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UNAM Starts Semester 2026-2 for About 400,000 as CCH Sur Reopens In Person

An uneven rollout leaves CCH Sur back under new security measures, with Architecture still on strike.

Overview

  • Semester-based programs resume across UNAM sites with the term set to end on May 29, and scheduled days off on March 16 and May 1, 10 and 15.
  • The CCH system begins its second term, and the Sur campus returns from months of virtual classes following a September 2025 killing.
  • Security steps agreed for CCH Sur include turnstiles with photo‑ID readers, additional lighting, emergency buttons and university brigades.
  • The Faculty of Architecture remains in a strike exceeding 100 days, with reports indicating a possible restart around February 16 if dialogue resumes.
  • UNAM estimates 1,900 in initiación universitaria, 104,000 in high school, 234,000 in undergraduate and others, plus 4,941 new SUAyED entrants; the National Preparatory School’s annual cycle resumed January 5 and ends April 24, and annual-plan licenciaturas end May 8.