Anahuac University Network
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The Anahuac University Network is a private universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
system grouped and administered by the religious congregation of the Legionaries of Christ. The network is composed of several universities, some with different names and educational approaches. The universities are located in different countries of the world, having presence in Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
The network is also affiliated with the international education system of the Legion of Christ
Legion of Christ
The Legion of Christ is a Roman Catholic congregation of pontifical right, made up of priests and seminarians studying for the priesthood. It was founded in Mexico in 1941, by Fr. Marcial Maciel, who directed the congregation as its General Superior until January 2005...
called the Education Consortium Anáhuac (CEA) in 18 countries and serving over 100,000 students from kindergarten to graduate school. The University network was founded in 1964 by the Priest Marcial Maciel
Marcial Maciel
Fr. Marcial Maciel Degollado was a Mexican-born Roman Catholic priest who founded the Legion of Christ and the Regnum Christi movement. He was accused of pedophilia early in his life and having fathered at least one child...
LC., and has connections to the Catholic church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. The motto
Motto
A motto is a phrase meant to formally summarize the general motivation or intention of a social group or organization. A motto may be in any language, but Latin is the most used. The local language is usual in the mottoes of governments...
of the organization is "Vince in bono malum" (Overcome evil with good). The university's goal is "to form leaders of positive action".
Mission
The mission is "to facilitate the process of formation and development of people of integrity who, with their excellent preparation by professional and cultural exchanges, with their deep human and moral formation, inspired by the perennial values of Christian humanism, for their genuine social conscience and for their leadership of positive action, promote the authentic development of man and society.”The name "Anahuac" literally means “near the water”. The name is derived from the location of the first university in the network, the campus "Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte" located in the area of Lomas Anahuac in Interlomas in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. The name refers to "the lake region that gave central place at the Aztec capital: Tenochtitlán, Central America's most populous and largest cultural development, where the City of Mexico now stands and in it, the University "
Anahuac Network
At present, the Anahuac University Network consists of the following institutions:México:
- Universidad Anáhuac with 8 campus with this name and model of education:
- Universidad Anáhuac México Norte (México, D.F. - 1964)
- Universidad Anáhuac México SurUniversidad Anáhuac del SurUniversidad Anáhuac - México Sur is a catholic, private, higher education institution, located in Mexico City and part of Anahuac Universities Network. Education =...
(México, D.F. – 1981) - Universidad Anáhuac Mayab (Mérida Yuc. - 1984)
- Universidad Anáhuac Xalapa (Xalapa, Veracruz – 1993)
- Universidad Anáhuac CancúnUniversidad Anáhuac CancúnThe Anáhuac Cancún University belongs to the Anahuac University Network, affiliated with the Anahuac University Network , the international education system of the Legion of Christ, called the in 18 countries and serving over 100,000 students from kindergarten to graduate school.The university's...
(Cancún, Quintana Roo – 2000) - Universidad Anáhuac Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Oaxaca – 2000)
- Universidad Anáhuac Puebla (Puebla, Puebla - 2003)
- Universidad Anáhuac Querétaro (Querétaro, Querétaro – 2005)
- Instituto de Estudios Superiores de TamaulipasTamaulipas Institute of Higher EducationThe Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education , or IEST for its acronym in Spanish, is a private university in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico founded in 1974. It is one of the most recognized universities along with ITESM Campus Tampico in the southern area of the state of Tamaulipas...
(Tampico Tamps. - 1974) - Instituto Superior de Estudios para la Familia “Juan Pablo II” (With locations in Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and Leon - 1991)
Spain:
- Universidad Francisco de VitoriaUniversidad Francisco de VitoriaThe Francisco de Vitoria University is a private university located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, in the Community of Madrid, Spain . It is a Roman Catholic institution run by the Legion of Christ. Its name is after Francisco de Vitoria, considered the father of International Law....
(Madrid – 1993)
Italy:
- Università Pontificia Regina Apostolorum (Roma – 1993)
- Università Europea di Roma (Roma – 2004)
United States:
- Institute for the Psychological SciencesInstitute for the Psychological SciencesThe Institute for the Psychological Sciences is a graduate school affiliated with the Legion of Christ, a Catholic religious congregation.The school offers masters and doctoral degrees in psychology and clinical psychology. Its stated goal is to provide instruction that is consistent with the...
(Washington – 1999) - University of SacramentoUniversity of SacramentoThe University of Sacramento was a private, Catholic university that opened in 2005 under the sponsorship of the Legion of Christ, an order of Catholic priests. It developed an ethics program in 2006. Dr...
(Sacramento, California – 2004)
Chile:
- Universidad Finis Terrae (Santiago – founded in 1988 and integrated into the international network in 1999)