UNAM is the best university in Latin America

The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), together with the Brazilian institutions of Sao Paulo, Brasilia and the Federal Republic of Rio Grande, 200 most recognized universities in Latin America, according to the page UniRank.

The University of Guadalajara is the fifth best city.UDG), also Mexican, followed by the University of Campinas (Brazil), the National of Colombia, Estácio de Sá (Brazil), Buenos Aires and the Federation of Santa Catarina (Brazil).

UniRank is a leading directory in international higher education with reviews and clbadifications of more than 13,600 universities and colleges, officially recognized in 200 countries.

UNAM explained in a statement that the purpose of the selection "is to provide a list of the most recognized universities in Latin America. "

This list is based on valid, unbiased and non-influential web metrics, provided by independent sources of information on the Web, instead of data sent by the universities themselves, according to their proponents.

On his site, UniRank argues that the purpose of the list is to show the 200 best institutions of higher education in the region, which had to comply with a series of selection criteria.

"Being licensed and / or accredited by the corresponding organization related to higher education in their country, offer at least four years of undergraduate or postgraduate studies (Masters or PhD), provide teaching in a predominantly traditional, face-to-face format and not just online, "he said.

UNAM, also known in Mexico as "the maximum home of studiescountry, it is a public university with about 350,000 students and 40,000 teachers.

Nobel laureates in Mexico Alfonso García Robles (La Paz, 1982), Octavio Paz (de Literatura, 1990) and Mario Molina (de Química, 1995) were enrolled in this house of study.

With information from EFE