The Future of Mexican Higher Education
Abbreviations and acronyms
A3ES |
Agency for the Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education, Portugal |
Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior |
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ANUIES |
National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions |
Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior |
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BRICS |
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. |
CENEVAL |
National Centre for Higher Education Assessment |
Centro Nacional de Evaluación para la Educación Superior |
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CGUTyP |
General Coordination office for Technological and Polytechnic Universities |
Coordinación General de Universidades Tecnológica y Politécnicas |
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CIEES |
Inter-institutional Committees for Higher Education Assessment |
Comités Interinstitucionales para la Evaluación de la Educación Superior |
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CNBES |
National Coordination Office for Higher Education Scholarships |
Coordinación Nacional de Becas de Educación Superior |
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COCOEES |
Commission for the Co-ordination of the Higher Education Evaluation Bodies |
Comisión Coordinadora de Organismos de Evaluación de la Educación Superior |
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COEPES |
State Commission for Higher Education Planning |
Comisión Estatal para la Planeación de la Educación Superior |
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CONACyT |
National Council for Science and Technology |
Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología |
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CONEVAL |
National Council for the Evaluation of Social Development Policy |
Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social |
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COPAES |
Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education |
Consejo para la Acreditación de la Educación Superior |
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CURP |
Unique Population Register Code |
Clave Única de Registro de Población |
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DGESPE |
Directorate-General for Higher Education for Education Professionals |
Dirección General de Educación Superior para Profesionales de la Educación |
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DGESU |
Directorate-General for University Education |
Dirección General de Educación Superior Universitaria |
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EGEL |
General examinations for graduates of Bachelor programmes |
Exámenes Generales para el Egreso de la Licenciatura |
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ENOE |
National Survey of Occupation and Employment |
Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo |
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ESG |
European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Higher Education |
FIMPES |
Federation of Mexican Private Higher Education Institutions |
Federación de Instituciones Mexicanas Particulares de Educación Superior |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
GERD |
Gross Domestic Expenditure on Research and Experimental Development |
HEI |
Higher Education Institution |
INEE |
National Institute for the Evaluation of Education |
Instituto Nacional para la Evaluación de la Educación |
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INEGI |
National Institute of Statistics and Geography |
Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía |
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IPN |
National Polytechnic Institute |
Instituto Politécnico Nacional |
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ISCED |
International Standard Classification of Education |
NEET |
Not in Education, Employment or Training |
OECD |
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
PADES |
Programme to Support Development of Higher Education |
Programa de Apoyo al Desarrollo de la Educación Superior |
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PFCE |
Programme for strengthening educational quality |
Programa de Fortalecimiento de la Calidad Educativa |
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PIDES |
Comprehensive Higher Education Planning |
Planeación Integral de la Educación Superior |
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PIFI |
Comprehensive Programme for Institutional Strengthening |
Programa Integral de Fortalecimiento Institucional |
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PNPC |
National Programme of Quality Postgraduate Studies |
Programa Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad |
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PISA |
Programme for International Student Assessment |
PLANEA |
National Plan for the Evaluation of Learning |
Plan Nacional para la Evaluación de los Aprendizajes |
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PND |
National Development Plan |
Plan Nacional de Desarrollo |
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PNPC |
National Programme of Quality Postgraduate Studies |
Programa Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad |
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PPP |
Purchasing Power Parity |
PRODEP |
Programme for the Professional Development of Academic Staff |
Programa para el Desarrollo Profesional Docente |
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PRONABES |
National Programme for Higher Education Scholarships |
Programa Nacional de Becas para la Educación Superior |
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PSE |
Sectoral Education Programme |
Programa Sectorial de Educación |
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R&D |
Research and Development |
RVOE |
Recognition of Official Validity of Studies |
Reconocimiento de Validez Oficial de Estudios |
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SEP |
Secretariat of Public Education |
Secretaria de Educación Pública |
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TecNM |
National Technological Institute of Mexico |
Tecnológico Nacional de México |
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UAM |
Metropolitan Autonomous University |
Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana |
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UnADM |
Open and Distance University of Mexico |
Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de México |
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UNAM |
National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Universidad Autónoma Nacional de México |
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UPN |
National Pedagogical University |
Universidad Pedagógica Nacional |