Universidad Pedagógica Nacional
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The National Pedagogic University ( - UPN) is Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

's national university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

 for teacher training
Teacher education
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. The main campus, directly adjacent to the Colegio de México in Mexico City, hosts more than 25,000 students and is the largest of more than 70 UPN campus
Campus
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es nationwide. The university offers both undergraduate (licenciatura) and graduate programs of study.

Currently, UPN is in the process of being separated from the Secretaría de Educación Pública
Secretaría de Educación Pública
The Secretaría de Educación Pública is a Mexican federal government authority with Cabinet representation and responsibility for overseeing the development and implementation of national educational policy and school standards in Mexico.Additionally, it has the following responsibilities:*Creation...

 and becoming autonomous
Autonomous university
The term "autonomous university" typically refers to a university which exercises independent control over its day to day operations and curriculum....

.

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