Introduction to UNESCO Chairs at the University of Guadalajara presented by Carlos Ivan Moreno Arellano during the UNESCO Chair Working Group Meeting held in Barcelona last 29 of September.

1. UNESCO Chairs at the
University of Guadalajara
September 29th, 2015

2. 1792
Solemn inauguration of
the Royal and Literary
University of
Guadalajara
1925
Foundation of the
University of
Guadalajara in the
modern era
The University of Guadalajara is the second
largest public university in the country, and the first
public state university in terms of academic quality.
It has a vigorous community, heir to an educational
tradition forged along for more than two centuries.
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The University of Guadalajara

3. A comunity of
281,045 people
139,520
High School
116,424
Higher Education
15,735
Aca
9,366
Administrative Staff
255,944 students
The University Network in Numbers

4. In 1994, a comprehensive reform was carried out,
decentralizing the university and creating the University
Network, that now covers the whole state of Jalisco with
schools and campuses.
University Network

5. Metropolitan and Regional Coverage
The University Network is constituted by:
 6 Campuses located in the metropolitan area of Guadalajara.
 9 Regional campuses covering all regions of the State of Jalisco.
 1 Online University System.
 1 High school system.

6. I.- Gender, Leadership and
Equality.
II.- Equality and No
Discrimination.
III.- UNESCO Chair on Youth
IV.- Media and Information
Literacy and Intercultural
Dialogue.
UNESCO Chairs at theUdeG:

7. I. UNESCO Chair on Gender, Leadership and Equality
Prof. Elia Marum Espinoza
 Stablished in 2007, the objectives of this Chair are:
 Promote a gender-equal culture and to encourage women
education;
 Enhance the participation and leadership of woman in social
and political issues;
 Foster the production and recognition of scientific research
on woman related issues, and the role of women as scientists.

8.  This Chair has been very active in promoting its goals, working
together with other higher education institutions in the country and
abroad; government agencies and civic associations.
 Some of the specific projects of this Chair are:
 Introduce the gender perspective of budget and legal processes.
 Promote the gender perspective on social entrepreneurship and
interculturalism.
 Motivate a gender equality culture within and outside the
university.

9. II. UNESCO Chair on Equality and No Discrimination.
Prof. Teresa Gonzalez Luna
 Established in 2007 with a human rights perspective, this Chair
addresses one of the most pressing issues in Mexican society.
 Reality shows us a systematic discrimination distributed
throughout the nation, and an unfair distribution of rights and
opportunities among the population.
 Our society is still functioning under inequality rules and
practices, at times extreme, that leads to exclusion and violence.

10.  This Chair has carried out a series of
research and cultural dissemination
projects, mainly focused on university
students:
 Short courses, certifications and
workshops to instil on young
people and on policymakers the
importance of tolerance and no
discrimination.
 Research projects on the subject.
 Dissemination and promotion
activities among NGO`s and
government agencies.

11. III.UNESCO Chair on Youth
Prof. Mario Cervantes Medina
 Established in 2009, the role of this Chair is to address
youth problems with a comprehensive approach,
encouraging the academic dialogue and promoting
public policies.
 The main objective is to set an stage in which students,
teachers, researchers, social actors, university
authorities and government officials converge in order
to reflect on youth problems and develop solutions.

12.  The main projects of the Chair are:
– Promote research on the problems of youth.
– Build research networks with other universities at the
international level.
– Disseminate research outcomes on the integral
development of youth.
– Promote and manage programs to support youth.
• Two examples:
• The International Congress of Students.
• The Seminar on Youth Studies.
Red Internacional de Investigadores en Estudios
sobre Juventud (RIIEJ)

13. IV. UNESCO Chair on Media and Information
Literacy and Intercultural Dialogue.
Prof. Guillermo Orozco Gomez
 Established in 2014, this Chair has the objectives of creating
knowledge on the state of media and information literacy in
the Mexican and Latin-American society, and developing
teaching strategies to address media at different educational
levels.
 This Chair argues that media and information literacy will
allow individuals to develop the practical and theoretical tools
to get access and to better process information into
knowledge, in the digital era.

14. This Chair has the following upcoming projects:
 Put together a group of Chairs named Informational
Literacy. To map, in Mexico and Latin-America, all the
projects regarding the promotion of Internet User Rights.
 The Observatory of Media Cultures in Transition. It will
analyse the new forms of communication and interaction
among young people throughout technology.
 Teaching in the Screen Era. It will develop media literacy
workshops for teachers and parents.
 Screens, friend or foe: recreational
workshops of media literacy for children
and youngsters.