CUCosta seeks to lease Gourmet Market to private individuals

The project has not yet been authorized and lacks clear operating rules

LOCAL SOURCE: VALLARTA VIVE by Alan Yamil

The University Center of the Coast is considering converting its Gourmet Market into a space of shops rented to private individuals, under a scheme that Rector María Esther Avelar described as a "dual model": tenants would be obligated to host students for professional internships or community service and to pay them.

The project is not yet authorized, lacks clear regulations, and the rector herself admitted that the central issue remains unresolved: ensuring that the tenant actually accepts the presence of students as a condition of the contract. "We haven't resolved the issue yet," Avelar said.

What is happening, as can be seen on site, is that shops are already being marketed or promoted within the space. The rector did not clarify under what legal framework this promotion is taking place, given that the academic model justifying it is still undefined.

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The underlying dilemma is institutional: a space within a public university campus, built with University of Guadalajara funds, is being proposed as a source of income through private leasing. The academic condition that would legitimize it—student internships—is precisely what is still not guaranteed. If the model does not ensure genuine student participation, the result would simply be the rental of public university space to private individuals, without any verifiable academic return.