Indigenous University of Venezuela | |
Native Name: | Universidad Indígena de Venezuela |
Established: | 2010 |
Type: | Public |
City: | Tauca, Bolívar State |
Country: | Venezuela |
Universidad Indígena de Venezuela (Indigenous University of Venezuela, UIV) is a public university created in 2010 based in Tauca, Bolívar State. Aimed at Venezuela's indigenous communities, it has campuses in Bolívar and Amazonas, and a 2010 enrollment of 810. The indigenous people of Venezuela make up only around 1.5% of the population nationwide, but the proportion is nearly 50% in Amazonas.[1]