By 2007, Professor Zúñiga Martínez introduced another innovative educational option that consisted of certifying knowledge acquired through self-study at the high school level, with accreditation through a single exam.

However, by not strictly following the procedures established by the Secretariat of Public Education (SEP), this exam had to be suspended and subsequently eliminated, as it was not founded on adequate quality control.

Four years later, in the early months of 2011, a call was issued for the emergence of another great project, the Virtual High School.

In this order of ideas and due to the great success of these educational projects, the State Congress approved Law 276 creating the Popular Autonomous University of Veracruz (UPAV) with the unanimous support of all political parties represented in the Veracruz Congress, with 46 votes in favor, zero against, and zero abstentions.

[3] In that same year of 2011, Professor Guillermo Héctor Zúñiga Martínez was appointed rector of the Popular Autonomous University of Veracruz (UPAV), accompanied by various officials, academics, and intellectuals from the Veracruz region, strengthening the functioning of UPAV with their knowledge, experience, and work.