UADY Global's Newsletter for July-December 2019

1. J u l y - D e c e m b e r 2 0 1 9
INTERNATIONALIZATION
NEWSLETTER
General Coordination of Cooperation and Internationalization
The Autonomous University of Yucatan has among its guiding axes the
internationalization in the development of academic programs and
projects of the university to contribute to the integral formation of
students and to develop in them a high degree of adaptation to the
labor worlds of the global society, to participate in international
networks of professional formation and production of knowledge, and
project the quality and relevance of the institutional work beyond the
borders of the country.

2. UADY ON THE WORLD MAP
Mérida, Yucatán, July 3, 2019.- As part of the
Institutional Program of Student Mobility (PIMES)
of the Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY),
56 students of this house of studies will make
academic stays in National and International
Higher Education Institutions during a semester.
UADY, is distinguished by being one of the
Universities with greater student mobility, both
those that are received, and those that are sent in
exchange, on this occasion 38 students will make
international stays and 18 national ones in the
period August-December 2019. This program
consists of carrying out academic stays in Higher
Education Institutions with which UADY has
mobility agreements.
In an orientation meeting with the young people,
held in the Auditorium of the School of Psychology,
the rector José de Jesús Williams stressed that
student mobility allows students to strengthen
academic skills as part of their comprehensive
training, as well as research networks and
brotherhood ties.
"This is very important for UADY, we train our
students to be citizens of the world, to develop in a
global context and to develop life skills and
competences," he added. He urged university
students to take advantage of their stay, to combine
their academic studies with cultural exploration in
museums and historical sites of the different
countries where they are.
Among the foreign universities are: University of
Applied Sciences Stuttgart in Germany; University of
Mendoza in Argentina; Hanyang University ERICA
campus in South Korea; University of Oviedo in
Spain, University of Essex in the United Kingdom,
Universidad Austral de Chile, University of Sao Paulo
of Brazil, National Agrarian University La Molina of
Peru, among others.
In the case of nationals: the National Autonomous
University of Mexico, the Autonomous ones of
Querétaro, of San Luis Potosí, of Puebla, of Baja
California, as well as the University of Guadalajara. In
turn, Carlos Alberto Estrada Pinto, General Director
of Academic Development, said that mobility
programs strengthen the axis of internationalization
and place UADY on the world map. “This is a great
effort that involves organization and investment, but
it also reflects the perception of the institution and
its students, which demonstrate a good academic
and research role in their stays”, he added.
"The presence of national and foreign university
students is a recognition of the quality of UADY's
educational programs," said the director. The
meeting also provided information and guidance
from the Student Service Centers and language
programs, provided by UADY. It should be noted that,
the UADY student mobility program is carried out
semiannually, all agreements with national and
foreign universities stand out for their quality
programs with an international focus and social
responsibility.

