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Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla
The Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla is an autonomous public university that has achieved consolidation at the national level, committed to the integral capacitation and training of critical and reflexive professionals and citizens, at the levels of secondary school and higher education both undergraduate and graduate, who will have the capacity to generate, adapt, recreate, innovate and apply knowledge with quality and social relevance. The University fosters research and the creation and dissemination of knowledge, it promotes social inclusion, equal opportunities and social outreach. It conforms a community of knowledge and as such is pivotal in the development of art, culture, and the proposal of solutions to economic, environmental, social and political problems of the region and of the country, under a policy which incorporates transparency and accountability, ethical principles, sustainable development, the defense of human rights, tolerance and honesty, thus contributing to the creation and development of a proactive, productive, just and safe society.
| Partner for the Global Meeting of Associations (GMA) |
The Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUAL)
The Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUAL) is the largest and oldest network of higher education institutions in the region, founded in 1949. It is a non-governmental organization recognized by UNESCO as a regional advisory and consultative body. Since its founding days, it has been recognized for its endeavours to improve, coordinate and unify the academic and administrative essence of membership, taking into consideration and fully respecting their differences within the plural cultural Mosaic in the region. Currently it has more than 230 affiliated universities, both public and private, in 22 countries in the region. Our purpose is to support the academic exchange, the mobility, the recognition and the transfer of credits as well as the strengthening of the evaluation process and the assurance of the quality of higher education. Moreover, to promote cooperation between Latin American Universities and with cultural, institutions and organizations alike.
