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Mexico Launches SaberesMX, a Free National Platform for University‑Certified Online Learning

Officials cast it as a public alternative to private platforms that uses AI for personalized learning, issuing free microcredentials.

Overview

  • SaberesMX is live at saberes.gob.mx, with immediate access for anyone who signs in using a Llave MX digital account.
  • The first offering, SanaMente LibreMente: jóvenes por la paz y contra las adicciones, lasts 16 hours, counts as one university credit, and grants an official certificate.
  • Initial partners include UNAM, IPN, TecNM, UnADM, UdeG, BUAP and UABC, with collaborators such as IMSS, Aprende.mx/ATDT, Open Academy and Arizona State University.
  • Features include an AI-driven recommendation engine for individualized learning routes, accumulation of credits, badges and microcredentials, and API links to university systems.
  • Education authorities say the platform targets 10.3 million adults with incomplete higher education and 183,324 former engineering students, aligns with a 55% coverage goal, and addresses long-term demand for 1.4 million STEM professionals.