Colef

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (commonly known as Colef, English: The College of the Northern Border) is a prestigious Mexican institute of higher education, specializing in teaching and research in the social sciences with focus on border issues. It is also considered one of Mexico's think tanks.

Introduction

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (El Colef) is an institution of scientific research and graduate education which is part of the System of Public Centers for Research of the CONACYT (National Council for Science and Technology), Colef’s activities are governed by international standards of excellence.

The research originating at COLEF is aimed at generating scientific knowledge about the social, economic, cultural, demographic, political, urban and environmental processes of the border area between Mexico and the United States.

Mission

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (Colef) is an institution dedicated to research and higher education. Its mission is to generate scientific knowledge of the Mexico-U.S. border region, to train highly qualified professionals, and to create institutional connections that will contribute to the development of the region.

Objectives

Institutional Structure

Colef’s research and teaching focuses on seven major themes:

Academic Departments

Colef has 107 Research professors in six academic departments: Estudios de Administración Pública (Public Administration Studies), Estudios Culturales (Cultural Studies), Estudios Económicos (Economics), Estudios de Población (Population Studies), Estudios Sociales (Social Studies); and Estudios Urbanos y del Medio Ambiente (Urban and Environmental Studies).

Master’s and Doctoral Degree Programs

The graduate programs offered are:

All the graduate programs are registered and recognized by CONACYT and SEP (Secretary of Public Education).


Placement of Master’s Degree Recipients

Placement of Doctoral Degree Recipients

80 full-time professors are directly involved in the teaching of the graduate courses; 60 of the professors hold doctoral degrees and 50 of them belong to the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores.

Location

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, A.C. Km. 18.5 carretera escénica Tijuana-Ensenada San Antonio del Mar Tijuana, B. C.,

Regional Headquarters: Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez, and Mexicali Outreach Offices: Nogales and Piedras Negras Liaison Office: Mexico City

Source

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte

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