3. SOCIAL INSERTION UNIVERSITY UNIT OF UADY:
TRANSFORMING LIVES
Mérida, Yucatán, July 9, 2019.- Months before reaching 21 years of creation and offering quality services with a
multidisciplinary approach, facilitating the acquisition of artistic and cultural skills for integral development, the
Social Insertion University Unit (UUIS) of the Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY), transforms the community
environment while reinforcing the commitment of social responsibility of its students.
On this occasion, hundreds of residents of the southern colonies of Mérida, students and professors, celebrated with an
artistic festival the conclusion of the courses corresponding to the 2018-2019 school year of the UUIS, located in the San
José Tecoh neighborhood.
The technical coordinator of the Unit, Julia Candila Celis, remarked that the closing of courses means a great celebration
for the whole community; "It is an opportunity to demonstrate the development reached by the beneficiaries, who are
children from 45 days of age, young people, adults and senior citizens," she added. "Those who come to the UUIS, in
addition to obtaining attention and information on issues related to health and different alternatives to access and
maintaining a healthy lifestyle, can participate in various programs that aim to improve the quality of their existence,"
she said.
The closing festival, called "Musicals," was attended by more than 180 people benefiting from the courses. During the
festival different artistic numbers were presented inspired by famous film productions, including the already traditional
Waltz of the little ones.
The teacher Candila Celis recalled that the UUIS complies with the commitment to contribute to the comprehensive
training of students, so each year they have interns from eight degrees, who provide their services according to their
abilities; among them are Nursing, Medicine, Rehabilitation, Nutrition, Dentistry, Social Work, Accounting and
Psychology.
The coordinator stressed that it is an open school where the students have the opportunity to respond to the needs of
community groups and with this, reinforce their own skills and competencies. "This community work is very rewarding
to the extent that personal lives and family dynamics are transformed," she said.
The University Unit of Social Insertion, located at 123 and 48th Street in the San José Tecoh neighborhood, offers the
population free health care, prevention and care services such as nursing, medicine, nutrition, dentistry, rehabilitation,
psychology, as well as early stimulation.
The interdisciplinary team of the UUIS also promotes physical, mental, family and community health through actions
and workshops focused on improving the quality of life of the inhabitants of a large sector of the city of Mérida, through
the development of projects such as “Mutual Aid”, “Pre-garden Group”, “Initial well-being”, “Walkers”, as well as
“Health Guardians”, “Párvulos Group”, “Female Space” and “Watchmen in action”.
Through institutional initiatives
such as the creation, consolidation
and strengthening of the San José
Tecoh Social Insertion University
Unit, the Autonomous University of
Yucatán fulfills its vocation to
support national development
through concrete actions that
translate into verifiable benefits for
the population.

4. UADY COMMITTED TO THE RESCUE AND PROMOTION OF
MAYAN CULTURE
Mérida, Yucatán, July 11, 2019.- The Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY) seeks to promote and celebrate
the knowledge of the Mayan people, their history, culture and environment through the Institutional Program of
Studies of the People and the Mayan Culture (Proimaya). Likewise, it is sought that, through the dialogue of
knowledge and with an intercultural approach, new forms of organization of the work of academics and students
with intellectuals, experts and Mayan creators be promoted, built and implemented.
In an interview the Academic Coordinator of Proimaya, Cristina Leirana Alcocer, mentioned that in order to
achieve these objectives and goals, the design, teaching and updating of subjects or workshops for high school,
bachelor's, postgraduate and continuous education courses and workshops that addresses aspects of the Mayan
people and their culture and that includes the decolonial paradigm for their study, are promoted.
She informed that five free subjects of mixed modality were designed for the August-December semester: “Notes
for a Mayan theatricality”, “The Mayan milpa, approaches from orality”, “Approach to contemporary Mayan
literature”, “Landscape of the Mayan literature” and “Innovations of Mayan culture”.
She stressed that the actions of Proimaya will be reinforced with the collaboration with other programs of this
house of studies, “with the Department of Research and Educational Innovation of the General Direction of
Academic Development we will participate in the process of updating the planning of the subject of Culture in
addition, with the Social Projects Unit, we will create activities such as field trips, courses, cultural activities,
among others”.
Leirana Alcocer added that with the University of the Elderly they will offer the workshop “Topics and Legends of
the Mayan Culture”, also, activities related to the Day of the Dead and the University Literary Games that include
narrative in Mayan language will be carried out through the Institutional Program of Culture for Development. In
addition, it collaborates with the Faculties that request the participation of Proimaya in academic and cultural
activities, with the Institutional Center for Languages (CIL) and with the Department of Institutional
Communication.
"It is important to note that the program aims to build and implement new forms of organization of the work of
academics and students with Mayan intellectuals, experts and creators," she said. It should be remembered that
the Institutional Program of Studies of the People and the Mayan Culture was created based on the 2014-2022
Institutional Development Plan with the purpose of recognizing and attending to the cultural diversity within our
alma mater, as well as to the peninsular Mayan population.

