What we do?
VISION: To be recognized as a pioneer in the successful application of information and communication technology to develop human capacity of indigenous peoples.
MISION: To raise human capacity of indigenous peoples through innovative applications of information and communication technology.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To investigate, develop, and promote the Mayan culture.
2. To develop and strengthen Mayan linguistics.
3. To provide educational, cultural, linguistic, and technology services.
4. To promote sustainable, integral development.
5. To do technical investigations.
6. To create contextualized educational materials.
7. To form and train human resources.
8. To develop gender equity.
9. To improve integral development and social communication.
THEMATIC AREAS
Intercultural Bilingual Education
It allows us to speak the languages of our ancestors and to feel proud of our indigenous roots; respecting the culture of the second language learned. (Doctor Alvino E. Fantini)
OBJECTIVE: To strengthen processes started in intercultural bilingual education, with a focus of gender equity in order to seek improvement in the quality and efficiency of the education system in different levels.
Human Resource Training
Train students and teachers, implementing the use of technology.
OBJECTIVE: To create structures and mechanisms that allow the formation of human resource in short and medium term in technical, administrative and pedagogic aspects, making use of computerized technology.
To favor the equality in the participation of man and woman, to get equality of opportunities and an equitable distribution of roles and functions.
Social Communication
To create a link in the processes of production and social transmission of information, making use of mass media.
OBJECTIVE: To promote social communication through technology for the exchange of knowledge, science, and culture.
Investigation
Work destined to the discovery of new techniques and proceedings that allow the solution to immediate needs of the population.
OBJECTIVE: To develop models, programs, methodologies and materials to solve problems and to fulfill the expectations of the objective population.