UPAEP was founded in 1973 as a project of the people of Puebla, led by the youth who at the time decided to make a difference and undertake, for the sake of freedom and university autonomy, an endeavor that has been realized in what UPAEP is today: an institution committed to the search and dissemination of truth, aligned with Christian humanism. UPAEP is and always has been committed to the formation of professionals who are agents for change and transformation in order to achieve the Common Good.
“The historical mission of UPAEP, demands the rescue of the values and generic identity of the university institution for the current reality, as well as the formation of social leaders”.
“The cultural mission of UPAEP requires contributing effectively to the evangelization of culture and the creation of currents of thought as a center for study, research, and dissemination, either through the values and attitudes of the students that are educated in it, as well as for the proposal that it produces in all fields of knowledge and human activity”.
“The pedagogical mission of the UPAEP calls for the truly comprehensive training of highly competent and supportive professional men and women.”
“To create currents of thought and educate leaders to transform society, in the search for Truth, integrating faith, science, and life.”
We are a fraternal, harmonious, joyful, and committed university community, which:
For the Catholic sense of our educational work, we declare the following as the guiding values of our University: