Inauguration of the Rosario Castellanos National University, Chalco Campus, State of Mexico

Inauguration of Chalco Campus

• 🚀 The Rosario Castellanos National University's Chalco campus was inaugurated in the State of Mexico, serving the educational needs of 5,000 young people.
• 💡 President Claudia Sheinbaum and Governor Delfina Gómez Álvarez emphasized that education is a fundamental right, not a commodity, as established in Article 3 of the Constitution.
• ✅ The inauguration signifies a commitment to guaranteeing access to education for all, especially after previous periods of abandonment by neoliberal governments.

Expanding Educational Opportunities

• 📈 The current administration aims to create at least 350,000 new university places nationwide, building on the 200,000 places created by the Benito Juárez Universities.
• 🎯 Plans include establishing a Rosario Castellanos campus in every municipality in eastern Mexico, alongside new high schools and reconverted secondary schools.
• 🔑 This expansion addresses the need for approximately 600,000 to 1 million additional university spots to ensure all who desire higher education can access it.

Diverse Curriculum for Future Needs

• 📚 The university offers both high-demand careers like law, accounting, and psychology, and essential new fields such as Artificial Intelligence, data science, and environmental sciences.
• 🧠 The curriculum is designed to align with student vocations while also meeting the specific needs of the country for various experts.

Integrated Development for Eastern Mexico

• 🛠️ The Chalco campus is part of a broader "Plan Oriente" to address historical neglect in the eastern State of Mexico, improving services for millions of residents.
• 🏡 This comprehensive plan includes land regularization, housing construction and improvements, water infrastructure, drainage, paving, and enhanced security.
• 🤝 Coordinated actions by three levels of government are working to provide necessary social infrastructure and pay down the historical debt to the region.

Honoring Women and Equality

• ✨ The university is named after Rosario Castellanos, a renowned poetess and writer who championed women's equality and whose legacy is being recognized.
• ♀️ The administration emphasizes the reivindication of women's contributions to Mexican history and the importance of substantive equality as enshrined in the Constitution.
• 👏 This initiative celebrates the right to education, regional well-being, and the great women who have shaped Mexico.