Universidad Latina de América

Universidad Latina de América (UNLA) is a private, secular educational institution based in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. It was founded in 1991 by a group of Michoacán businessmen that included Carlos Torres Manzo, a former governor of Michoacán, along with Octavio Peña Torres and Rafael Genel Manzo. The institution operates as a civil association, Universidad Latina de América A.C., and its motto is "Al Bienestar por la Cultura" (To Well-being through Culture). UNLA describes itself as offering education at the upper-secondary (bachillerato) and higher-education levels, with an academic model it characterizes as humanist and interdisciplinary, aimed at forming "highly competent leaders." Its academic portfolio includes bachillerato, licenciatura (undergraduate) degrees, posgrado (master's programs), and a Centro de Idiomas that provides language teaching and internationally recognized certifications. The university presents itself as a space of professional formation aligned with high international standards and committed to updated education that shapes well-rounded people. According to the university's own materials, its graduates have been accepted well in the labor market, and it cites an employer study indicating that most employers of UNLA graduates would hire them again. The institution also emphasizes the formation of alumni who have become business, political, public-service, intellectual and activist figures in the state and region. UNLA is accredited by FIMPES (Federación de Instituciones Mexicanas Particulares de Educación Superior) with the "Lisa y Llana" designation, according to public reference information. Its campus is in Morelia, and its official website is unla.mx. The university is led by a rector, and its public communications include a message from the rectora welcoming students, alumni, families, academic and administrative staff, and applicants.

Universidad Latina de América (UNLA) was founded in 1991 in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico. According to public reference information, it was established by a group of Michoacán businessmen including Carlos Torres Manzo, who had served as governor of Michoacán, together with Octavio Peña Torres and Rafael Genel Manzo. The institution was created as a private, secular civil association, Universidad Latina de América A.C., and adopted the motto "Al Bienestar por la Cultura." From its founding, UNLA has maintained a fixed direction and course determined by its mission and vision, which the university says are congruent with major national and international changes and context, guided by values that have prevailed at the institution over time. Its academic offering developed across upper-secondary and higher-education levels, including bachillerato, licenciatura and posgrado programs, as well as a Centro de Idiomas for language teaching and international certifications. Over the decades, the university has emphasized the formation of alumni who have become business, political, public-service, intellectual and activist figures in Michoacán and the wider region. It also highlights the labor-market acceptance of its graduates, citing an employer study in which most employers of UNLA graduates said they would hire them again. UNLA has been accredited by FIMPES (Federación de Instituciones Mexicanas Particulares de Educación Superior) with the "Lisa y Llana" designation, according to public reference information. The university continues to operate from Morelia and communicates its institutional philosophy, academic and pedagogical models, institutional planning, recognized quality, leadership team, school calendars and regulations through its official website.

• 1991

  Universidad Latina de América is founded in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico.

Private, secular Mexican university with a humanist and interdisciplinary academic model, focused on forming competent leaders and well-rounded graduates.

• Bachillerato

  Integral upper-secondary education of high academic quality, centered on the person within an environment of respect, equity, tolerance and freedom.

• Licenciatura

  Higher education delivered through an academic model with a humanist and interdisciplinary approach that forms highly competent leaders.

• Posgrado

  Master's programs of academic excellence designed to respond to the challenges posed by an increasingly interdependent, competitive and changing world.

• Centro de Idiomas

  Programs of the highest quality for language teaching, as well as different internationally recognized certifications.

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2. 2UNLA - Nosotrosunla.mx
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