The Guadalajara Reporter

Guadalajara’s monolithic public university eyes continued growth

Having been elected earlier this year, Tonatiuh Bravo Padilla was formally sworn in as rector of the University of Guadalajara (UdeG) on April 1.

Although the public UdeG is set to receive eight billion pesos (663 million dollars) from the government this year, Bravo wasted no time in calling for more funds, declaring the current budget insufficient to cope with the expansion the university has undergone over the last 18 years. An increased budget, Bravo said, would help create 56,000 additional places in higher education in Jalisco and another 120,000 at high school (preparatoria) level. The university currently has 230,000 students enrolled at its various campuses in Guadalajara and other urban centers in Jalisco.

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