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the Spanish language. This year, 2017, UADY will have received about 800 students in aca- demic stays, either for periods of six months or those that remain for a longer time. The dynamics of the Student Mobility Program is that each semester the numerous groups it receives are integrated into the activi- ties of the University Campuses, where they study the subjects of their interest. They have the advantage that UADY offers credits system so they can take up to two or three subjects in different faculties. The visitors make their student mobility supported by scholarships that they obtain in their home countries, either through the Ministries or the Embassies. It is important to note that a few are supported by other types of scholar- ships as a result of reciprocity agree- ments between UADY and universi- ties either nationally or international- ly. During the academic stay, stu- dents are exempt from any registra- tion fees, courses or use of laborato- ries. Mérida, Yucatan, August 16, 2017.- The student mobility that drives public universities worldwide, goes much further than attending courses in edu- cational programs; it is rather, a com- prehensive concept that influences the formation of values, culture and social coexistence among young people, said the Rector of the UADY, Jose de Jesus Williams, in welcoming hundreds of students who will start academic stays. At the opening ceremony of the Stu- dent Mobility Program, Fall 2017, the Rector, stressed that mobility is fun- damental in the approach to compre- hensive training and internationaliza- tion demanded by modern society. Each semester, UADY opens its doors to hundreds of young people from national and foreign destinations who request to study different educa- tional programs offered here. On this occasion, there are a total of 324 students, of which 212 are from 31 universities all over the country such as UNAM, the National Poly- technic Institute, the Benemérita de Puebla, the Autonomous Universities of Coahuila, Chapingo, Aguascalientes, the State of Mexico, of Oaxaca, among others. In addition, 112 young people come from 40 universities around the world, such as the United States, Spain, France, Germany, China, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and, for the first time, Ukraine. In his message, the Rector considered that receiving hundreds of students is recognition of the quality educational offer provided, and in that regard, he told visitors that from now on this uni- versity opens their arms. You are to- day our students and of course, you will have the same attentions and services that the university community has, have the confidence to seek support to trans- it your stay”, he said. Architecture, Accounting, Anthropology, Psychology and Veterinary Medicine are among the major degrees selected by national and foreign students who carry out student mobility. There is a large group of foreigners, from Germa- ny and Florida, who opt for the Institu- tional Language Center (CIL) to study UADY opens its doors to more than 300 students from all over Mexico and other countries A U T O N O M O U S U N I V E R S I T Y O F Y U C A T A N GENERAL COORDINATION OF COOPERATION AND INTERNATIONALIZATION August-December 2017

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the Spanish language. This year, 2017, UADY will have received about 800 students in aca-demic stays, either for periods of six months or those that remain for a longer time. The dynamics of the Student Mobility Program is that each semester the numerous groups it receives are integrated into the activi-ties of the University Campuses, where they study the subjects of their interest. They have the advantage that UADY offers credits system so they can take up to two or three subjects in different faculties. The visitors make their student mobility supported by scholarships that they obtain in their home countries, either through the Ministries or the Embassies. It is important to note that a few are supported by other types of scholar-ships as a result of reciprocity agree-ments between UADY and universi-ties either nationally or international-ly. During the academic stay, stu-dents are exempt from any registra-tion fees, courses or use of laborato-ries.

Mérida, Yucatan, August 16, 2017.-

The student mobility that drives public

universities worldwide, goes much

further than attending courses in edu-

cational programs; it is rather, a com-

prehensive concept that influences

the formation of values, culture and

social coexistence among young

people, said the Rector of the UADY,

Jose de Jesus Williams, in welcoming

hundreds of students who will start

academic stays.

At the opening ceremony of the Stu-

dent Mobility Program, Fall 2017, the

Rector, stressed that mobility is fun-

damental in the approach to compre-

hensive training and internationaliza-

tion demanded by modern society.

Each semester, UADY opens its

doors to hundreds of young people

from national and foreign destinations

who request to study different educa-

tional programs offered here.

On this occasion, there are a total of

324 students, of which 212 are from

31 universities all over the country

such as UNAM, the National Poly-

technic Institute, the Benemérita de

Puebla, the Autonomous Universities of

Coahuila, Chapingo, Aguascalientes,

the State of Mexico, of Oaxaca, among

others. In addition, 112 young people

come from 40 universities around the

world, such as the United States,

Spain, France, Germany, China, Brazil,

Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Peru and,

for the first time, Ukraine.

