Mexico City, February 21, 2023.- In the framework of the 10th anniversary of the School of Psychology, the School held a ceremony at the Panamerican City to celebrate its Universidad Panamericana held a ceremony in Ciudad Panamericana, in which it celebrated receiving the certificate from the Accreditation Committee of the National Council for Teaching and Research in Psychology (CNEIP), for having complied with the educational quality requirements it establishes.
The ceremony was attended by Dr. Santiago García Álvarez, rector of the Universidad Panamericana; Ms. Erika Zapata Rodríguez, director of the CNEIP Accreditation Committee; Dr. Gregorio Tomás Obrador Vera, general director of health of the Universidad Panamericana; Dr. Stephanie Derive, director of the School of Health Sciences of Panamericana and Ms. Isabel Gutiérrez Peláez, director of the School of Psychology of our house of studies.
An accreditation of great value
In Mexico, the CNEIP is the main institution in charge of evaluating schools that offer psychology programs. In 2022, after an intense process of self-evaluation and after the visit of the CNEIP evaluation team, the Panamericana School of Psychology became one of the 83 accredited institutions in Mexico.
"For us it is an honor that you allow us to collaborate in your growth and continuous improvement," said Ms. Zapata to those present. "The fact that today you are joining our ranks is not only to have this recognition, but you will also have other benefits and other opportunities, we are an accrediting body that seeks to open other options for higher education institutions," she added.
Joint effort
Afterwards, Ms. Gutiérrez went up to the presidium and said: "this (receiving the certification) gives us the way to have a better guide (...), it was a self-evaluation process that was very useful for us to see what we are doing well, to be able to continue doing that and try to do it better".
Finally, Dr. Garcia received the certificate and said: "These types of certifications are not only for the UP, but also to recognize the effort, because these types of organizations represent a difference for the country (...)".
"On behalf of UP, I would like to congratulate and thank the efforts of so many people involved because, just as it was a titanic effort for the accreditation agency, it was also a titanic effort for the institution itself," he concluded.
The School of Psychology of the Universidad Panamericana seeks to train students with solid scientific, anthropological and ethical bases, as well as with a broad and critical vision of the different psychological currents and with social commitment.
