Mérida University
Miguel Pérez Gómez
Rector
Anáhuac Mérida University
Anáhuac Mérida University
We honor our history by shaping the future
Four decades ago the history of Anáhuac Mérida University began to be written, an innovative university, leader in the Mexican Southeast for its academic excellence with international vision and for its professionals with global impact.
Thanks to a group of visionary entrepreneurs in August 1984, Anáhuac Mérida University was born with the firm purpose of contributing to the formation of men and women who, with a genuine social commitment, contribute to positive social transformation.
Throughout our history we have reaped important achievements in academics, research, entrepreneurship and innovation and we have accompanied the dream of thousands of students who learn, develop and share technology, science and humanities; who live with passion art, culture and sports as catalysts of their integral formation, who put all their talents at the service of others through Anáhuac Mérida University social action.
Today we celebrate our achievements by expressing our deepest gratitude to our founders who gave life to our history, to our professors who have accompanied and inspired many generations, to our students and their families for choosing us to build their personal life projects, to our collaborators for their daily commitment to overcome evil with good, and to our thousands of graduates - leaders of positive action - for being the greatest testimony to the fulfillment of our mission.
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Anáhuac Mérida University
With an educational model focused on the integral development of the person, Anáhuac Mérida University was founded in 1984 as the first private university in the Southeast of México. Its international leadership with more than 180 exchange options in +30 countries, as well as its promotion of innovation and entrepreneurship through the tecniA Park, are part of the competitive advantages that this institution offers to its more than 8,000 students in 30 degree programs. It is a member of the International Network of Anáhuac Universities and has international affiliations and alliances with organizations such as Universia, edX, Holberton School, International Association of Science Parks, among others.
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OUR CAMPUS
Our campus in figures
Of undergraduate students 35% have some type of scholarship or financial support
de los alumnos de licenciatura 35% cuenta con algún tipo de apoyo financiero.
+8,000 students from
+8,000
+19,700
+17,000
Licenciatura y posgrado
+30 countries (undergraduate and graduate degrees)
Alumnos de +30 países
Licenciatura / Posgrado
Undergraduate and graduate degrees of the National Universiade. Sports leaders in the region 9 times Top 10
9 veces en el Top 10
de la Universiada Nacional. Líderes deportivos en la región
2023
in the category “Transformation of educational practices through ICTs”
2023
en la categoría “Transformación de las prácticas educativas mediante las TICs”
Entrepreneurship + 6,700 students participated in Challenge 2025 + 1400 projects
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bachelor’s degree programs programs in the CENEVAL High Academic Performance Register Level 1 PLUS: 11 / Level 1: 10
Conoce la Universidad
Docentes (planta y por hora)
Profesores investigadores de los cuales: 10 son miembros del Sistema Nacional de Investigadores del CONACYT
Especialidades
opciones de intercambio 168 +30 países
Premios CENEVAL
cursa programas de calidad acreditados ante el COPAES (Consejo para la Acreditación de la Educación Superior). de la matrícula de licenciatura
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Academic programs
Our campus offers 30 undergraduate degrees with an Anáhuac Educational Model that integrates competitive advantages such as: Professional Minors, Internationalization Route, Entrepreneurship Route, Accompaniment Route, Digital Competencies Program, Double Degree, languages, among others.
School of Architecture
Architecture
School of Communication
Communication
Entertainment Business Management
School of Design
Fashion Production and Design
Graphic Design
Industrial Design
Multimedia Design
School of Health Sciences
Biotechnology
Dental Surgeon
Medical Surgeon
Nutrition
Psychopedagogy
Psychology
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
School of Law and Social Sciences
International Relations
Law
School of Business
Accounting and Finance
Business Management
International Business Administration
Sports Management
Strategic Marketing
Tourism and Gastronomy - Le Cordon Bleu
Gastronomy
International Tourism
School of Engineering and Exact Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Engineering in Computer Science and Digital Business
Engineering in Digital Animation and Design
Industrial Engineering
Mechatronics
Engineering in Sustainable Energies
Programa educativos
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Graduate Programs
Become a global professional
Master’s Degrees
Master in Sustainable Interior Design
Master in Fiscal Law and Tax Administration
Masters in Corporate Law
Masters in Business Administration (MBA)
Masters in Business Innovation (MBI)
Masters in Education
Master in Finance
Master in Integral Marketing
Masters in Human Capital Development
Doctorates
Doctorate in Law
Doctorate in Strategic Analysis and Sustainable Development
Doctorate in Educational Sciences
Doctorate in Communication Research
Advanced Graduate Education Programs
Specialization in Endodontics
Specialization in Orthodontics
Specialization in Pediatric Dentistry
Specialization in Oral Rehabilitation
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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Hub (A Hub)
The ecosystem that connects talent, industry, and innovation
A Hub is the innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem of Anáhuac Mérida University.