In his message, the Rector considered that receiving hundreds of students is recognition of the quality educational offer provided, and in that regard, he told visitors that from now on this uni-versity opens their arms. “You are to-day our students and of course, you will have the same attentions and services that the university community has, have the confidence to seek support to trans-it your stay”, he said. Architecture, Accounting, Anthropology, Psychology and Veterinary Medicine are among the major degrees selected by national and foreign students who carry out student mobility. There is a large group of foreigners, from Germa-ny and Florida, who opt for the Institu-tional Language Center (CIL) to study

UADY opens its doors to more than 300 students from

all over Mexico and other countries

A U T O N O M O U S U N I V E R S I T Y O F Y U C A T A N

GENERAL COORDINATION OF COOPERATION

AND INTERNATIONALIZATION

August-December 2017

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Mérida, Yucatán, Sep-

tember 19, 2017.- The

development of an investi-

gation and the presenta-

tion of a clinical case with

an innovative technique

led the student Andrea

Díaz Martín, of the third

semester of the Speciali-

zation in Periodontics of

UADY, to become the first

to achieve a double victory

in the contests that support

the International Congress

of the Mexican Association

of Perio-dontology.

The congress is considered the most

important of the discipline because it

integrates the National Meeting, in its

XXXVIII edition, and the International

Congress, in its XXVII edition, between

both the participation of half a hundred

universities in the country, the United

States and other parts of Europe. In

this context, two competitions are held,

the first called the Research Papers

Contest, which groups some 14 uni-

versities and the second, Clinical Case

Contest, which involves more than 40

universities offering educational pro-

grams of Periodontics.

"Since last year, when I entered the

postgraduate program, I started an

investigation as a thesis project and as

part of the training offered by UADY,

teachers encourage us to carry out

treatments and that strengthens our

capacities with more complex tech-

niques", said the young student.

Accompanied by the director of the

Faculty of Dentistry, Javier Ayala Agui-

lar and the coordinator of the speciali-

zation in Periodontics, Eduardo Sauri

Esquivel, the student highlighted that

the double triumph is a reflection of the

quality of the educational program

imparted by this House of Studies,

which is accredited in the National

Register of Postgraduate Quality of

CONACYT.

In reviewing her experience, Andrea

Díaz Martín commented that she was

very satisfied with the opportunity to

continue learning, but above all because

of the accompaniment and impulse she

receives from the teachers of the faculty.

The research project, she added, is

called "Detection of polymorphism -

308GA of the TNF-alpha gene in pa-

tients with chronic periodontitis," which

stands out as an innovative study from

which no prior documentation exists.

The young woman said that the im-

portance of this research is that there is

no other study of this type in Mexico,

which raises the relationship between

polymorphism and association with

chronic periodontitis, "I am finding that

this polymorphism influences a lot of

periodontal disease."

About the poster contest, she said, we

presented the case of a patient with gin-

gival recession pathology in which a

minimally invasive technique was used

and trying to avoid aesthetic sequels.

Andrea Diaz said she was impressed

with UADY’s academic training,

"participating in this type of forums al-

lows the level that our university has, but

above all that teachers

have the best capaci-

ties." As part of the

congress, she added,

“I could see that the

techniques and treat-

ments of international

exhibitors are applied

here at UADY and see

that we are at the pace

of innovation and qual-

ity.”

For its part, the coordi-nator of the specializa-tion program in Perio-

dontology of the facul-ty, Sauri Esquivel, said that a hall-mark that distinguishes this House of

Studies is the quality and avant-garde in its graduate programs. "Periodontics is an active discipline

and here in the Faculty of Dentistry its development is based on surgical

procedures and protocols both perio-dontal and implantological similar to those performed anywhere in the

world. In addition, he said, avant-garde materials implemented in more developed countries are being used.

Andrea Díaz counted with the advice of professors Víctor Martínez Aguilar

and Gonzalo Navarrete Rosel, the first, leader of the Academic Body of Periodontics of the faculty.

The specialization in periodontics of the faculty has been offered for 32

years, during which time more than 100 professionals have graduated.

It should be noted that the faculty of dentistry will host the next edition of the international congress to be held

in August 2018.

