Mario Garcia-Valdez

Mario Garcia-Valdez
Mayor at City Hall of San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosi, Mexico
In office 2012–2015
President of Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi UASLP
In office April, 2004 – April, 2012
Preceded by	Jaime Valle-Mendez
Personal details
Born	1963 Tamuin, Mexico
Residence	San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Alma mater	UASLP
Profession	Professor of Law
Website	http://sanluis.gob.mx/ayuntamiento/presidente-muncipal/

Mario Garcia-Valdez served as Mayor of the City of San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, Mexico in 2012-2015. Previously, he served as President of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP) from 2004 to 2012. A lawyer, Mr. García has been a faculty member of UASLP since 1987. At UASLP he has served in various positions including Admissions Director, Vice President for Student Services, Legal Advisor to the Rector, and Secretary General of the University.

During his tenure, UASLP was awarded the Presidential recognition for the highest percentage of students enrolled in academic programs that are peer-reviewed as being of good quality. UASLP also received the National Recognition for Institutional Development awarded by the Mexican Ministry of Education (SEP) and the National Association of Universities (ANUIES for its acronym in Spanish).

During 2006-2008, Mr. Garcia was President of the Mexican Consortium of Universities (CUMex), a selective network of the most important higher education institutions in Mexico with sound research infrastructure and high quality academic programs.

Also he served as President of the North Eastern Region Chapter of ANUIES which includes the 27 most important higher education institutions from the states of Coahuila, Durango, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas.

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