A meeting point where talent connects with industry, ideas become projects, and innovation is experienced through reallife experiences. A space where entrepreneurs, businesspeople, mentors, professors, researchers, and strategic allies work in synergy.
3. Tecnia Incubator and Accelerator
An ecosystem structured around 6 strategic areas
A Hub is made up of six strategic areas that work in coordination to drive innovation, entrepreneurship, and real-impact partnerships. Each area plays a clear role within the ecosystem and, together, they enable ideas, projects, and people to be supported from exploration to activation.
1. Innovation
We promote educational innovation, the development of new teaching–learning models, and institutional innovation through the design, improvement, and transformation of processes, services, and experiences within the university.
2. Entrepreneurship
We develop a relevant and enriching learning pathway that fosters creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship, preparing students to identify opportunities and transform ideas into projects with purpose and vision.
We strengthen business competitiveness through strategic guidance and the development of solid, scalable, and sustainable business models, connecting projects with mentorship, markets, and real growth opportunities.
4. Intellectual Property and Business Services
We offer specialized consulting and guidance to secure, shape, and capitalize on ideas, developments, and solutions that emerge within the ecosystem, strengthening their impact and viability.
5. Research and Development
We generate and transfer knowledge and technology through applied research, prototyping, and experimentation processes, connecting academia with real needs and innovation opportunities.
6. Global Vision and Sustainability
We promote and encourage institutional projects with social and environmental impact that connect the university with global challenges and encourage responsible and sustainable solutions.
These six areas are activated through experiences, programs and projects that bring the A Hub ecosystem to life.
Entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship pathway (4 courses and 1 minor) , educational experiences, pre-incubation programs, graduate programs, among others.
Visión Global y Sostenibilidad.
Institutional projects with social and environmental impact, promotion of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), collaborative initiatives with other institutions.
Trademarks, patents, copyrights, consulting and tailored support.
Intellectual Property and Business Services
TecniA Incubator and Accelerator.
Incubation (traditional, digital, and technology-based ventures), acceleration and mentoring.
Innovation.
Innovation tribes, laboratories, emerging technologies, educational innovation academies, digital transformation, user experience.
Generation and transfer of knowledge and technology, publications, LINNCO (social innovation), prototypes and experimentation.
Research and Development.
Some of our experiences include
Formation
Entrepreneurship Route
Minor in Entrepreneurship
“Lámzate” Pre-incubation Program
Bootcamps
Microcredentials in Technology
Business Support
Business Consulting
Incubation and Acceleration
Customized Coaching
Innovation Labs
Innovation Tribes
Cybersecurity Consulting
Events
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week
Demo Day
Anáhuac Business Network
Makers Fest
Environmental Forums
U Challenge
Contests and Challenges
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Anáhuac Leadership and Excellence Programs
In response to the concerns and personal and professional vocation of our students, Anáhuac Mérida University offers various leadership and excellence programs that respond to the needs and expectations of our students.
These programs favor the personal and professional development of our students, while promoting the encounter between students from different careers and the promotion of initiatives of service to others:
Social Action of Anáhuac University (ASUA) is a student organization that promotes the development of a genuine social conscience based on universal values and encourages student leadership to improve the living conditions of people with material, human or spiritual needs, thus enriching the integral formation of our students and generating true leaders of positive action.
Sciences Leadership Program
Arts and Culture Leadership Program
Leadership Program Social Commitment Leadership Program Anáhuac Excellence Leadership Program
Social commitment
Arts, culture and sports
The integral formation and university life are greatly enriched through the experience that our students live in activities, projects and events aimed at the practice, promotion and dissemination of art, culture and sports through various expressions and manifestations that involve the entire university community.
