UIW opens third campus in Mexico as part of international expansion efforts

SAN ANTONIO – The University of the Incarnate Word has expanded its international reach with the opening of a new campus in León, Guanajuato, Mexico.

The campus, inaugurated on July 7, is the university’s third location in Mexico.

The León campus will focus on the greater Metropolitan area, offering continuing education and leadership development programs for the community.

The new UIW campus plans to add undergraduate and graduate degree programs in the future, pending regulatory approval.

More than 200 guests attended the opening ceremony, including UIW President Dr. Thomas M. Evans, former Mexican President Vicente Fox, and leaders from the CHARISM Alliance of Catholic universities.

“This campus marks a new chapter for the University of the Incarnate Word,” Evans said. “We welcome a new community with which we will share our values of education, truth, faith, service and innovation.”

The campus will operate from the former Centro Fox facilities under a 100-year agreement and will also serve as the home of Fox’s presidential library. University officials said the site will focus exclusively on academic and educational programs.

The new location reinforces UIW’s growing presence in Mexico and its commitment to expanding access to higher education and leadership development throughout the region.