5. NATIONAL AND FOREIGN STUDENTS
ARRIVE AT UADY
They
will carry out
an educational
stay as part of
the mobility
program
Mérida, Yucatán, August 14,
2019.- During the August-December
semester, the Autonomous University of
Yucatan (UADY) will receive 266 mobility
students, of which 156 are Mexicans and
110 foreigners, who will study at the
faculties of Anthropological Sciences,
Architecture, Accounting and
Administration, Economics, Education,
Engineering, Medicine, Chemical
Engineering, Mathematics, and
Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics.
The welcome ceremony, which took
place at the “Manuel Cepeda Peraza”
Auditorium of the University Cultural
Center, was led by the rector José de
Jesús Williams, who stressed that student
mobility allows young people to
strengthen academic skills, as well as
research networks and brotherhood ties.
He also congratulated the students for
undertaking their professional projects at
UADY, which, he added, means joining
that internationalization approach. "You
will be here, in a university of high
prestige and global focus where almost
all programs are accredited for their
quality and innovation," he said.
Haokai Zou, a mobility student from Sun
Yat Sen University, China, considered
that UADY is an internationally
recognized institution, distinguished by
its study plans and curricula.
In turn,Víctor Felipe de Assis, a student at
the Federal Institute of Sul de Minas
Gerais in Brazil, said he arrived at UADY
to join the Faculty of Anthropological
Sciences, due to his interest in knowing
more about the southeast region.
Before deciding on UADY, he added, he
was given the task of researching his
study programs. "My stay will be very
positive, because I will contribute what I
have acquired in my school and in my
professional practices and I will also
share my knowledge with others," he
said.
At the welcome ceremony,
representatives of the Student Service
Centers also provided information and
guidance on the language, volunteering
and other cultural programs offered by
UADY.
Also present at the event were Carlos
Estrada Pinto, General Director of
Academic Development; Gabriela Quintal
Avilés, Responsible for the Institutional
Program of International Studies, among
others.

6. STUDENTS AND TEACHERS INVITE YOU TO DISCOVER
YUCATÁN WITH AN ALTERNATIVE TOURISM
PROPOSAL
Mérida, Yucatán, August 22, 2019.- Students and teachers of the Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY), laid
the foundations for the creation of “Co'ox Mayab”, a proposal of community alternative tourism, which includes
activities focused on the assessment and conservation of nature and local culture, with a total of 12 destinations
within the state.
The General Coordinator of the project, Carolina Canto Herrera, explained that social enterprises are involved in
this initiative, committed to promoting sustainable tourism in Yucatan, in rural contexts under forms of collective
organization and whose purpose is to improve living conditions. “Co’ox Mayab” has tourist packages to coastal
destinations, including San Felipe and San Crisanto; in addition to other with agroecological activities, for hiking,
visits to cenotes and sighting of local fauna, she explained.
Among the activities they offer are: “Aktun Chen Ku, San Agustin”, which has educational visits on sustainable
forest management through tours of demonstration plots and the local sawmill.
“Ts'ono´ot Kaaj Environmental Alliance”, this tour combines natural landscapes and agro-livestock where you can
admire the diversity of the flora and fauna of the region.
“Rivers Flamenco Tours, Río Lagartos”, tours along the estuary for flamingo sighting, natural exfoliation (Mayan
bath), night crocodile tour, among others.
Canto Herrera said that this project encourages the enhancement and practice of responsible, supportive, fair and
conscious tourism. Those who are interested in being part of any of these experiences, can check rates and dates of
departures on the page www.cooxmayab.com.
“It is a program to promote alternative community tourism, in order to carry out recreational activities in direct
contact with nature, cultural expressions and with an added value that will be to know, respect, enjoy and
participate in the conservation of natural and cultural resources" she added. In addition, she pointed out that
“Co’ox Mayab” allows students from UADY and other universities, both national and foreign, to carry out
professional practices and social service, in real learning scenarios.
With the union of cooperative societies supported and backed up by this house of studies, the UADY Foundation,
the National Institute of Social Development and the ADO Foundation “Co'ox Mayab” (Vamos al Mayab) was born,
constituted as a social enterprise that has as the objective to strengthen alternative community tourism through
the promotion, dissemination, planning and operation of tourism services.

