Academic calendar
Primer semestre 2026 runs Jul 30, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Primer semestre 2026Relevant now
- Segundo semestre 2027
Campus language
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Showing 13 of 13 terms
C
- CEAA
- Centro de Estudios de Asia y África.
- CEDUA
- Centro de Estudios Demográficos, Urbanos y Ambientales.
- CEE
- Centro de Estudios Económicos (Center for Economic Studies).
- CEH
- Centro de Estudios Históricos (Center for Historical Studies).
- CEI
- Centro de Estudios Internacionales (Center for International Studies).
- CELL
- Centro de Estudios Lingüísticos y Literarios.
- CES
- Centro de Estudios Sociológicos (Center for Sociological Studies).
- Colmexo
- A student or alumnus of El Colegio de México.
- Cubículo
- The assigned private or semi-private study spaces for researchers and graduate students.
E
- El Comedor
- The main cafeteria located on the ground floor, known for subsidized student meals.
I
- Intercambistas
- The international exchange students who frequently join for semester-long programs.
L
- La Cafetería
- The smaller coffee shop area used for quick snacks and informal meetings between classes.
- La fila del comedor
- Refers to the notoriously long but social queue for the subsidized lunch service.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Aula Magna
- The largest auditorium on campus used for major lectures and conferences.
- BDCV
- Biblioteca Daniel Cosío Villegas, the highly prestigious and central research library.
- cafeter_a
- Cafetería
- comedor_institucional_dining_hall
- Comedor Institucional (Dining Hall)
- Credencial
- The mandatory student ID card used for library access, shuttle boarding, and cafeteria discounts.
- Edificio Principal
- The main brutalist architectural structure designed by Teodoro González de León and Abraham Zabludovsky.
- Préstamo Interbibliotecario
- The widely used service to request books from other major Mexican universities like UNAM or ITAM.
- Sala de Consejos
- The formal boardroom often used for high-level academic defense and ceremonies.
- SICE
- Sistema de Inscripción y Control Escolar, the online portal for grades and administrative tasks.
- Transporte Escolar
- The official shuttle service connecting the campus to Metro Viveros and Metro Universidad.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Primer semestre 2026 runs Jul 30, 2026 – Dec 11, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 13 approved campus terms and 10 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.