UdeG invites you to participate in the second institutional simulation 2026

La Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG) It will join the second Institutional Drill 2026 that will take place next Friday, September 18, at 12:00 pm. It will be an exercise that will involve 236 university students from the 340 buildings of the university network, in order to promote a culture of prevention in the event of an earthquake.

The teacher Juan Carlos Guerrero Fausto, General Coordinator of Services to University StudentsHe explained that it was a call from the Secretariat of Public Security and Citizen Protection of the National Coordination of Civil Protection and the State Civil Protection Unit, scheduled for the 19th, but that by agreement of the Rectoría General and its Secretaría GeneralIt will be brought forward one day. 

Guerrero Fausto urged the university community to participate in the activity with responsibility and awareness . “This drill is not a game, nor a formality to be completed; it is a rehearsal that can make the difference between life and death . What we practice today, we will remember tomorrow if needed,” he emphasized.

Therefore, he invited everyone to join in every step, indication and action this coming Friday.

The hypothesis will be a 7.7 magnitude earthquake with its epicenter in the southwest of the municipality of Tehuacán, Puebla , with considerable damage in 14 federal entities, including Jalisco, with a strong intensity in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area and other municipalities.

He highlighted that the national drill in May was successful a reduction of one minute and 26 seconds in the evacuation of the building Rectoría GeneralThis fact contributes to a culture of prevention.

Professor José Luis Velázquez González, head of the Civil Protection Unit of this University, emphasized the importance of strengthening protocols in the event of contingencies and ensuring that both students and workers return to their homes.

“This hypothesis will allow us to test something fundamental: our ability to respond in an organized manner to an emergency that could cause damage to infrastructure , service interruptions, and other situations that compromise the safety of our community,” he stated.

The head of the internal civil protection unit of CUCSHAna Ruth Ontiveros Arceo, a licensed professional, reported that the following will participate on that campus: 11,750 students, plus administrative, academic and operational staff; and that it will be a process that will serve to improve the evacuation protocol.

“ It’s an improvement exercise to identify weaknesses and strengths within the university itself . The process begins with checking that emergency exits are free of obstacles, ensuring evacuation routes are optimal, and verifying that meeting and review points are ideal,” Ontiveros Arceo emphasized.

The head of the internal civil protection unit of the Preparatory School of Jalisco, teacher Miguel Ángel Martínez Gómez, elaborated on the opportunity to strengthen capabilities in the face of a real emergency and reduce response times.

“I encourage each school to implement the strategies and make the adjustments they deem necessary to achieve the stated objectives.”

Statistics on participation in the second institutional simulation 2026:  
 

• There will be 236 participants, of which 65 are newly enrolled students

• 250 brigades

• 7 brigade members

• 340 properties in the university network 

• 19 university centers

• 177 schools in the Upper Secondary Education System

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Text: Adrián Montiel González
Photography: Iván Lara González