7. UADY STRENGTHENS ITS LINKS
WITH OTHER UNIVERSITIES
Mérida, Yucatán, August 29, 2019.- In the last quarter, the Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY) has signed four
new general and 11 specific agreements with national and international higher education institutions, as well as with
government agencies and schools , explained the General Lawyer of this house of studies, Renán Solís Sánchez.
When rendering his report during the ordinary session of the University Council, Solís Sánchez said that in this quarterly
period four general agreements have been signed with state agencies and two with international universities, namely:
the University of Sao Paolo and the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia.
He also noted that 11 specific agreements were signed, of which: five are with international universities and six with local
universities, the Judiciary and the Secretary of Public Education of the State, as well as civil associations.
Among the agreements that stand out are: the General Agreement for Academic Cooperation between the National
Institute of Public Health, which aims to carry out joint activities in the areas of education and research.
There was also a General agreement of collaboration with the Institute for the Development of the Mayan Culture of the
state, with the purpose of establishing the general bases to carry out actions in the process of integral formation of
the students of this house of studies, in their area of specialty .
Also, the collaboration agreement between the Secretary of the Comptroller General of the state of Yucatan, whose
intention is the implementation of actions aimed at encouraging student participation in the fight against corruption,
through inter-institutional collaboration developing training programs for the construction of citizenship , awareness
and dissemination of rights for their responsible exercise.
During the same ordinary session of the Eighteenth University Council, the quarterly financial report April-June 2019
was approved, which was presented by UADY’s General Director of Finance and Administration, Manuel Escoffié Aguilar,
in accordance with the provisions of current regulations.
At the end of this Ordinary Session, an extraordinary session was held where the proposal to reform various articles of
the General Statute of this house of studies was presented, which were turned over to the Legislative Permanent
Commission for its analysis and corresponding opinion.

8. INTERNATIONALIZATION
PLANS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING FINALIZED
UADY
and
Universidad
Bernardo
O’Higgins
propose joint
work
Mérida, Yucatán, September 10, 2019.- The
Autonomous University of Yucatán (UADY)
and the University Bernardo O'Higgins, of
Chile, will develop synergies in the areas of
law, engineering and health, while seeking
funding for projects in collaboration with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the
Pacific Alliance.
The rector of UADY, José de Jesús Williams,
held a meeting with his counterpart from the
Chilean institution, Claudio Ruff Escobar, in
order to expand academic links that promote
scientific research, internationalization and
financing, as well as strengthen cooperation
between the two universities, which have had
a collaboration agreement since 2011.
In the meeting held in the Rectors Hall of the
University Cultural Center, José Williams
presented the four strategic axes of the
Institutional Development Plan: quality
integral education; knowledge generation
and application; linking; and responsible
management; as well as the three transversal
axes: internationalization, innovation and
social responsibility.
Similarly, he noted that, with this meeting,
the possibility of creating links that
strengthen the educational and academic
areas, working groups and research to
address issues of relevance and interest for
both institutions, is opened.
For his part, Ruff Escobar spoke about the
institution he represents, which teaches 27
undergraduate courses, through its four
faculties: Social Sciences; Engineering,
Science and Technology; and Education and
Health.
In that sense, he said that it is a young
university that has 30 years dedicated to
academictraining, research and
dissemination of knowledge, with openness
both to the rest of the country and to other
nations, with the aim of creating collaborative
ties and development of research activities.
The Chilean university director said that they
have chosen UADY for its high recognition
and quality in its different study programs.
"The intention is to know the University
better and see the possibilities of
collaboration with students and academics,
and that in the future there is the possibility
of implementing a double degree program,"
said Ruff Escobar.
Also present at the event were Rafael Antonio
Rojas Herrera, General Coordinator of
Postgraduate, Research and Linking; Carlos
Alberto Estrada Pinto, General Director of
Academic Development; and Andrés Aluja
Schunemann, General Coordinator of
Cooperation and Internationalization.