UADY wins first places in International Congress of

Perio-dontology

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He emphasized that they visited a very

small number of universities in Mexico,

and UADY was chosen for the second

time because it is an institution of high-

er education recognized in the interna-

tional scope. "The students we have

met at UADY are first class and clearly

are a university focused on research

topics, therefore, there is an interest to

be able to develop collaboration in

graduate programs and research topics

where there is much complementarity

between Canada and Mexico," he said.

Rodrigo Delgado stressed that one of

the advantages offered by the consorti-

um to students is that they can be ap-

plied to all areas of knowledge because

they are large institutions that bring

their educational offer.

This consortium brings together nine of

the most important research universi-

ties in Canada: University of Ottawa,

Dalhousie University, University of Wa-

terloo, University of Alberta, Laval Uni-

versity, Western University, Queens

University, Calgary University, and Uni-

versity of Saskatchewan.

The group decided to work together to

establish communication channels

through the signing of agreements with

countries, and the connection with

universities that are leaders in re-

search areas. Currently, CALDO has

signed 12 agreements in eight differ-

ent Latin American countries for the

co-financing of master's and doctoral

programs, as well as exchange of

professors, students, among others,

with universities.

The work done by the Canadian con-

sortium has to do with the delivery of

information and advice to those inter-

ested in doing masters and doctor-

ates in that country. "All the universi-

ties that are grouped in CALDO are

among the best in the world. Canada

is the absolute leader in research

issues," said the executive director of

the consortium.

In addition, the consortium seeks to promote Canada as a destination for

international students and research-ers; encourage and support interna-tional student and teacher mobility,

as well as increase recognition of the global leadership of Canadian re-search universities.

Mérida, Yucatan, October 12,

2017. For the quality of their plans

and programs of studies of the Au-

tonomous University of Yucatan

(UADY), national and foreign higher

education institutions are interested

in establishing collaborative ties.

Representatives of the Consortium of

Alberta, Laval, Dalhousie and Otta-

wa, made up of nine leading re-

search universities in Canada, visited

UADY for the second time with the

objective of finding areas where they

can collaborate, work together and

for the students of UADY to know

what Canadian universities offer in

masters and doctorates.

On the subject, Rodrigo Delgado

Loyola, Executive Director of the

CALDO Consortium commented that

"we had already been to UADY last

year, the CALDO consortium is very

interested in visiting the University

again, being able to meet with teach-

ers and students to continue search-

ing areas of opportunity in which we

can collaborate, work together and,

in addition, UADY students are

aware of what Canadian universities

offer and can consider among their

options the alternative of going to do

a master's or a doctorate research to

our universities in Canada."

Canadian universities consortium strengthens ties

with UADY

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Mérida, Yucatán, November 30,

2017.- Directors of the five Confucius

Institutes in Mexico met at the Autono-

mous University of Yucatán to ex-

change experiences and projects with

the vision of strengthening the teach-

ing system of the Mandarin Chinese

language and the projection of the

Chinese culture.

In the framework of its Annual Meet-

ing, the directors of the institutes and

the Commissioner of Educational Af-

fairs of the Embassy of the People's

Republic of China in Mexico, Mtra.

Yang Hong, shared information on

academic and cultural activities, as

well as dissemination and collabora-

tion projects for the following year.

The director of the host institute, An-

drés Aluja Schunemman, also general

coordinator of Cooperation and Inter-

nationalization of the UADY, said that

the meeting is relevant because it al-

lows strengthening the international

approach and integral education

through programs of dissemination of

Chinese culture, and of course , the

teaching of the Mandarin Chinese lan-

guage. The Confucius Institutes of the

National Autonomous University of

Mexico, the Autonomous University of

Nuevo Leon, the Autonomous Univer-

sity of Chihuahua, as well as the one

from Mexico City and the one from this

house of studies participated in the

meeting.

"It is an exchange of ideas and chal-

lenges, as well as collaboration pro-

posals to promote more cultural and

educational activities," said the director

of UADY. He explained that another

objective of the meeting is also to make

transparent the information, actions and

economic resources that the institutes

handle in Mexico.

On the challenges faced by the insti-tutes, Aluja Schunemman considered,

that it is important to strengthen the dis-semination and teaching programs in the Mandarin Chinese language. "The Con-

fucius Institutes in Mexico are well posi-tioned in their regions, not only is there interest in the teaching of Mandarin Chi-

nese language, but also in the cultural and academic activities that they pro-mote," he said.