Faith Formation Group
The campus ministry area offers the service of spiritual care, with different activities and programs of personal and community type, which seek to create awareness about the transcendent reality of every person in the search for the ultimate meaning of their life, as well as the commitment to our fellow peers, particularly with the most needy. It seeks the development of the person through the mission and service offered in its various apostolates and activities.
In our university we cultivate a favorable environment for the convinced living of our own faith, in respectful and fruitful dialogue with science and with other religious traditions, which coexist in harmony and unity under the common purpose of the search for truth and goodness.
Accompaniment
Research and Development
This area is responsible for contributing to the integral formation of all participants in research and development activities, ensuring an environment of intellectual honesty and rigorous search for truth, guaranteeing the generation and application of relevant and ethical knowledge, experimental and technological development, as well as the transfer of knowledge in favor of human dignity.
It carries out research and development activities in its academic divisions to understand the current and future reality of mankind, to meet and solve the most relevant needs of humanity and transcend generating positive changes and high impact on our own community, in the regional, national and global environment, generating relevant and innovative knowledge.
The lines of research being developed are:
Derecho -Ciencias Sociales
LawSocial Sciences
Engineering and Exact Sciences Architecture
Design
Economics and Business
Health Sciences
Facilities
Anáhuac Mérida University has the best university infrastructure in the southeast of México. Its leadership in educational technology provides immersive learning experiences and is committed to collaborative spaces that promote innovation, creativity and multidisciplinarity.
• Virtual Reality Lab
Gaming Arena
3D Printing Center
Business Intelligence Center
Mac Lab
• Technological and Innovation Park, tecniA
+70 smart classrooms
+60 laboratories and workshops
• Simulation Centers (Medicine)
• Hacienda Mayab - Le Cordon Bleu
• Libraries
• Sports Center
• Cultural Forum “Alejandro Gomory Aguilar”
• Service and recreation area
Anáhuac Arena
• Art, music, and dance halls
• Gym • Basketball court • Capacity: 1,800
CEC
Clinical Studies Center (Offcampus) Services
• Dentistry
• Nutrition
• Medicine
• Physical Therapy
Educational innovation
• Coworking areas
• Smart classrooms
• Fashion Lab
• Media Center
• Motion Capture Lab
For Anáhuac Mérida University an important element in professional training is through the international perspective that students develop. To achieve this, the university relates to the world in various ways: through collaboration agreements, academic exchange programs, short courses and international summers, research stays, visiting professors, and master classes, as well as through virtual exchanges and COIL courses.
Alemania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bélgica
Bolivia
Brasil
Canadá
Chile
Colombia
Corea del Sur
Costa Rica
Croacia
Dinamarca
Ecuador
El Salvador
España
Estados Unidos
Finlandia
Francia
Honduras
Italia
Japón
México
Nicaragua
Países Bajos
Perú
Portugal
Reino
Suiza
Taiwán
Turquía
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Exchange programs
Choose the program that best fits your bachelor degree and future career plans. At Anáhuac Mérida University, we will take care of your application and registration while helping you organize the validation of credits with your home university.
For those international students interested on making an exchange with Anáhuac Mérida University, we offer three exchange options:
Bilateral Exchange - Anáhuac Mérida University has many partner institutions in the world. Students at these partner institutions remain registered there while studying at Anáhuac Mérida University and receive academic credit from their institution.
Study Abroad - Students from institutions that do not have an exchange agreement with Anáhuac Mérida University, are invited to come through the Study Abroad program attending for a summer, a semester or the full academic year.
Short or tailor-made programs - The opportunity to study in Mérida can also be done by short courses in the summer or winter periods, as well as by tailor-made programs for groups of students in a variety of subjects. More information on the following link: https://merida.anahuac.mx/en/international/bootcamps
International student services
Orientation course: During this course the Office of Internationalization will prepare students for their exchange and they will learn about all services they are able to use during their stay in the university. This course is mandatory and takes place a week before the first day of classes.
Academic Advisors: Academic Advisors are full time Faculty Members. They provide orientation to students on the selection of courses and support them in all academic matters during their stay.