9. PRESERVATION OF ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE
IN A GUIDE
Mérida, Yucatán, September 18, 2019.- Traditional Mayan doctors and professors of the Autonomous University
of Yucatan (UADY), put together the “Apprentice Guide”, a document to revalue the place of these health experts
within their community , as well as preserving ancestral knowledge and inviting new generations to continue with
this profession.
The "Apprentice Guide" brings together the set of knowledge that traditional doctors consider essential to transmit
to the next generation, because in recent times it is not of interest to young people since doctors do not have
apprentices.
These works were carried out as part of the social project "Revaluation of traditional Mayan medicine in the south
of the Yucatan Peninsula", with contributions jointly by traditional doctors from Tahdziú, Peto and Tzucacab,
including Carmen Díaz and Patenurcio Pool, among others, as well as students and professors of UADY’s School of
Medicine.
The form of education was that students lived with their teacher, in order to know everything related to their
knowledge directly, in addition to collaborating in daily activities.
Among the actions carried out during the project, participants were trained to have a fair income for their services
and their products, in such a way that traditional doctors optimized their production, distribution and storage of
the remedies, explained the head of this social project, Russell Arcila Novelo.
The products they make are remedies that are popularly used for the treatment of various diseases, such as
creams, ointments, teas, to name a few; while the services they provide range from sobados (rubs), massages, bone
accommodation and other ritual types.
The importance of the traditional doctor in the community is that patients can have quality care within reach,
since in some communities it is difficult to access this service, and this knowledge can be complemented with
Western medicine.
The project was carried out for four years in the towns of Tahdziú, Peto and Tzucacab.

10. STRENGTHENING COLLABORATION TIES WITH THE
UNIVERSITY OF CHINA
Mérida, Yucatán, October 1, 2019.- Representatives of the Guilin University of Tourism revealed their interest
in creating collaborative ties for the promotion and dissemination of Mayan culture in China, in the framework
of the visit they made to the Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY). The president of the Chinese
educational institution, Cheng Daopin, explained that the objective of this first approach was to establish
agreements on specific issues between both universities, such as Mayan culture, tourism, hospitality and
international business.
Before UADY authorities gathered in the Rectors Hall of the University Cultural Center, the president said that
Guilin University was founded in 1985, and currently has nine thousand students from different parts of China.
He explained that the institution is made up of 42 study programs and 12 schools: Tourism and Leisure
Administration; Hotel Administration; Foreign Tourism Languages; International Business; Artistic, Culture and
Communication Design; Operation and Transportation Service; Continuing Education; Education and
International Exchange; and International Hotel Management; In addition, the General Department of Education
and TESOL.
In that same context, Daopin expressed his enthusiasm for strengthening the relationship, because it is
important for his university to “build cooperation ties with different universities, especially with an institution as
recognized as UADY”. He also expressed interest in establishing exchanges with academics, and that this be
extended to students and researchers of the two universities. He added that they can share experiences, ideas,
promote mobility and joint work between different research groups and academic bodies.
For his part, the rector of UADY, José de Jesús Williams, emphasized the importance of strengthening ties of
collaboration and stressed, in a special way, the increase of opportunities for students and teachers of both
institutions to participate in the various mobility programs. "In addition to learning the language, be it Mandarin
or Spanish, knowledge of Mexican and Chinese science and culture is essential," said the rector, who stressed
interest in exploring areas of knowledge of mutual interest.
During his visit the president gave the conference "Tourism in China" to students and professors of Tourism, and
toured the Faculty of Anthropological Sciences and held a meeting with the director of that campus.

11. UADY STUDENTS WILL TRAVEL TO COLOMBIA
TO PRESENT PROJECTS
Mérida, Yucatán, October 2, 2019.- UADY students will participate in the Talentum-Universidad program, to be
carried out at the University of Los Andes, in Bogotá, Colombia, where they will present digital communication
projects that address migrant issues, people in jail situation and people with disabilities.
The rector of the Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY), José de Jesús Williams, led the flag ceremony that
granted the representation of the institution to Mario Luna Mena, Manuel de Jesús González Castillo and Hiram
Orlando Castillo Félix.
Thus, the students of UADY will present advances of their projects, through exhibitions in English, to postgraduate
students and teachers of the Universidad de los Andes; in addition, they will attend talks with different leaders of
economic sectors of Colombia, cultural visits and conferences, among other activities.
The first project is a web page entitled “Help migrants through their passage in Mexico”, which seeks to promote
their rights, in addition to positioning migratory movements as a national security issue due to the forced
disappearances of which migrants are victims , mostly, because of organized crime. This project is advised by the
director of the Faculty of Law, Carlos Alberto Macedonio Hernández.
With the purpose of supporting people in prison they developed “Libertus Initiative”, which facilitates the linking
of prisoners or released persons to civil society organizations that allow them to fully reintegrate into society, as
well as sell the products they make within the social rehabilitation centers.
"Cassiopeia", meanwhile, is a website that aims to help people with disabilities have the same rights of access to
higher education, so that on that page they can find opportunities to enter universities, among other information
elements.
These two initiatives are supported by the director of the UADY School of Engineering, José Ángel Méndez
Gamboa.
Talentum-Universidad is an extracurricular program of high academic demand, developed by the Interdisciplinary
Program on Educational Policy and Practices (PIPE) of the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE).
This initiative offers tools, contact networks and exposures of real situations, so that participants can maximize
their abilities that allow them to develop as leaders in their fields and contribute to the development of Mexico.

