Motto | Vince in Bono Malum (Defeat Evil with Good) |
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Type | Private university |
Established | 1964 |
President | Fr. Cirpiano Sánchez LC |
Administrative staff
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900+ |
Location | Huixquilucan, State of Mexico, Mexico |
Campus | Urban 220,000 square metres |
Mascot | Lions |
Website | Universidad Anáhuac (official) |
The Anahuac University (México Norte) is a private educational institution of higher learning in Mexico, located in the Interlomas area of Greater Mexico City. The university belongs to the Catholic religious congregation of the Legionaries of Christ. The university was founded in 1964. It offers 28 undergraduate programs and 40 postgraduate programs.
Anáhuac means "near the water" in Nahuatl, the ancient Aztec language spoken in Tenochtitlan, which used to be the biggest and most crowded place in Central America, what is now Mexico City, the home of the university.
The university has had an investment of $54 million since 1990.
The library has 200,000 books.
Universidad Anahuac is part of the Anahuac Universities Network, an international network of Catholic universities led by the Legionaries of Christ, which share a mission and an educational model. It is made up of universities at an international level with ten institutions in Mexico, one in Chile, one in Spain, two in Italy and two more in United States. In addition, the Virtual University Anahuac serves corporate clients from twenty-five virtual institutional offices located throughout the world.
The Anahuac Universities Network shares the international education system of the Legion of Christ called the Education Consortium Anáhuac (CEA) in 18 countries and serving over 100,000 students from kindergarten to graduate school.
The university has nine campuses located in cities of Mexico,