Abbreviation IUJO Students 1700 | Type State subsidized | |
Established 1997; 20 years ago (1997) Director Msc. María del Pilar Loyo | ||
Jesus the Worker University Institute (IUJO), (Instituto Universitario Jesús Obrero) was opened by the Jesuits in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1997 to educate the poorer sector of society.
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History
IUJO was approved in 1973 for offering technical training in electronics and electrical engineering but was rethought in light of the option for the poor which the Society of Jesus had made. Moved by this same option, under the leadership of the national director of Fe y Alegría Jesus Orbegozo, S.J., the Jesuits went ahead with opening Jesus the Worker Institute in Catia in 1997.
For the opening of IUJO, the Society of Jesus decided that: the governing body would be Fe y Alegría. Approval was received from the Ministry of Popular Power for Higher Education, including a major in early childhood education, computer science, and accounting. Courses in electronics and electrical engineering would follow. It was to train educators and technologists for the social and economic development of the country. On this basis Jesus Obrero University Institute (IUJO) was launched in one of the most populous areas of Greater Caracas, in the Flores de Catia. Companies such as CANTV, RCTV, Banesco, Polar Foundation, Carvajal and Company, and UCAB, among others, contributed financial resources to provide a technical library, computer equipment, and ample classrooms and workshops, and the government supported the teachers' salaries.
Courses
Current course offerings:
Extensions of the work of Instituto Universitario Jesús Obrero under Fe y Alegría with the support of the Jesuit province of Venezuela, and with help from government and industry, include:
Activities
IOJU offers the following sports: basketball, karate, aerobics, swimming, chess, football, marathon, and volleyball. Cultural activities include: music, mandolin, folk dance, theater, campus ministry, and university newspaper.