The Restructuring Process of the University of Guadalajara: Benefits After 25 Years of the Jalisco University Network

Abstract

The restructuring of the University of Guadalajara of schools and faculties by thematic and regional University Centers make up the University Network. Our objective of this work is to analyze and identify the contributions of the University Network within the framework of its social responsibility, through teaching, the extension of services, as well as cultural production and dissemination, its impact on regional development. The decentralization and regionalization of administrative and academic functions was complex. The link with social responsibility through teaching was aimed at solving problems in the communities. The academics designed research projects linked to the actions of the City Councils, the business sector and social groups. Results: the Jalisco University Network, due to the educational, economic and cultural impact, has fostered the permanence of young people in their communities, in addition to generating internal and external mobility of students and teachers; greater interaction of the university with the different social and productive sectors. Higher education functions as an integrating instrument in the regional development of the State of Jalisco.