The Global South and the SDGs: Challenges and Opportunities for Higher Education in the Mexican Tropics from a case study

To achieve the objectives and goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Northern and Southern regions must outline their own roadmaps. This study presents a case exemplifying the challenges and opportunities that emerge through a local analysis of the interdependence between poverty and higher education, specifically SDGs 1 and 2, where the educational bottleneck in transitioning from secondary to tertiary education constitutes a critical issue. The case study is situated in a region of the Mexican tropics, where high natural capital contrasts with a low Human Development Index (HDI) and high poverty levels.