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UNAM Rector Says University Cannot Expand Enrollment Without More Budget, Responding to Sheinbaum

UNAM rector Leonardo Lomelí told President Claudia Sheinbaum the university cannot keep expanding enrollment without a larger public budget.

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Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), said that the university cannot indefinitely expand its enrollment without a budget increase. [1] The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) confirmed on August 2026 that no administrative procedures or sanctions exist against university officials related to irregularities in the 2026 entrance exam. [2] On August 28, the UNAM published definitive results reporting the admission of 49,740 first-year students, including 28,151 via regulatory admission and 20,923 through the selection contest. [3] The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) presented its final admission report for the 2026-2027 cycle on Friday following an investigation into anomalies in the online entrance exam results. [4] Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), confirmed that an anomaly existed in the online entrance exam results for applicants. [5] Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), stated that the university will analyze low-demand degree programs to decide whether to reorient them, change their names, or modify their study plans to increase attractiveness to students. [6] Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the UNAM, stated on 2026-07-11 that the wide contrast between online exam results and control exam results confirms an anomaly that was largely corrected. [7] UNAM rector Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas affirmed on 2026-07-11 that long-term educational growth must depend on increased public investment and that the university's budget has decreased in real terms. [8] Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), admitted that the in-person control exam results revealed anomalies in the previous digital admission exam. [9] Beatriz Ortega Guerrero affirmed that the school accredited the bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences (Ciencias de la Tierra) during the 2022-2026 period. [10] Director Beatriz Ortega Guerrero stated that between 2022 and 2026 the National School of Earth Sciences (ENCiT) at UNAM tripled its career academic staff from eight to 24 members. [11] The in-person control exam served as a definitive filter to ensure the institution had full certainty that new students possess the required academic level. [12]
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  1. Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), said that the university cannot indefinitely expand its enrollment without a budget increase. · Excélsior
  2. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) confirmed on August 2026 that no administrative procedures or sanctions exist against university officials related to irregularities in the 2026 entrance exam. · Excélsior
  3. On August 28, the UNAM published definitive results reporting the admission of 49,740 first-year students, including 28,151 via regulatory admission and 20,923 through the selection contest. · El Universal
  4. The National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) presented its final admission report for the 2026-2027 cycle on Friday following an investigation into anomalies in the online entrance exam results. · El Universal
  5. Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), confirmed that an anomaly existed in the online entrance exam results for applicants. · Excélsior
  6. Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), stated that the university will analyze low-demand degree programs to decide whether to reorient them, change their names, or modify their study plans to increase attractiveness to students. · Excélsior
  7. Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the UNAM, stated on 2026-07-11 that the wide contrast between online exam results and control exam results confirms an anomaly that was largely corrected. · El Universal
  8. UNAM rector Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas affirmed on 2026-07-11 that long-term educational growth must depend on increased public investment and that the university's budget has decreased in real terms. · El Universal
  9. Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), admitted that the in-person control exam results revealed anomalies in the previous digital admission exam. · Diario De México
  10. Beatriz Ortega Guerrero affirmed that the school accredited the bachelor's degree in Earth Sciences (Ciencias de la Tierra) during the 2022-2026 period. · Gaceta UNAM
  11. Director Beatriz Ortega Guerrero stated that between 2022 and 2026 the National School of Earth Sciences (ENCiT) at UNAM tripled its career academic staff from eight to 24 members. · Gaceta UNAM
  12. The in-person control exam served as a definitive filter to ensure the institution had full certainty that new students possess the required academic level. · Diario De México
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