Additionally, he said, there are institu-tions such as the Colegio de México with

which other actions are also carried out to disseminate the culture of the Far East. In this regard, he stressed that the

challenge is for the institutes to maintain a greater presence among society and

to be strengthened by high-quality pro-grams.

The representative of the Chinese Em-bassy in Mexico, stressed that the UADY is distinguished for being an insti-

tution with great openness and willing-ness to undertake more and better pro-jects "has a very open heart to the world

and especially to China". In addition, she revealed, feeling united in a special way with this university, since it was the first

institution she visited, after receiving the role she currently plays.

At the meeting, which has been held annually since 2012, it was also sought to standardize criteria related

to the number of class hours offered, textbooks used, dates and costs of certification exams. These meetings

are rotated each year, being that the previous one in November of 2016,

took place in Mexico City, organized by the Confucius Institute of the Na-tional Autonomous University of Mexi-

co. As part of the meeting, which took

place at the headquarters of the Con-fucius Institute of UADY, the report of the Confucius Institutes Regional

Center for Latin America, known as CRICAL, was presented, which re-cently held its second council in San-

tiago, Chile. At the meeting, also participated by

the local institute, were present the executive director and Chinese direc-tor, Pamela Cristales Ancona and

Zhantao Yu, respectively.

UADY hosted the Annual Meeting of the Confucius Institutes in Mexico

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cation of students and teachers,” he

said.

The Rector stressed that having the

participation of academics and manag-

ers is to confirm the commitment to the

importance of the process of education-

al improvement, and especially the

consolidation of the Educational Model

for Integral Training (MEFI). In his mes-

sage, he congratulated those present

for their willingness to compromise,

"their participation is synonymous with

their vocation and conviction with the

processes of continuous improvement,

which is characterized by being dynam-

ic and cannot stop."

In addition, he stressed, "this conviction with the process of continuous improve-

ment has to be transmitted to students in any real learning scenario, either in the classroom or in real learning scena-

rios, understanding that the human being grows as a person and professio-nal from day to day".

In his turn, the Director General of Aca-demic Development, Carlos Estrada

Pinto, stressed that the two compo-nents analyzed in these conferences,

innovation and internationalization, are essential to integrate in all edu-

cational programs, comprehensive student training, mobility, learning languages, as well as everything that

has to do with international projection and academic production.

The conference has the participation of 230 academics and students of

Masters and Doctorates; the pro-gram includes four lectures and nine workshops that will be taught by ex-

perts of international stature from Europe, South America and different parts of the country. The confer-

ences continue this November 30 and December 1 in different spaces of the Campus of Social, Economic,

Administrative Sciences and Human-ities.

The organization of the meeting is the result of an effort shared by the general directorates of Academic

Development and Planning and Insti-tutional Effectiveness, as well as by the general coordination of Postgrad-

uate, Research and Linking, and Cooperation and Internationalization.

Mérida, Yucatán, November 29,

2017.- With the participation of aca-

demics, educational administrators,

executives and graduate students,

UADY inaugurated the Academic

Days "Internationalization and Inno-

vation for the strengthening of edu-

cational quality", in the Campus of

Social, Economic, Administrative

Sciences and Humanities.

At the opening of the meeting, the

Rector, José de Jesús Williams, said

that this meeting is of great rele-

vance for this house of studies be-

cause it opens a space for reflection

and exchange of experiences and

knowledge on two strategic issues

that are part of the six guiding axes

that support the Institutional Devel-

opment Plan 2014-2022.

“Internationalization and innovation

are a fundamental part of the contin-

uous improvement that is sought to

be integrated into all the projects and

educational programs that the uni-

versity has and that directly impact

on a comprehensive andquality edu-

UADY seeks to improve its educational quality based on

internationalization and innovation

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Mérida, Yucatan, September

27, 2017.- The Faculty of Medi-

cine of the Autonomous Univer-

sity of Yucatan (UADY) received

the Uruguayan Doctor Rafael

Radi Isola where he gave the

lecture "Free Radicals, Oxidants

and Antioxidant Systems: Rele-

vance in Physiology, Pathology

and Human Aging”; he talked

about how humans use oxygen

for biologic respirations and en-

ergy generation, and how the

process of oxygen utilization

leads to the production of small

amounts of toxic substances,

better known as free radicals.

