Universidad de Colima
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The University of Colima (in Spanish: Universidad de Colima) is a Mexican
public university
with several campuses across the state of Colima
, bordering the Pacific Ocean
. It was created on September 16, 1940 by the President
Lázaro Cárdenas
as People's University of Colima (Universidad Popular de Colima), and intended to serve the educational needs of the Michoacán
, Jalisco
, and Colima
.
The University's library system holds over 93,127 volumes.
From 1997 to present the University has focused on making educational modernization in line with the demands of our time, this has meant to exercise academic leadership and organization of public universities in the country, internationalize the university academically, enhance the artistic heritage, cultural and infrastructure. Six decades after its origin, the principles of the People's University of Colima
have not changed. The University of Colima continues its commitment as a public institution that is leading professionals and scientists with a sense creative, innovative, humanistic and highly competitive, committed to the harmonious development of society, where national and international environment. Is located at the entrance to the market Asia
-Pacific region, in central western Mexico
. After more than six decades of service to education, research and dissemination of culture
, its institutional principles of academic freedom and discussion of ideas, as well as parity student, still intact, continually seeking to contribute in the collective welfare through training of human resources
committed to the company
, responding to the challenges posed by modernization and globalization
, through the construction of an identity characterized by academic reputation and a good quality education provision.
, the governor, Colonel Pedro Torres Ortiz (one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine - 1943), commissioned the project of what was later to then-University Public Education Director General, Lieutenant Colonel and Professor Rubén Vizcarra. After more than six decades of service to education, research and dissemination of culture, its institutional principles of academic freedom and discussion of ideas, as well as parity student, still intact, continually seeking to contribute in the collective welfare through training human resources committed to the company, responding to the challenges posed by modernization and globalization, through the construction of an identity characterized by academic reputation and a good quality education provision.
Currently enrollment is 12,367 students in high school, 10,214 in professional and associate degree and 604 in graduate school. The University offers 17 options in the high school level, ten of APO, 58 degree, 11 specialties, 22 master's degrees and 9 doctoral degrees, which are held on the campuses of Manzanillo
, Tecomán
, Colima
(Central Campus and North Campus), Coquimatlán
and Villa de Álvarez. The university has 40 undergraduate education programs classified at level 1 of the Register of the CIEES programs evaluated. Its academic staff consists of 427 full-time teachers, where 90.6% have graduate school.
's ratings are based on a scale from 0.0 to 10.0, in which the maximum score is 10.0 and 6.0 is the minimum passing grade.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
public university
Public university
A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...
with several campuses across the state of Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
, bordering the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
. It was created on September 16, 1940 by the President
President of Mexico
The President of the United Mexican States is the head of state and government of Mexico. Under the Constitution, the president is also the Supreme Commander of the Mexican armed forces...
Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas
Lázaro Cárdenas del Río was President of Mexico from 1934 to 1940.-Early life:Lázaro Cárdenas was born on May 21, 1895 in a lower-middle class family in the village of Jiquilpan, Michoacán. He supported his family from age 16 after the death of his father...
as People's University of Colima (Universidad Popular de Colima), and intended to serve the educational needs of the Michoacán
Michoacán
Michoacán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Michoacán de Ocampo is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 113 municipalities and its capital city is Morelia...
, Jalisco
Jalisco
Jalisco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in Western Mexico and divided in 125 municipalities and its capital city is Guadalajara.It is one of the more important states...
, and Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
.
The University's library system holds over 93,127 volumes.
