WELCOME TO ANÁHUAC MAYAB UNIVERSITY! It’s always an honor to have you at Anáhuac Mayab University. Consider yourself at home. It’s an honor to greet you in person and tighten up the bonds that have kept us together ever since this university was founded. Your support, valuable as it was the first day, helps us fulfill the mission we’ve had for over 28 years, our commitment of shaping individuals with a deep integral formation. This new era starts with our goal of developing innovative social, academic, technologic and business projects, but we want you to continue being not only our foundation, but our future. Welcome! P. Rafael Pardo Hervás, L.C. Rector
Academy
Numbers
23
Undergrad programs
University community
2,983 559
Undergrads Grad students
8,092 650
Alumni
Collaborators
70%
20
Master’s programs
5
Doctorate programs
356
Teachers
of teachers have a higher grade than their level of teaching
More than 10,000 positive action leaders are part of the university community, an innovative and ever-growing group of committed individuals, always in defense of the truth and social well-being.
ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE
• Academic excellence achievement, given out by the Public Education Secretary for three years in a row (2009, 2010, 2011). • Cutting edge educative model, with competencebased, person-centered education and training systems.
• Yucatan Quality Prize, received in two separate occasions (2005 & 2010), given out by the Innovation, Quality and Competitiveness Institute of the Yucatan Government. • Member of the Private Superior Education Institutions Federation (FIMPES) and second-time receptor of an outright accreditation.
INNOVATION • Best Business Incubator in Mexico, awarded the 2012 National Entrepreneur Prize, beating out over 80 other incubators country-wise. • 2011 PyME Award, certifying us as the best Business Incubator in Mexico, in the intermediate technology category. These merits have been driven by UNICO, the Innovation and Competitiveness Unit, part of Anáhuac Mayab University. Our business incubator, in its fourth year of operations, has achieved the following: • More than 100 incubated projects. • More than 320 jobs created. • More than 80 companies connected with the business, government and research sectors. • Business Accelerator, based on a Social Responsibility model.
• Strategic alliances with national • iTunes U. We’re one of the 9 universities and international companies. in México that have joined this breakthrough educational platform, • Bios Cluster, host to more than that contains more than 500,000 a dozen companies dedicated to academic files. developing technologic innovation projects, focused on the health and • Every new student joins Apple’s Onerenewable energy sectors. to-One iPad program, and receives a tablet to help them in their mobile Some other innovative actions learning experience. we’re doing in favor of the university community are:
Research breakthroughs in the following areas: • Artificial intelligence & robotics • Network and IT systems • Health, medicine and neuroscience • Energy and environment systems
RESEARCH 23 Teachers-researchers. 8 Teachers in the National Researchers System (SNI). More than 100 research projects since 1995. More than 230 scientific publications in journals and international summits.
TOP OF THE LINE TEACHERSRESEARCHERS Dr. Eric Simón Murillo Rodriguez’s projects and publications in the neuroscience area have been internationally quoted by many other authors. He’s also one of the most quoted researchers via web. His latest book, “Molecular, biochemical and genetic aspects of cannabinoids,” was published by Editorial Anáhuac Mayab on August 31st, 2011.
INTERNATIONALITY To date, we have over 100 exchange programs with universities in 23 countries from the 5 continents. More than 500 Anáhuac Mayab students have participated in national and international exchange programs.
SOCIAL COMMITMENT • Baktún Project More than 3,000 kids and youngsters from the Baca, Mocochá, Yaxkukul, Conkal and Chicxulub populations will be benefitted with this project, which intends to drive their development via culture, sports and health services, amongst others. Baktún is set to run from 2011 to 2013.
• Health Brigades More than 1,000 people in 10 communities are given dental, medical, nutritional and psychological services by teachers and students year by year. • University Clinic Started in 2003, this Clinic offers value Psychological, Dental and Nutritional services. It has attended more than 15,000 patients in their areas.
We’ve received close to 600 exchange students. New exchange options in Germany, Brazil, Canada, Columbia, Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Hacienda Mayab-Le Cordon Bleu
TRUST IN THE
FUTURE New projects.
We’re building a 3-story building called the Biosustainable Innovation and Technologic Park, which will host:
Biosustainable Innovation and Technologic Park,
Hacienda Mayab-Le Cordon Bleu, Recently opened Mayab-Le Cordon Bleu Hacienda, built and operated in collaboration with the top culinary institution in the world, brings back the essence of old henequén haciendas of the golden age of Yucatán. The building has optimum facilities for our students and teachers, like kitchens, hotel rooms, wine tasting rooms and other practical classrooms that will benefit our Tourism and Gastronomy students. Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design Laboratories.
• An incubator. • A business accelerator. • Capacitation areas for mediumand-small companies. In alliance with the following companies: • UPA! Cura Duchenne México, A.C. • Localiza de México, S.A. de C.V. • Productividad Móvil, S.A. de C.V. • Cytron Medical • Yaaxtec, Energía y Tecnología Alternativa, S.A. de C.V. • Recursos Renovables Alternativos S.A. de C.V. • Axis Ingeniería, S.A. de C.V.
Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design Laboratories. This building offers the following facilities: • Material selection areas • Manufacturing areas • Weather stations