Universidad Veracruzana (UV) is one of the largest public universities in Mexico, distributed throughout the state of Veracruz in 5 regional campuses, offering 76 postgraduate and 150 undergraduate degree programs to over 70,000 students. UV outstands in social vocation. The university community works closely with public and productive sectors and carries out outreach work in disadvantaged communities throughout the state. UV provides higher education to indigenous students that respects their linguistic and cultural identities. The UV fosters sustainable development and civic participation. Home to research centers and technology laboratories in various fields with scientific, technological and cultural innovation in areas such as nanotechnology, neuroethology, public health, tropical research, fine and performing arts and humanities. UV’s outstanding Anthropology Museum (MAX) houses over 25,000 masterpieces of Pre-Hispanic art from the Olmeca, Huasteca and Totonaca cultures. Musical education and recreation is fostered in all its genres and UV is home to a variety of classical, popular and traditional musical groups. The Symphony Orchestra (OSX) is the oldest in the country and has contributed to the creation of musical tradition in Mexico for over 80 years UV hosts a series of arts festivals, including an International Jazz Festival. and since 1994, an international university book fair. The university’s theater company (ORTEUV) and various other theater and dance groups contribute to the artistic education and recreation of the university community and general public. UV’s editorial house is renowned for early publications of Gabriel García Márquez (Nobel Prize, 1982), Octavio Paz Nobel Prize, 1990), Luis Cernuda, José Revueltas, Juan Vicente Melo, and Sergio Pitol (Cervantes Prize, 2005), and its journals, “La Palabra y el Hombre” and “La Ciencia y el Hombre”. Recently, the University has created a translation collection by our most distinguished writer, called “Traductor Sergio Pitol” and a collection of classics called “Biblioteca del Universitario” To support university activities UV has a network of Library and Information Services Units (USBIs) in each of its five campuses and has a radio station and a television production house. UVs folkloric ballet provides a panorama of the dance and musical traditions in Mexico and Latin America through spectacular mosaics of scenery, choreography and costume Jarocho is a show produced by the University to pay tribute to the lively traditional music and dance from Veracruz, integrating flamenco, Afro-Cuban and contemporary aspects, featuring top Mexican designers, performers and musicians Sports are an integral part of students’ education at UV and students actively participate in national and international events. The UV professional basketball team became the national champion in 2010 for the third year in a row and has featured in the top three places in international leagues. For further details visit the following links: MAX http://www.uv.mx/max/ Music and recreation http://www.uv.mx/difyext/grupos/ OSX http://www.uv.mx/osx/ JazzUV www.uv.mx/jazzuv FILU http://www.uv.mx/filu/ ORTEUV http://www.uv.mx/difyext/grupos/orteuv/ Editorial House http://www.uv.mx/editorial/ USBI http://www.uv.mx/usbi/ Jarocho http://www.espectaculojarocho.com/ Halcones Basketball Team http://www.uv.mx/halconesxalapa/