2. Here we are:
Guanajuato
Mexico city 2

3. Guanajuato city World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.
The Universidad de Guanajuato is located in Guanajuato city. Founded in the 16th century.
Cultural city & home of the International Cervantino Festival.
World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1988.

4. HISTORY Hospicio de la Santísima Trinidad 1732
Colegio de la Santísima Trinidad
Colegio de la Purísima Concepción
Colegio Nacional de Guanajuato
Colegio del Estado de Guanajuato
Universidad de Guanajuato
Universidad de Guanajuato (Autonomous)
New Academic and Administrative
Organization

5. INSTITUTIONAL VALUES & MOTTO Truth Liberty Respect Responsibility
“LA VERDAD OS HARÁ LIBRES”
“THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE”

6. High School System CAMPUS AND DIVISIONS LEÓN
GUANAJUATO
Social Sciences & Humanities
Natural & Exact Sciencies
Architecture, Art & Design
Engineering
Economy and Administration
Law, Politics & Government
CELAYA-SALVATIERRA
Health & Engineering
Social Sciences & Administration
LEÓN
Sciencies & Engineering
Health Sciences
Social Sciences & Humanities
IRAPUATO-SALAMANCA
Life Sciences
Engineering
High School System

7. Multi-campus: UG has four campuses in the State of Guanajuato
Campus Irapuato-Salamanca
Campus León
Campus Guanajuato
Campus
Celaya- Salvatierra

8. Dirección de Cooperación Académica
Student population
Dirección de Cooperación Académica

9. Academic Highlights Academic functions Teaching, Research, Extension
Academic programs
(156)
Doctorate: 17; Masters: 35; Bachelor: 65; Graduate Specialization: 24, Technical: 4; High School : 1 +9 (Arts)
Faculty members (2,773)
Full-time: 887; Part-time 240; Fixed-term contract: 1646.
Student population
(33,581)
Doctorate: 308; Master: 1257; Graduate Specialization: 872; Bachelor: 15,375; High School: 11,069; Extension: 4780.
Campuses
(4)
Guanajuato, León, Irapuato-Salamanca, Celaya-Salvatierra

10. Quality Standards Members in National System of Researchers : 302
Faculty members holding PROMEP profile: 314
Certified administrative processes (ISO ): 150
Externally evaluated programs: 49
Student population enrolled in evaluated programs: 86%

11. Quality Standards UG ranks:
2nd of Mexican institutions with respect to percentage of professors holding doctorates
2nd of Mexican Universities with respect to Percentage of Full-time Faculty in Public Universities Accredited as National Researchers (SNI)
Among the first ten Public State Universities with respect to % of Consolidated Research Teamwork in Public Universities (Ministry of Education, SEP)
Among the first ten Public Universities offering 29 Graduate Programs with national accreditation (CONACYT)
UG offers three Graduate programs with International accreditation by CONACYT
3rd at Ibero-American Level in published Scientific papers (1.5 papers/researcher/ per annum)

12. According to the SCIMAGO 2011 Latin American Ranking, for its scientific papers published in the years from 2005 to 2009
UG ranks :
115th of 1,369 institutions in Latin America and Spain.
62nd of 1,219 institutions in Latin America.
10th of the 265 institutions in Mexico.
In addition, among Mexican institutions with over 1000 scientific publications, it has the highest rate of international collaboration.

13. International Cooperation
Active agreemts 120
Five continents
Outgoing students 200 per year
Incoming students 300 per year
Double diploma programs 3
International memberships
ISEP
NAMP
OUI
ERASMUS
CONAHEC
HACU

14. Department of languages Nine Language Self-learning Centers
English
French
Greek
German
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Russian
Spanish for foreigners
B.A. in TESOL
BA in Teaching of Spanish as a second Language
Nine Language Self-learning Centers

15. CULTURE Art Galleries (3) Museum of Natural History (“Alfredo Duges”)
Symphonic Orchestra
Radio station: “Radio Universidad“
Cine Club
Art Collections
International Cervantes Festival
Sponsorship of the Annual International Cervantes Colloquium
Dance, theater and music groups

16. Challenges and Strategic Planning
Development Plan
Desired Vision and Scenario
Atributes: 15
Strategic Programs: 15
Goals: 69

17. CHALLENGES The UG must:
Be an institution with a high degree of social openness.
Participate in collaborative networks with Mexican and foreign institutions as well as with social and government sectors.
Be an acknowledged national and international center for training, scientific production, innovation and technological development.
Promote the participation of visiting professors and students to leverage its academic programs and international visibility.

18. Challenges The UG must:
Have an educational model centered on student learning, based on a flexible curriculum, to prepare students for the international arena. Have high-quality faculty in accordance with the nature of its educational model and educational offering. Have the necessary equipment and facilities to support the educational offering in accordance with the educational model.

19. Strategic Programs
1. Information, planning, institutional assessment and monitoring. 2. Strategic communication. 3. Studies on the University. 4. Social participation. 5. Partnership, academic exchange and internationalization. 6. Research and scientific and technological innovation. 7. Development of faculty members.
8. Compliance and implementing the educational model. 9. Community development 10. Increasing enrollment. 11. Continuing education. 12. Culture and art. 13. Increasing, modernization, and preservation of infrastructure. 14. Effective management. 15. Environment and sustainability.
Academic/Administrative Entity

20. ¡Muchas gracias!
Thanks!