On Friday 11th of December, first year students from the Faculty of Accounting and Administration (FCA, Facultad de Contaduría y Administración), Badiraguato Extension, made an appointment in the facilities of the Technological Innovation Park (PIT, Parque de Innovación Tecnológica) of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa), with the objective of knowing the Park’s facilities and getting information about the activities that are realized in it.

As part of the explanation given at the beginning of the visit, the triple helix model’s meaning was told to the students, model that is part of the methodology adopted by the Park for its operation and the realization of applied science projects developed within its facilities: to combine efforts from the University, the private initiative and the Government’s three levels.

During their visit, the 39 students were guided through the PIT-UAS’ different areas. This way, they knew the area Projects Development, were activities from the academic body Educative Innovation are carried out, within the framework of the Enterprises’ Administrative Development UAS-CA-288, which allows to FCA Culiacán’s students linking their projects by means of the PIT-UAS.

Within this context, the visitors were invited to participate in the Park through innovation projects, same which may be developed with the support of federal funds and in linkage with the private initiative, thanks to the management that is part of the PIT-UAS’ duties as an organism in charge of promoting the implementation of the triple helix model.

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