International Mayab Buddy Program: Through this program, incoming international students are matched with current students prior to starting their exchange. Students who are matched before the semester starts, often connect with their buddy ahead of arriving on campus. Mayab Buddies organize cultural and recreational activities, facilitating the integration of exchange students to our university, community and our city.
Accomodation: Students have the option of living in student residences or homestay, renting houses or apartments (individually or on a shared basis). All strategically located in the best areas of the city and within reach of the Mayabus (University transportation service). The Office of Internationalization through the International Mayab Buddy Program guides international students to find accommodation according to their preferences and needs.
Transportation
Through our School Bus “Mayabus”, students can be transported to and from the University. It has stops in different parts of the city and with different schedules that adapt to class schedules. Students can purchase the semester pass, the weekly pass or the round-trip ticket.
Cost of living
The cost of living in the city of Mérida is approximately $790 USD per month. The cost includes shared rental housing, electricity, air conditioning, meals and transportation.
Visit and immigration procedures
Students who intend to do an exchange shorter than 180 days, generally do not require a student visa (exceptions may apply to citizens of certain countries). If the academic stay is longer than 180 days, a student visa must be applied for at the Mexican Embassy or Consulate in the student’s country of residence, prior to traveling to México.
Anáhuac Mérida University offers courses in Spanish and English for exchange students and visitors. Students can select courses from our different programs during their studies at the university.
Courses in English
Learn about the experiences of international students at Anáhuac Mérida University
“This university is truly incredible. The activities it proposes, the services it offers and the staff that works here, everything is great. All very friendly, professional and available. I am grateful for my stay here” -Valentina Giorgetti - Università Europea di Roma, Italy - Psychology.
“This exchange allowed me to open myself to different cultures, besides European and French culture. I have improved my level of Spanish, which was one of the most important goals” -Pauline Camus - EDHEC Business School, France - International Business.
“The experience was incredible, the difference with the culture of Europe is something that can enrich you. Mérida is very pretty and safe. At the University you can get involved in many interesting activities” -Ettore Simone Tortora - Universitádegli studi di Milano-Bicocca, Italy - Management and Finance.
“This exchange opened my mind, broadened my horizons. It made me meet new and beautiful people. And it allowed me to see other ways to solve problems’’ -Malena Soto Perez - Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina - Design.
“I had the best experience of my life. I met so many great people and I made friends for life from all over the world! Yucatán is just an incredible place in the world. There are so many beautiful places to visit” -Valentin Boulanger - Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands - International Business.
“The Anáhuac Mérida University has enviable technology. All the teachers are prepared and the University Clinic has everything necessary for an efficient learning” -Joáo Vitor Rocha SilvaUniversidade Triadentes, Brazil -Dental Surgeon.
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Perfect place to study
Mérida, Yucatán
Yucatán, located in the southeast of México, is considered one of the safest states in the country. It out-stands for its lifestyle, cultural flamboyance and excellent infrastructure in medical and educational services.
Mérida, the capital of the state of Yucatán, is the higher educational leader of southeastern México and one of the safest cities in Latin America.
This colonial city with a strong Mayan cultural presence has been named among the top pla-
ces in the world to visit and the American Capital of Culture in 2000 and 2017.
This city is recognized for its calm and quiet lifestyle, bustling neighborhoods, rich cultural heritage and pollution-free environment. Mérida is surrounded by many spectacular attractions both natural and cultural, from the beautiful beaches of the relaxed towns of Progreso, to the world-famous Mayan ruins of Uxmal, Mayapán and Chichén Itzá, the options to discover great places near the capital are numerous.
Southeast Gastronomical and Architectural capital
Unique colonial architecture and diverse gastronomic choice.
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Enjoy Mérida
Tourism
Cenotes and Haciendas
There are approximately 3,000 cenotes (underground rivers) registered in Yucatán - only some of them open to the public - and 300 haciendas.
Cultural and artistic city
Theaters, dances and music (rock, pop, trova and classic) are only some of the most representative shows.
Mayan World
Historic centers, cultural centers and archeological locations.
Hidden spots
Perfect hidden spots for trending getaways; nature tourism, among many others.
Yucatán, State of Peace World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates. Mérida is second place, after Quebec, as the safest city in the American continent.
Creative City in the Gastronomic categoryUNESCO. Ranks among the top 25 safest cities worldwide.