12. ORGANIZATION OF MAYAN COMMUNITIES
WINS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Mérida, Yucatán, October 9, 2019.- The Co'ox Mayab
sustainable tourism project, which promotes the
improvement of the quality of life in Mayan
communities, was selected from more than 1,500
proposals to receive the Cemex-Tec award, endowed
with 10 thousand dollars in seed capital.
The successful initiative, which is advised by the
Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY), won the
international award in the Community
Entrepreneurship category, which recognizes
proposals of high impact in terms of sustainable
development, innovation and entrepreneurship.
The Fundidora of Monterrey Park, Nuevo León,
witnessed the ninth edition of the Cemex-Tec Prize, in
which projects from 67 countries were presented and
which was finally delivered to Co'ox Mayab, which
earned an investment of 10 thousand dollars in seed
capital.
Co'ox Mayab is a collective effort of regional scope,
which aims to strengthen tourism practices of partner
organizations through training, dissemination and
marketing of their services such as cornfield tours,
cenote baths, bird watching, apiturism, sport fishing,
among others, explained its General Coordinator,
Carolina Canto Herrera.
Since its establishment in 2015, this association has
had advice from professors and researchers, as well as
the constant participation of UADY students, which
has led to an innovative work model, also
distinguished this year as Best Social
Entrepreneurship by the Yucatecan Entrepreneur
Institute (IYEM).
The financial representative of the cooperative, María
Catzím Canché, stressed that the project they are
developing in the Yokdzonot community has grown as
a result of belonging to Co'ox Mayab, which benefits
families directly, who no longer need to emigrate to
others states or cities, because they have a job that
gives them economic self-sufficiency in their locality.
“Participating has changed our lives, thanks to the
project we can offer work so that people do not
emigrate, the international award motivates us to
move forward and improve the services we provide,”
added Catzím Canché.
Through the cooperative, bird watching services are
provided in the Xocén Reserve, where visitors tour the
jungle in search of endemic or migratory species
sightings,in addition to contemplating flora and fauna
of the region, said José Ismael Arellano Ciau, member
of the cooperative.
Co’ox Mayab is made up of 10 organizations, which at
the same time are made up of 106 members from
Mayan and rural populations in the state of Yucatán,
dedicated to community tourism.

