Intercultural Maya University of Quintana Roo

The Intercultural Maya University of Quintana Roo (Spanish: Universidad Intercultural Maya de Quintana Roo, abbreviated UIMQROO) is a public institution of higher education in José Maria Morelos Municipality, Quintana Roo.[1]

The university is an initiative to develop intercultural pedagogy and designing the institutional settings, resting on elements that include learning and innovation of knowledge that combines aspects of the local culture with conventional education in favor of the society of the indigenous Yucatec Maya population.[1]

In 2022, the university had 905 students enrolled. The areas with the highest number of enrolled:[2]

  1. Bachelor of alternative tourism (145);
  2. Bachelor of language and culture (143), and;
  3. Engineering in information technology and communications (127).

References

  1. 1 2 Rosado-May, Francisco J. (2017). "Formación universitaria intercultural para indígenas mayas de Yucatán, México". Anthropologica. 35 (39): 215–242. doi:10.18800/anthropologica.201702.009. ISSN 0254-9212.
  2. ↑ "Universidad Intercultural Maya De Quintana Roo: Student status, enrollment and graduation". Data México. Retrieved 2025-11-10.

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