Centro Universitario Vasco De Quiroga De Huejutla (CUVAQH)

Location:

Huejutla de Reyes, Hidalgo.

Chronology:

Located in the Huasteca Hidalguense, since 1964 the Teresian sisters have provided assistance through the establishment of a boarding school for indigenous girls of the Nahuatl culture in the well-known María Goretti Boarding School.

In 1985, the technical school in Social Work opened.

Since 1997, it began its work as: "Vasco de Quiroga de Huejutla" University Center (CUVAQH).

The CUVAQH has provided shelter to the native people of the area, providing university training for young people, in which indigenous traditions and cultural wealth are respected and promoted.

Currently, in 2024, bachelor's degrees will be taught in: Pedagogy, Social Work, Psychology and Architecture, incorporated into the UNAM, and 1 master's degree in Education with a specialty in educational administration, incorporated into the SEP.

Current Impact:

231 students enrolled come from 37 communities in the neighboring states of San Luis Potosí, Veracruz and Hidalgo and popular neighborhoods in Huejutla and surrounding areas.

All undergraduate students carry out “integrative projects” of intervention in educational and social programs that support the community.

Through CEDEHUIN (Center for Comprehensive Human Development), the University Center with the support of volunteer teachers and students, offers support and human social promotion programs:

Personalized psychological therapies

Academic regularization for children

Accompaniment to families in interaction with their social-economic problems, seeking mechanisms to improve conditions from the individual as part of a social nucleus.

Support to rural schools in the formation of values ​​in students.

Through the Yolistli program (“heart that gives life” in Nahuatl), young people in vulnerable situations are supported with accommodation so that they can continue their studies within CUVAQH.

Various supports are also promoted in the form of discount scholarships, food support, among others.

The social impact of the graduates has been significant for the region, they are characterized by being committed to their environment in the face of social problems with a spirit of commitment and humanism from the Teresian charisma.