Universidad de las Américas, A.C.

Universidad de las Américas, A.C.

UDLA Campus on Chapultepec Ave in Mexico City
Motto	SAPIENTIA PAX FRATERNITAS
Type	Private
Established	1940
President	Alejandro Gertz Manero
Address	Puebla 223, col. Roma, México, D.F., Mexico City, México
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The Universidad de las Américas, Asociación Civil (UDLA, A.C.) is a university institution founded in 1940 with the name of Mexico City College (MCC). In the 1960s it changed its name to University of the Americas and later on to Universidad de las Américas, A.C., that prevails today.

Since it was founded it has been located in different facilities. First in rented buildings at the Colonia Roma in Mexico City, in the 1950s and later on in an 8-acre campus located on the Mexico-Toluca road. In the 1970s it moved to a new campus in the State of Puebla where it stayed until 1985 when the Board of Associates decided to move to Mexico City and separate from the Universidad de las Américas de Puebla.

At the present time the university continues its bilingual nature (English–Spanish) being the only institution in Mexico with that characteristic.

International classifications

The Universidad de las Américas, A.C., in Mexico City, is qualified as follows in the national lists published in Mexican newspapers Reforma^[1] and El Universal^[2] en 2012:

• Psychology: 2nd place in Reforma and 2nd place in El Universal
• Business administration: 7th place in Reforma and 2nd place in El Universal
• Information systems: 4th place in Reforma and no evaluation in El Universal
• International relations: 6th place in Reforma and 4th place in El Universal
• Mass media: 8th place in Reforma and 2nd place in El Universal
• Law: 11th place in El Universal and no evaluation in Reforma

The program in special education is not evaluated in the surveys.

Accreditation

The Universidad de las Américas, A.C., is accredited by the following associations

At national level:

• The Ministry of Public Education Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP in Spanish) Grants to BA, specialty, master and doctorate the Recognition of Official Validity (RVOE in Spanish).
• The National Association of Universities and Higher Educations Institutions (ANUIES in Spanish), Accredited since 1998.
• Federation of Mexican Private Institutions of Higher Education, (FIMPES) accredited for the 2006-2012 period.
• National Council for Teaching and Research in Psychology (CNEIP) Consejo Nacional para la Enseñanza e Investigación en Psicología (CNEIP)
• Council for the Accreditation of Communication A.C. (CONAC) Consejo de Acreditación de la Comunicación A.C. (CONAC)
• Accrediting Council in the Teaching of Accounting and Management, A.C. (CACECA) Consejo de Acreditación en la Enseñanza de la Contaduría y Administración A.C. (CACECA)
• Association for the Accreditation and Certification in Social Sciences, A.C. (ACCESISO) Asociación para la Acreditación y Certificación en Ciencias Sociales, A.C. (ACCESISO)
• National Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education in Law, A.C. (CONFEDE) Consejo Nacional para la Acreditacion de la Educación Superior en Derecho, A.C. (CONFEDE)

At the international level:

• Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)

Academic programs

Área	Undergraduate programs:	Specialties:	Master's degrees:	Doctorates:
Division of Management Sciences	Licenciatura en administración de empresas Bachelor of Business Administration Licenciatura en informática y tecnologías de información Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems	Especialidad en administración avanzada Specialty in Advanced Administration	Maestría en administración Master of Business Administration
Division of Behavioral and Developmental Sciences	Licenciatura en psicología Bachelor of arts in Psychology		Maestría en psicología clínica Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology	Doctorado en psicología Doctorate in Psychology
Division of Law	Licenciatura en derecho Bachelor of Arts in Legal Studies
Division of International Trade and Relations	Licenciatura en relaciones internacionales Bachelor of Arts in International Studies	Especialidad en comercio exterior Specialty in Foreign Trade	Maestría en negocios y comercio internacional Master of Business and International Trade
Department of Education	Licenciatura en comunicación humana (educación especial) Bachelor of Science in Human Communication Disorders	Especialidad en desarrollo cognoscitivo Specialty in Cognitive Development	Maestría en educación Master of Arts in Education
Department of Mass Media	Licenciatura en comunicación Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media

Continuing education

The Universidad de las Americas offers continuing education courses and diploma programs in management, education, psychology, science and technology and law.

Outstanding graduates

• Kim Andereck, CEO, Praxis Wellness Centers, San Antonio, TX
• Ricardo Blanco, Products Communication Manager for Latin America in YouTube and Google
• Mauricio Cabrera, General editor, [mediotiempo.com] (Expansión Editorial Group)
• Carlos M. Hernández, General Manager México and Central America Abbott Diagnostics
• José Isabel Benítez, General Manager for Business and Services, Price Shoes
• Raúl Toscano, Human Resources Director for Mexico and Latin America of the Swiss Bank
• Benilde Muro, Human Resources manager at HSBC London, UK
• Ana Paula Blanco, Chief of the area of Communication and Public Business for North America and the United States, Google
• Mónica Ochoa, General director for Asia and Pacific, Mexican Foreign Service, Servicio Exterior Mexicano
• Lilia del Carmen Morales, consul in Leamington, Ontario
• Juan Carlos Méndez, Legal director at Prudential Seguros
• Mauricio Domingo, Legal vicepresident at Herbalife International de México, S.A de C.V.
• Nancy Bernal, Director of International Affairs of the Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal (Inafed) of the Interior Ministry Secretaría de Gobernación.
• Fernando Barocio, Legal director of the El Universal
• Cynthia Corro, Manager of the legal department of Casa Cuervo
• Rodrigo Caraballo, Director of judicial affairs of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional
• Gilberto Carrillo, Chief of Information auditing in Radiomóvil DIPSA, S.A de C.V. (Telcel)
• Leonor McCall-Rodriguez, Executive Director, Regis University Dual Language Campus

References

1. Las Mejores Universidades (2011). Suplemento Especial Universitarios. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. Ranking General 2011 (2011). Suplemento Especial Mejores Universidades 2011: 4, 5. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• University Homepage(in Spanish)

Coordinates: 19°25′20″N 99°09′59″W / 19.4223°N 99.1663°W