CUMEX

Mexican Consortium of Universities - Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas
AbbreviationCUMex
Formation2005
Legal statusAssociation
HeadquartersCoahuila, Mexico
Region served
Mexico
Members28 Mexican Public Higher Education Institutions (2020)
Official language
Spanish
President
Javier Saldaña Almazán
Main organ
General Assembly
Websitecumex.org.mx (Spanish)

The Mexican Consortium of Universities (Spanish: Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas, CUMEX) is a selective group of Mexican public higher education institutions, recognized by their higher quality standards.[citation needed]

Founded in May 2005, CUMEX has established a rigorous selection system. Members must be affiliated with the "umbrella" national association of universities (ANUIES 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:

Membership

The following is the list of current member institutions at CUMEX. There are 28 as of 2020.

Presidents

The General Assembly elects a president among the rectors of the member institutions.

List of presidents:

References

  1. ↑ The original version of the Criteria can be found in the Bylaws of CUMEX at "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2009-01-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ↑ El listado actualizado se puede consultar en ".::| CUMex - Consorcio de Universidades Mexicanas |::". Archived from the original on 2009-01-31. Retrieved 2009-01-10.