Universidad Indígena de Venezuela

Indigenous University of Venezuela
Universidad Indígena de Venezuela
Type Public
Established 2010
Location Tauca, Bolívar State, Venezuela

Universidad Indígena de Venezuela (Indigenous University of Venezuela, UIV) is a public university created in 2010 based in Tauca, Bolívar State. Aimed at Venezuela's indigenous communities, it has campuses in Bolívar and Amazonas, and a 2010 enrolment of 810.[1][2] The indigenous people of Venezuela make up only around 1.5% of the population nationwide, but the proportion is nearly 50% in Amazonas.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Venezuelanalysis.com, 27 July 2010, Chavez Hails Revolutionary Progress in Education
  2. ↑ Correo del Orinoco, 17 June 2010, Universidad Indígena de Venezuela impulsa formación profesional de etnias
  3. ↑ Van Cott (2003), "Andean Indigenous Movements and Constitutional Transformation: Venezuela in Comparative Perspective", Latin American Perspectives 30(1), p52


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