Universidad Autónoma Intercultural de Sinaloa

Autonomous Intercultural University of Sinaloa
Universidad Autónoma Intercultural de Sinaloa
Former names
 Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México (2001–16)
Motto Toda la gente, todos los pueblos (Símen yoemia, simen pa?lia yolem'mem)
Motto in English
 All people, all communities
Type Public intercultural
Established December 5, 2001
Rector María Guadalupe Ibarra Ceceña
Students 4,300 (2016)[1]
Location Mochicahui, Sinaloa, Mexico
Colors Green and gold
Mascot Chureas (Roadrunners in Yoreme)
Website uais.edu.mx

The Universidad Autónoma Intercultural de Sinaloa (Autonomous Intercultural University of Sinaloa, UAIS) is an institution of higher education in Mochicahui, El Fuerte Municipality, Sinaloa. It operates in Mochicahui, Los Mochis and Choix, as well as three extension centers.

History

The Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México (Autonomous Indigenous University of Mexico, UAIM) was founded on December 5, 2001. It evolved from the Institute of Anthropology, also based in Mochicahui and part of the Universidad de Occidente, which had been formed in 1982.[2] It conducted archeological projects, and in the late 1990s, it separated, with Governor Juan S. Millán decreeing the creation of the UAIM as a separate entity. At that time, it had 1,000 students from 15 ethnic groups.[2]

In 2011, students demanded the resignation of rector Guadalupe Camargo Orduño, claiming that he was improperly sworn in by the governor instead of the university's governing board. They took over campus facilities for two months, only leaving when state authorities agreed to audit the university.[3] They also claimed that what had been an innovative university had gradually become more traditional, with less advising for students from low-income backgrounds, fewer research and debate projects, and more classes held in classrooms instead of on patios and in the field.[2] They also protested against the removal of eight professors and the addition of non-academics to the UAIM governing board, as well as the university's denial of admission to some students from indigenous backgrounds.[3]

In 2016, the name of the university was changed as part of the passage of a new organic law by the state legislature that transitioned the school from an indigenous to an intercultural university; as a result, students from non-indigenous backgrounds could begin attending the newly renamed UAIS.[4] There was opposition to the name change from some who felt that removing "Indigenous" from the name took away a key part of the spirit of the institution.[5] University and state officials worked to dispel claims that the university was closing, and they said that the name change would expand the funding sources available to the institution.[6] Additionally, the institution began offering bachillerato programs and online educational services for the first time.[1][4]

Academic programs

UAIS offers undergraduate degrees at its Mochicahui, Los Mochis and Choix units, as well as at three extension centers. One degree is offered entirely online.[7]

Mochicahui

  • Computational Systems Engineering
  • Quality Systems Engineering
  • Forestry Engineering
  • Social Community Psychology
  • Entrepreneurial Tourism
  • Rural Sociology
  • Accounting
  • Law

Los Mochis

  • Computational Systems Engineering
  • Quality Systems Engineering
  • Social Community Psychology
  • Rural Sociology
  • Accounting
  • Law

Choix

  • Computational Systems Engineering
  • Community Forestry Engineering
  • Alternative Tourism

Online

  • Law

Extension centers

  • Quality Systems Engineering
  • Law
  • Quality Systems Engineering
  • Community Business Management and Engineering
  • Social Community Psychology
  • Law
  • Extensión Jahuara II, Valle del Carrizo
  • Quality Systems Engineering
  • Community Business Management and Engineering
  • Social Community Psychology
  • Law

References

  1. 1 2 Moreno, Ángeles (27 July 2016). "Cambian nombre a la UAIM por Universidad Autónoma Intercultural". Fuentes Fidedignas. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 Valdez Cárdenas, Javier (27 August 2011). "Universidad Indígena: de modelo alternativo de estudios a campo de disputas y corrupción". La Jornada. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  3. 1 2 Valdez Cárdenas, Javier (2 September 2011). "Harán auditoría a la UAIM; inconformes desocupan plantel". La Jornada. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Universidad Autónoma Indígena de México se transforma para ser una institución incluyente". Viva Voz. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Jáuregui, Jessi (26 August 2016). "Indígenas ven con buenos ojos Ley Orgánica de la UAIM". Luz Noticias. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Cabrera, Yunibe (11 August 2016). "Universidad Indígena no desaparece; sólo cambió de nombre". Café Negro. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Oferta Educativa". UAIS. Retrieved 4 February 2017.

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