Overview
- UNAM, IPN, Cinvestav and UAM signed a Carta de Intención at UAM’s Centro Cultural Casa del Tiempo, formally committing to develop the Alianza Universitaria de la Ciudad de México.
- The agreement sets six strategic axes — joint academic programs and mobility, academic staff exchange, shared infrastructure, problem‑solving platforms, coordinated continuing education, and advisory services — as the framework for cooperation.
- At the signing event city and science officials pledged complementary supports including the reported resumption of national and international mobility scholarships and the opening of 200 new public research positions.
- The Carta is non‑binding and the four institutions said they will negotiate a formal convenio in 2026 that defines governance, specific actions and rules for sharing facilities consistent with each institution’s regulations.
- Together the partners presented their scale as a rationale for impact: about 72,000 academic staff, roughly 648,000 students across 301 undergraduate and 390 graduate programs, and a recent combined federal funding envelope above 81 billion pesos.