Autonomous University of Tlaxcala
University in Mexico
The Autonomous University of Tlaxcala (in Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala) is a Mexican public university based in the state of Tlaxcala. It is currently ranked among the best universities in the United Mexican States and Latin America.
History
The Autonomous University of Tlaxcala was founded on November 20, 1976. The Congress of the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala, through Decree No. 95. The then President of the Republic, Luis Echeverría Álvarez attended on November 29, 1976, to lay the first stone of the university's rectory building.
Honorable University Council
It is the Supreme Authority of the institution; its resolutions are binding and may only be revoked, modified or added to by the council itself. Its resolutions are recorded in the Minutes of the Council Session. It is headed by the rector of the university, who acts as president of the Honorable University Council.
Certificates
Latin American Quality Institute (Mexico Quality Certification 2014)
Business Management Awards (International Certification 2014)
Latin American Quality Institute (Educational Quality - Institutional Leader 2013)
Latin American Quality Institute (Global Quality Certification 2013)
Continental Organization of Educational Excellence (Certificate in Educational Leadership, 2013)
Continental Organization of Educational Excellence (Certificate of Preferred Membership, 2013)
Continental Organization for Educational Excellence (Certificate of High Quality 2012)
Rectors
Luis Carvajal Espino (1976 - 1982)
Moisés Barceinas Paredes (1982 - 1983)
Héctor Israel Ortiz Ortiz (1983 - 1987)
Héctor Vázquez Galicia (1988 - 1991)
Juan Méndez Vázquez (1992 - 1995)
Alfredo Vázquez Galicia (1996 - 1999)
Héctor Israel Ortiz Ortiz (1999- 2000)
Eugenio Romero Melgarejo (2000)
René Grada Yautentzi (2000 -2004)
Sandino Leonel Lelis Sánchez (2004 - 2005)
Serafín Ortiz Ortiz (2005 - 2011)
Víctor Job Paredes Cuahquentzi (2011 – 2014)
Rubén Reyes Córdoba (2014 - 2018)
Luis Armando González Placencia (2018- 2022)
Serafín Ortiz Ortiz (2022 - 2026)
Identity
Emblem
The coat of arms was designed in 1977 by architect Donaciano Blanco Flores, according to the historical background of the state of Tlaxcala.
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