''). * Holding an

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certification in the following management processes: Registrar, Administration and Finances,

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, and Library. * Having established formal accountability and freedom of information policies and practices. * Being included in the National Roster of Scientific and Technological Institutions and Corporations (''Registro Nacional de Instituciones y Empresas Científicas y Tecnológicas: RENIECyT''). * Having implemented a series of academic and administrative policies.

Membership

The following is the list of current member institutions at CUMEX.El listado actualizado se puede consultar en There are 28 as of 2020. * BUAP: Meritorious Autonomous University of Pueblo * UAA:

Autonomous University of Aguascalientes The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes (in ) is a Mexican public university based in the city of Aguascalientes, Mexico. The Autonomous University of Aguascalientes has several campuses that are located across the state. The university wa ...

* UABC:

Autonomous University of Baja California The Autonomous University of Baja California (, UABC) is a public institution of higher education in Baja California. Established in 1957, UABC has its headquarters located in the city of Mexicali. The UABC has three main campuses in the cities o ...

*UABCS: Autonomous University of Baja California Sur * UACJ: Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez *UADY:

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán The Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán (''Autonomous University of Yucatan''), or UADY, is an autonomous public university in the state of Yucatán, Mexico, with its central campuses located in the state capital of Mérida. It is the largest te ...

* UAdeC:

Autonomous University of Coahuila The Autonomous University of Coahuila (''Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila'') is a state university founded in 1957. It is located in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The university system has three campuses — Saltillo, Torreón, and ...

*UAEH:

Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo The Autonomous University of the State of Hidalgo (''Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo'' or UAEH) is a public university located in Pachuca, the capital of the Hidalgo (state), State of Hidalgo in east-central Mexico, with campuses state ...

*UAEM:

Autonomous University of Mexico State The Autonomous University of Mexico State () (UAEM) is a public university in the State of Mexico, Mexico. It is the largest university institution in the state with over 84,500 students, with its central campus located in the state capital of ...

*UAGRO:

Autonomous University of Guerrero The Autonomous University of Guerrero (''Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero'' or UAGro) is a public and autonomous institution of secondary education and higher education in the Mexican state of Guerrero. Its main campus is in Chilpancingo, with fa ...

* UAQ:

Autonomous University of Queretaro In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. Autonomous organizations or institutions are independent or self-governing. Autonomy can also be defi ...

* UASLP:

Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí The Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (in ) is a public university in Mexico. It is the largest, oldest, and most comprehensive university in the state of San Luis Potosí, as well as one of the most important ones in Mexico. Among other ...

* UAS:

Autonomous University of Sinaloa The Autonomous University of Sinaloa (''Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa'' or UAS) is a public university with its central campus located in the state capital of Culiacán, Sinaloa and with campuses in multiple locations within the state. The univ ...

*UAT:

Autonomous University of Tamaulipas The Autonomous University of Tamaulipas (in ) is a Mexican public university based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. Throughout the larger cities of Reynosa, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, and Tampico and smaller cities of Ciudad Mante and Valle Hermo ...

*UATx: Autonomous University of Tlaxcala *UAZ:

Autonomous University of Zacatecas The Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas (UAZ) (Autonomous University of Zacatecas) is a Mexican public research university based in the city of Zacatecas, Zacatecas, but with several campuses across the state. It is considered both the most pres ...

*UCOL:

University of Colima The University of Colima (in Spanish: ''Universidad de Colima'') is a Mexican public university with several campuses across the state of Colima, bordering the Pacific Ocean. It was created on September 16, 1940 by the President Lázaro Cárdenas ...

*UdeG:

University of Guadalajara The University of Guadalajara () is a public university, public research university located in Guadalajara, Mexico. It was originally established in 1586 and officially founded on 12 February 1791 as the Royal and Pontifical University of Gu ...

*UG:

Universidad de Guanajuato The Universidad de Guanajuato (in English language, English, the University of Guanajuato) is a university based in the Mexican state of Guanajuato, made up of about 47,108 students in programs ranging from high school level to the doctorate l ...

*UJAT:

Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco (Juárez Autonomous University of Tabasco, also known as UJAT) is a public institution of higher learning located in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico. The mission of the university is "to prepare professiona ...

*UJED:

Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango 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 ...

*UNACAR: Autonomous University of Carmen *UNICACH: University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas *UMich:

Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo 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 ...

* UO: Universidad de Occidente * UQROO: University of Quintana Roo * UNISON:

Universidad de Sonora The University of Sonora ( Universidad de Sonora, abbreviated as Unison) is a public university in the northwestern state of Sonora, Mexico that has a strong research program. The university was founded in 1942 and is considered the main cultu ...

*UV:

Universidad Veracruzana Veracruzana University () is a public autonomous university located in the Mexican state of Veracruz. Established in 1944, the university is one of the most important in the southeast region of México. Its academic organization is a structure ...

Presidents

The General Assembly elects a president among the rectors of the member institutions. List of presidents: * 2005-2008: Mario Garcia-Valdez, UASLP * 2008-2010: Luis Gil Borja, UAEH *2010-2012: Mario Alberto Ochoa Rivera, UAdeC *2014-2016: Humberto Augusto Veras Godoy, UAEH *2016-: Javier Saldaña Almazán, UAGRO

References

External links

* {{authority control 2005 establishments in Mexico Universities and colleges in Mexico College and university associations and consortia in North America