Colef


El Colegio de la Frontera Norte 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 is an institution of scientific research and graduate education which is part of the System of Public Centers for Research of the Conacyt, Colef’s activities are governed by international standards of excellence.
The research originating at El 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 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

El Colef’s research and teaching focuses on seven major themes:
El Colef has 107 research professors in six academic departments: Estudios de Administración Pública, Estudios Culturales, Estudios Económicos, Estudios de Población,
Estudios Sociales ; and Estudios Urbanos y del Medio Ambiente.

Master’s and doctoral degree programs

The graduate programs offered are:
All the graduate programs are registered and recognized by CONACYT and SEP.
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