A look at the process of internationalization at UANL

The largest university in the northeast of Mexico has 61 educational programs endorsed by accrediting agencies from different regions of the world.

UANL holds 272 agreements, participating with 43 entities with academic mobility programs at academic institutions across Africa, America, Asia, and Europe.

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon renews its commitment to quality education, scientific research, and world-class innovation. Academic exchange and accreditation of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as collaboration agreements with international organizations, are some of the indicators of the University internationalization process.

Mexico’s third-largest institution currently has 61 educational programs accredited by foreign agencies. UANL offers 85 undergraduate programs, 45 of which are internationally accredited, this represents more than 50 percent of the professional careers offered by the institution. Moreover, 16 graduate programs are also certified worldwide.

Additionally, the Sistema Nacional de Posgrados (National Postgraduate System) of CONAHCYT grants the level of international prestige to 17 postgraduate programs at UANL, including majors, masters, and doctoral degrees.

These indicators were presented during the 37th Ordinary Meeting of the International Advisory Board of the UANL. This event was chaired by UANL President Santos Guzman Lopez, the Vice President of the International Advisory Council, Elena Maria Rodriguez Falcon, and the Executive Secretary, Sandra Nora Gonzalez Diaz.

“External appraisals have given us the endorsement and international recognition, and above all, they set the course towards academic excellence, research, and all other aspects of our University,” said the UANL President, Santos Guzman Lopez.

Mobility indicators, alliances with national and international institutions, world-class events, and visits are proof of the internationalization process of our university”.

Santos Guzman Lopez

UANL President

Closer cooperation ties with Europe

Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon holds 272 academic, scientific, technological, and cultural collaboration agreements, as well as 43 partnerships with international organizations.

Restarting student exchange programs

A total of 840 students and professors benefit from the UANL’s national and international mobility program, whether for academic and research stays, professional internships, or medical rotations.

Languages and multiculturalism

At the meeting, the Executive Secretary of the International Advisory Board highlighted outstanding enrollment in the language courses offered by the UANL to its students and the university community.

The International Advisory Board of the UANL met in the absence of its president, Luis Alfredo Riveros Cornejo, who was receiving his Professor Emeritus degree at Universidad de Chile.

The 37th Ordinary Meeting of the International Advisory Council was led by its Vice President Elena Maria Rodriguez Falcon, an outstanding UANL graduate who has been in the United Kingdom for more than 20 years. She is currently a professor and researcher at Wales University.

Alexander Au, from the University of Heidelberg (Germany); Luis Cabero, from Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (Spain); René Girard (France); Francisco José Piñón, from the Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria (Argentina); Wonho Kim, director of Latin American Graduate Studies (Korea); Francisco Vieira and Fernando Quezada (United States).