A small but prestigious college whose library includes books over 500 years old is keeping the history of Guadalajara and Jalisco alive.
Located in Zapopan’s historic center, the Colegio de Jalisco, which celebrates its 30th birthday later this year, was founded November 9, 1982. Focusing “fundamentally on western Mexico,” with special focus on the metropolitan zone, the college proclaims itself “a window to the west.”
“The Colegio de Jalisco performs two very important roles: teaching and investigation,” says President Jose Luis Leal Sanabria. Aside from these primary functions, the college also stages events such as art exhibitions, conferences and book presentations.
The college’s third president since its inception, Leal describes himself as the organization’s legal representative and explains, “it’s up to me to coordinate everyone.”
“The Colegio de Jalisco forms part of a network of 12 colleges” across Mexico, he says. It offers two postgraduate courses. “The first is a doctorate in social sciences, and the other is a masters in regional studies.”
The college currently has 11 doctorate students and 10 studying for a masters. Additionally, there are 22 students taking another course in professional public policy. Those taking the two postgraduate courses receive grants of 8,000 to 10,000 pesos per month from the National Council for Science and Technology for as long as their studies last.
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