During the talk, Radi Isola ex-

plained that free radicals are

formed in many processes of

the body, for example, by me-

tabolism or by the immune sys-

tem to attack viruses and bacte-

ria. However, there are environ-

mental factors (pollution, ciga-

rettes, poor diet) that increase

the amount of free radicals in

our body. The body handles

free radicals that occur natural-

ly, but if the production of them is

excessive, there is damage to the

body.

"These damage our body caus-

ing, at best, aging, and at worst,

serious illness. People less ex-

posed to excess free radicals will

take longer to age.” In addition,

they can cause cardiovascular

disease by dramatically increas-

ing bad cholesterol levels, as well

as increasing the risk of cancer,

particularly in the mouth, pharynx

and esophagus. They are also

involved in Parkinson's disease,

Alzheimer's disease, arterioscle-

rosis and diabetes.

The production of free radicals

and their correct neutralization by

our body depends very much on

the quality of our diet, "so the

consumption of fruits and vegeta-

bles rich in antioxidants is im-

portant to prevent the develop-

ment of some degenerative dis-

eases like the ones mentioned

before".

Dr. Radi Isola is of Uruguayan

nationality, Doctor of Medicine

and Biological Sciences, was

named winner of the Mexico

2016 Prize granted by the Advi-

sory Council of Sciences of the

Presidency of the Republic for

his contributions to the under-

standing of the role of the oxi-

dative damage and free radi-

cals in the human pathology, in

particular inflammatory and de-

generative, and for its possible

opening to new therapeutic in-

terventions.

He is a full professor of the De-partment of Biochemistry of the Faculty of Medicine, and found-ing director of the Center for Biomedical Research (Ceinbio by its Spanish acronym), which brings together researchers from three institutions in the areas of chemistry, biochemis-try, cell biology, physiopatholo-gy and pharmacology for the study of oxidation-reduction processes.

Uruguayan expert warns of damages caused by free radicals

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UADY, seedbed of future researchers

Mérida, Yucatán, November 15, 2017.-

With the aim of awakening the interest

of children and youth, so that in the

future they can enter and contribute to

development in the field of scientific

research, the Autonomous University

of Yucatán participates in the twentieth

edition of the Science and Technology

Fair.

The coordinator of the UADY Post-

graduate, Research and Liaison sys-

tem, Javier Becerril García, mentioned

that the objective of this fair is to gen-

erate a hotbed of talent for young peo-

ple to know the results of the research

work carried out by university students

in the different bachelor degrees of-

fered by this house of studies. He ex-

plained that there are five faculties that

expose their work in this fair, and they

are: Mathematics, Chemistry, Veteri-

nary, Chemical Engineering and Engi-

neering. These presented projects

related to the preservation of water,

the distillation of it, and the contamina-

tion of this vital liquid.

The theme of the fair is the "Water crisis,

problems and solutions", which is a con-

stant invitation to conserve this vital liq-

uid, since water is the main component

of the human body, it has 75% at birth

and near the 60% in adulthood.

On the theme of the fair, Becerril García

mentioned that the University is one of

the leading state institutions in research

issues, regardless of the specialized

centers with which it counts. As part of

the first activities of the fair, the presen-

tation of the "Pilares de la Ciencia" edito-

rial collection was carried out in two vol-

umes; in the first reference was made to

the researcher Joaquín Dondé Ibarra

and was written by Manuel Baeza Bacab

and the second volume spoke of Nar-

ciso Souza Novelo, and was authored

by José Luis Domínguez Castro.

UADY is present in this forum that

takes place in the Siglo XXI Conven-

tion Center, where educational institu-

tions, scientific associations, state

secretariats, companies, research

centers, science museums and state

governments also meet. The forum

offers creative and proactive events of

scientists, teachers, disseminators

and entrepreneurs through cycles of

conferences, workshops, exhibitions,

demonstrations, guided tours, con-

tests, among others.

The event was attended by Raúl Go-

doy Montañez and Alejandro Ramírez Loría, head and general director of Research, Innovation and Higher Edu-

cation, respectively; as well as the southeast regional director of the Na-tional Council of Science and Technol-

ogy, Emilio Martínez de Velasco Aguirre.