13. CI-UADY CONSOLIDATES THE TEACHING OF MANDARIN IN
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
Mérida, Yucatán, October 15, 2019.- A double degree in Tourism, Actuarial Studies, Mathematics, as well as in the
Master's Degree in Mathematics, are some of several projects for the next year of the Confucius Institute (CI) of the
Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY), said the rector of this house of studies, José de Jesús Williams, in the
annual report presented to the board of directors of Sun Yat Sen University (SYSU) of China.
In a meeting with executives and academics of the SYSU, as well as the CI, the rector said that soon professors of
the Institute will teach a course in collaboration with UNAM through the University Studies Program for Asia and
Africa. He also announced that in the next edition of the International Yucatan Reading Fair (FILEY), the CI will
have greater participation in collaboration with the Embassy of China and Hanban. He stressed that this Institute is
considered a model in Latin America and one of the 30 best in the world, its objective is to promote Mandarin
learning and contribute to the dissemination of Chinese culture.
It was created in 2007, through a collaboration agreement between the University of Sun Yat Sen, Hanban and
UADY. Since its creation, important bilateral exchanges have been made in educational, cultural, economic and
governmental matters between China and Mexico.
In turn, the General Coordinator of Cooperation and Internationalization, Andrés Aluja Schunemann said that CI-
UADY has consolidated its various Chinese teaching programs in Merida, in Cancun at the University of the
Caribbean; as well as at the Autonomous University of Campeche.
Thanks to these agreements, the Confucius Institute encompasses the official teaching of the Chinese language
throughout the Yucatan Peninsula, being the only certified center for official Chinese level tests (HSK and HSKK)
throughout the Mexican southeast.
Regarding this year, he said, there was a significant increase in students, the total number of young people
studying Chinese in the three venues is 1,682. He stressed that it has been 12 years of exchanges and mutual
recognition, and, in that sense, it has consolidated as an instance for the learning of Mandarin Chinese, as well as a
reference center to learn about its culture through events such as Expo China, Confucius Day, conferences on
topics such as Chinese philosophy among others.
"Through this collaboration agreement, UADY has reinforced its internationalization project by offering
opportunities for students and academics to stay in the Asian country, developing language proficiency, as
well as carrying out postgraduate studies," added the coordinator.
A total of 374 scholarships have been
awarded, of which 227 were for summer
courses, 50 short visits, another 18 six-
month stays, 73 one-year stays, with
regards to a bachelor's degree, one for four
years and five for masters of three years.
The strengthening of our student mobility,
academic and research exchange
programs,as well as the regional coverage
of the University of the Caribbean and the
Autonomous University of Campeche, are
some achievements that have been
obtained over these twelve years, which
are part of the promotion of Chinese
teaching and internationalization towards
that country in a comprehensive project.

14. UADY´S PLANT NURSERY: AN IMPORTANT REFUGE FOR
NATIVE SPECIES
Mérida, Yucatán, November 11, 2019.- More than 96 species of
plants, with approximately five thousand specimens, are part of
the flora that is preserved and reproduced in the Institutional
Plant Nursery of Native Species of the Autonomous University of
Yucatan (UADY) , located on the Campus of Social, Economic-
Administrative Sciences and Humanities.
With this initiative, the maximum house of studies contributes to
the conservation of biodiversity and the fight against climate
change, since it provides the vegetation with which the different
university campuses are reforested to reduce greenhouse gases
and also relieve up to five degrees Celsius the temperature at the
hottest times of the year.
This is how this university space has become a refuge and
reproductive center for the different native species, among them
the “kiik” or tree of the Mayan rubber, which make up the
botanical wealth of the Yucatan Peninsula, said the head of the
Institutional Plant Nursery and UADY Energy Efficiency
Coordinator, Fernando Herrera Gómez.
Through the reforestation program implemented at UADY, he
added, 1,400 plants have been planted during the last four years in
different faculties and preparatory schools of this house of studies,
and this second semester of the year began the planting of
approximately 900 trees on the Campus of Social, Economic
Administrative Sciences and Humanities.
In addition, the Plant Nursery is used at UADY in the teaching-learning process, as students and researchers carry
out activities related to their educational work in the different careers of the different Campus, according to the
Educational Model for Integral Training implemented in the university ,explained Herrera Gómez.“It is an
authentic living museum, a center for conservation and reproduction of the Yucatecan flora, which also attract a
large number of birds that seek to feed and nest in their branches and also carry out research on different qualities
of plants in the region” commented Denis Marrufo Zapata, who is part of the team involved in the project.
Its conformation has involved important rescue actions, such as those undertaken by Salvador Flores Guido and a
team of collaborators, who have managed to rescue very important species of this flora, among them is the Mayan
rubber tree (Elastic Castile), known by the Maya with the name of “kiik”, a very important plant in their culture,
since the balls with which the ball game was made in the ceremonial centers were made of their latex.Other rescued
and important species in the Mayan area are: the cucumber kat (Parmentiera aculeata), which is almost not
consumed and cultivated, the balché(Lonchocarpus longistylus), which is a sacred tree from whose bark fermented
inmelipona honey the sacred drink of the same name used in the prayers to the god Cha'ak, in which rain was
implored in the days of cannula or drought so that the cornfield flourished and did not dry out.These species
mentioned along with others, such as Ku´umche or Bonete (MexicanJacaratia), Yaxnik (Vitex gaumeri), K´anasín
(Lonchocarpus rugosus), Choch(Pouteria glomerata), and Kanisté (Pouteria campechiana), are distributed on the
sides of the plant nursery trails so that visitors can appreciate them. It also contains other important species such as
palms and cacti, and also has medicinal plants, such as chaká (Bursera simaruba), which in Mesoamerica is one of
the most used to treat various ailments and diseases such as stomach aches,headaches, burns , urinary diseases and
diarrhea.There are honey plants such as the ts´iisilche (Gymnopodium floribundum) that produces the best honey
from Yucatan.

