# 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]

Leonardo Lomelí, the rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), confirmed that the university has launched a call to expand its enrollment by 2,000 spots. [^2]

Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), stated that at least 44 of the last 50 years have been marked by low economic growth and instability. [^3]

Lomelí said the problem of demand for higher education cannot be solved by UNAM alone and that state public universities and other higher education subsystems should also be strengthened. [^4]

Lomelí said UNAM has already made austerity efforts and that while additional effort is always possible, the long-term growth of higher education also depends on greater public investment. [^5]

Lomelí stated that the expansion was a response to a suggestion made by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo during the Second Government Report. [^6]

Lomelí asserted that during the period of low growth, neoliberal policies predominated in Mexico. [^7]

The rector stated that supposing the faculty aligned with the dominant neoliberal model during these years is simply ignoring the history of the faculty. [^8]

The rector stated that the UNAM economics faculty has maintained a critical position regarding the country's economic leadership for the past 50 years. [^9]

Leonardo Lomelí, rector of the UNAM, said that security indicators in Mexico have improved. [^10]

Lomelí noted that the economy is showing signs of recovery. [^11]

## What this stands on

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, News)
2. Leonardo Lomelí, the rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), confirmed that the university has launched a call to expand its enrollment by 2,000 spots. (El Heraldo de México, News)
3. Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), stated that at least 44 of the last 50 years have been marked by low economic growth and instability. (El Universal, News)
4. Lomelí said the problem of demand for higher education cannot be solved by UNAM alone and that state public universities and other higher education subsystems should also be strengthened. (Excélsior, News)
5. Lomelí said UNAM has already made austerity efforts and that while additional effort is always possible, the long-term growth of higher education also depends on greater public investment. (Excélsior, News)
6. Lomelí stated that the expansion was a response to a suggestion made by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo during the Second Government Report. (El Heraldo de México, News)
7. Lomelí asserted that during the period of low growth, neoliberal policies predominated in Mexico. (El Universal, News)
8. The rector stated that supposing the faculty aligned with the dominant neoliberal model during these years is simply ignoring the history of the faculty. (El Universal, News)
9. The rector stated that the UNAM economics faculty has maintained a critical position regarding the country's economic leadership for the past 50 years. (El Universal, News)
10. Leonardo Lomelí, rector of the UNAM, said that security indicators in Mexico have improved. (El Heraldo de México, News)
11. Lomelí noted that the economy is showing signs of recovery. (El Heraldo de México, News)

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