This Monday, August 22^nd, Sinaloa’s state elected governor, Quirino Ordaz Coppel, accompanied by authorities from the largest university of Sinaloa, was received by the general director of the Technological Innovation Park (Parque de Innovación Tecnológica, PIT) belonging to the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, UAS), José Ramón López Arellano gave the visitors a tour through the university’s innovation centre facilities.

During the tour, PhD Juan Eulogio Guerra Liera, UAS’ rector, commented with Ordaz Coppel about the initial investment for the PIT-UAS conformation, which consisted in contributions made by the National Council of Science and Technology (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología, CONACyT) and the university; Guerra Liera also responded to several questions made by the elected governor about the importance of this organizational unit that depends from UAS Rectory.

Meanwhile, PIT-UAS’ general director guided the tour, explaining the methodology and functioning of the different labs, areas and workshops visited, where highly trained researchers’ knowledge converge, as well as undergraduate and graduate students, in order to give solutions to specific problems of the private and public sectors, for Sinaloa’s society benefit.

MPA Ordaz Coppel showed interest on the projects currently developing at the Park, among them the applied researches in areas like agriculture, information sciences, clean energies, high energy physics and health. He also took special interest on the scientific-technological forecasts that could take place with PIT-UAS collaborators, specifically in the bioinformatics, robotics and 3D printing and modelling areas.

Thus, during the back to school period and as a confirmation gesture to the agreed collaboration between Rosalina House (UAS) and the 2016-2019 government, this Sinaloa elected governor’s tour through the Park facilities took part of a guided visits day that the rector gave to the businessman and politician through the different UAS’ organizational and academic units, with the finality of showing him the UAS’ educational and service offer, as well as the great university potential.

Written and translated by Belem Ruiz (Edition and Communication, PIT-UAS).