Description
The University of Colima was created with the name of People's University of Colima the September 16th of 1940, a project inspired by the revolutionary spirit. On August 25th of 1962, which is granted autonomy and is separated from the state education system, establishing strong university administrative and agricultural areas, and by striking hard work to obtain sufficient resources for growth. In the 1980s increased educational service offerings to meet the demand for skilled human resources in agricultural areas, industrial and commercial, which laid the groundwork for the launch of the University of Colima to the prominent place occupied by today in the national public education with significant presence in the international arena.From 1997 to present the University has focused on making educational modernization in line with the demands of our time, this has meant to exercise academic leadership and organization of public universities in the country, internationalize the university academically, enhance the artistic heritage, cultural and infrastructure. Six decades after its origin, the principles of the People's University of Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
have not changed. The University of Colima continues its commitment as a public institution that is leading professionals and scientists with a sense creative, innovative, humanistic and highly competitive, committed to the harmonious development of society, where national and international environment. Is located at the entrance to the market Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
-Pacific region, in central western Mexico
Western Mexico
The Western Mexico is a region of United Mexican States, formed by the states of Jalisco, Nayarit, Colima and Michoacan, also includes the Revillagigedo Islands, Marías Islands and several smaller islands...
. After more than six decades of service to education, research and dissemination of culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
, its institutional principles of academic freedom and discussion of ideas, as well as parity student, still intact, continually seeking to contribute in the collective welfare through training of human resources
Human resources
Human resources is a term used to describe the individuals who make up the workforce of an organization, although it is also applied in labor economics to, for example, business sectors or even whole nations...
committed to the company
Society
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
, responding to the challenges posed by modernization and globalization
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
, through the construction of an identity characterized by academic reputation and a good quality education provision.
History
The institution was founded on September 16th of 1940, following the educational philosophy of President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (1934–1940). Given the youth feel ColimaColima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
, the governor, Colonel Pedro Torres Ortiz (one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine - 1943), commissioned the project of what was later to then-University Public Education Director General, Lieutenant Colonel and Professor Rubén Vizcarra. After more than six decades of service to education, research and dissemination of culture, its institutional principles of academic freedom and discussion of ideas, as well as parity student, still intact, continually seeking to contribute in the collective welfare through training human resources committed to the company, responding to the challenges posed by modernization and globalization, through the construction of an identity characterized by academic reputation and a good quality education provision.
Currently enrollment is 12,367 students in high school, 10,214 in professional and associate degree and 604 in graduate school. The University offers 17 options in the high school level, ten of APO, 58 degree, 11 specialties, 22 master's degrees and 9 doctoral degrees, which are held on the campuses of Manzanillo
Manzanillo, Colima
The name Manzanillo refers to the city as well as its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port. Manzanillo was the third port created by the Spanish in the Pacific during the New Spain period...
, Tecomán
Tecomán
Tecomán is a city and seat of the municipality of Tecomán in the Mexican state of Colima, about 50 km south of the city of Colima. In the 2005 census the city had a population of 112,726 people. It is the three-largest community in the state of Colima. The municipality has an area of...
, Colima
Colima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
(Central Campus and North Campus), Coquimatlán
Coquimatlán
Coquimatlán is a city and seat of the municipality of Coquimatlán, in the Mexican state of Colima. As of 2005, it had a population of 11,374....
and Villa de Álvarez. The university has 40 undergraduate education programs classified at level 1 of the Register of the CIEES programs evaluated. Its academic staff consists of 427 full-time teachers, where 90.6% have graduate school.
- Mission: The University of Colima is a leading public institution that trains professionals and scientists with a sense creative, innovative, humanistic and highly competitive, committed to the harmonious development of society, where national and international environment.
- Vision: In the year 2006, this institution is viewed as a highly recognized institution with socialSocialThe term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
, peer, academic and clear international, dedicated to the training of professionals, the impulse of artArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
, the scienceScienceScience is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and the dissemination of the cultureCultureCulture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
, structures and quality processes.
Assessment System
The system is based on three exams for each subject. These tests are performed during the regular academic term. The student is considered approved if the subject is obtained in the three exams an average rating of eight. If the matter is not approved by exams, the student has the right to regular review, which applies at the end of the school year and includes all content of this field. At the University of ColimaColima
Colima is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It shares its name with its capital and main city, Colima....
's ratings are based on a scale from 0.0 to 10.0, in which the maximum score is 10.0 and 6.0 is the minimum passing grade.