15. OPEN DOOR FOR DIALOGUE
WITH CANADA
Delegation
of Quebec
visits UADY
Mérida, Yucatán, November 27, 2019.-
Delegates from the province of Québec,
Canada, visited the authorities of the
Autonomous University of Yucatan
(UADY) in order to establish alliances and
strengthen the academic plans of this
house of studies.
At the meeting, the conference given at
the Faculty of Law by the delegate of
Québec in Mexico, Stéphanie Allard-
Gómez, who thus made known the
interests of Quebecers in the sectors of
economy, education, culture and
migration, areas that have fostered a
mature and productive relationship
between that province and Mexican
institutions, was highlighted.
In a subsequent interview, the General
Coordinator of Cooperation and
Internationalization of UADY, Andrés
Aluja Schunemann, stressed that during
the visit they were presented with the
basic structure of the University, its
mission, vision, dependencies and
educational programs.
Likewise, he said, UADY's national and
international connection with other
institutions and internationalization
strategies were highlighted, in addition to
the guests showing great interest in the
activities carried out in the Bachelor
Academic Unit with Community
Interaction (UABIC).
"The meeting was very positive, they
were impressed with the work being
done in the University, in the academic
strengthening that UADY has had and the
work and link that there is with the
communities of the state," he said.
Aluja Schunemann said that Canadians
will return in January to give more
lectures at the Campus of Exact Sciences
and Engineering. “The university is
extremely interested in strengthening
ties with the province and the Canadian
country.The benefits for the students are
very wide since the province of Quebec
has first world universities”.
Finally, he stressed the importance of
this type of meetings because with the
visit of the delegate, UADY will be able to
connect with other universities in
Canada, with which in the future it could
work with.
Also present at the meeting were the
General Secretary of UADY, Celia Rosado
Avilés; the Secretary of Rectory, Carlos
Echazarreta González; and David
Ruiz,representative of the Québec
government in Mexico.

16. RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
FOR LOGISTICS
TTI and
UADY sign
collaboration
agreement
Mérida, Yucatán, December 1, 2019.- Through a collaboration agreement, the Faculty of
Chemical Engineering of the Autonomous University of Yucatan (UADY) and the Texas A&M
Transportation Institute (TTI) will seek to advance research on transportation and
transportation issues, logistics, as well as strengthen collaboration in technology transfer.
The document, which was signed by the director of the university campus, Dalmira
Rodríguez Martín, and the regional manager for Latin America of TTI, Juan Carlos Vila,
indicates that the US institution is one of the most recognized and largest research centers
from the neighboring northern country.
It also stands out that it has experts in the areas of mobility, infrastructure, urban planning,
engineering, planning, economics, public policies, landscape architecture, environmental
sciences, computer science and social sciences.
The TTI, adds that the agreement, provides solutions, advice, training and research applied
to agencies and groups at local, state, national and international levels.
The recent agreement seeks to promote collaboration with UADY to advance research,
technology transfer and education in transport, supply chain and logistics, as well as other
opportunities and technologies.
As the first action in the framework of this new inter-institutional relationship, Juan Carlos
Villa and Mario Monsreal, both of the TTI, offered a keynote address at the Faculty of
Chemical Engineering with the theme “Logistics in urban mobility and its impact on the
environment ".
The agreement also mentions possible collaboration topics.

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