Tribal University System
Tribal University System Bùluò dàxué xìtǒng Sistema Universitario Tribal | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 1590 20th Ave, River's Ward New Liverpool, Slokais Islands |
| Official languages | Slokaisan, Spanish, English, |
| Other languages of member universities | Kaijanese, Paiwanese, Kano-roah,Jelunga, and 10 others |
| Type | University association |
| Membership | 15 universities |
| Leaders | |
• Chancellor | Hsu-Yuan Chan |
• Minister of University and Technical Education | Abel Zhao |
| Establishment | 13 May 1990 |
The Tribal University System is a university system that consists of 15 public universities and colleges that serve people of Indigenious ancestry in Slokais Islands. The TUS primarily supports and assists its members' schools and is a branch of the Ministry of Education. Although, the Tribal Council has chosen its commissioner since 2010, with Hsu-Yuan Chan elected in 2020. In addition to the 15 members, other schools qualify for the benefits of the TUS, these are known as Indigenous Serving Institutions and must have a indigenous enrollment rate of above 35%. Additionally, the TUS has its own athletic conference consisting of member schools.
History[edit | edit source]
The Tribal University System was created in 1995 to support colleges managed by tribal authorities or for the purpose of serving tribal members. Although tribe-specific colleges and universities have existed since the 1920s. Many of the first colleges were funded or established by religious organizations such as the Catholic Church or the Minjian High Temple of Pindai. The rationale for the creation of these institutions was to help create a class of religious highly educated tribal people. In the 1970s a wave of Tribal institutions began to be founded by provinces and tribal authorities themselves to help preserve the language and traditional knowledge of tribal groups. The largest of these was Shanjiang Valley Provincial College, founded in 1976 to serve members of the Irayan tribal group.
Formation[edit | edit source]
By 1995, 8 colleges came together to form the TUS. The first members were primarily smaller schools which were made up of almost exclusively of registered tribal members. The largest at the time being the College of the Bay Islands (CBI). The TUS quickly expanded before officially becoming part of the Ministry of Education in 2002. In the same year, the TUS began as an athletic conference competing in League 2 of the Slokasian Collegiate Sports Association (SCSA). In 2005, the TUS attempted to convince several Ambonar institutions to join but was rejected. In 2010, upon the formation of the Tribal Council, authority was co-transferred, with the council having authority over the TUS. In 2015, the ISI program was formed to provide support colleges which had indigenous enrollment above 35%, these included those not founded for the purpose of educating indigenous people.
Members[edit | edit source]
| Name | Location | Enrollment | Affiliated Tribe | Nickname |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shangarta Valley College | Shangarta, Valleres | 8,150 | Irayan | Lion's |
| University of Hua-Qisa | Hua-Qisa, Eastern Isles | 14,980 | Paiwanese | 99ers |
| Kaijan Nation's University | Kaijan City, North Kaijan | 11,346 | Jelunga, Kayara | Tigers |
| San-Dep Island College | Ren'ai, Eastern Isles | 3,100 | San-Dep | Sharks |
| Saroah Tech | Saroah-chi, Eastern Isles | 1,950 | Saroah | Sand Ray's |
| Shuanyan Bay College | Shuanyan Township, East Xiang | 2,300 | Ibaloi | Clippers |
| Islands Tech | Southport, Northern Isles | 5,340 | Islayas | Warriors |
| Sendau Provincal College | Sendau, Far’awae | 12,347 | Riaunan | Seahorses |
| Bendiau Technical | Bendiau Town, Far’awae | 1,350 | Bendiau | Bees |
| Salvorista's College | Salvador City, San Fernando | 1,189 | Salvoritarans | Patriots |
| Kar'oka Provincal | Kar'oka, North Kaijan | 1,750 | Kar'oka | Mountaineer's |
| Tana'wana Community College | Leubma, North Kaijan | 876 | Tana'wana | Eagles |
| Pinjiang Univeristy | Pinjiang Township, East Acadia | 4,217 | Langonayan's | Black Bear's |
| College of the Bay Islands | Diangnha, Wojiang Bay | 7,540 | Tianashe | Pelicans |
| Koah-Nah College | Priamhagari, Bimhjar | 11,256 | Koah-Nah | Panthers |
| National Tribal Art's University | New Liverpool | 5,459 [a] | None | Falcons |
| St Mark's of Colorado College | Pinjiang, Colorado | 8,768 | Pinaou | Saint's |
| Tabeland's College | Ciudad Esenavada, Puerto Vesas | 45,678 [b] | Tiarare | Ram's |
Athletics[edit | edit source]
The Tribal University System operates an athletic conference for it's member schools. Divided into two divisions, with each corresponding with Level 1 and Level 2 of the SCSA respectively. Football is the most prominent sport with several team's from the TUS qualifying for the latter stages of SCSA. For instance in 2017, the University of Hua-Qisa reached the semi-finals of the tournament losing to San Fernando University, 3-2. In addition the champion's of the TUS Level 1 automatically qualify for the Third Round of the Associations Cup, a football tournament for all professional and semi-pro teams in Slokais Islands. The most successful team in the Associations Cup has been CBI making it the Round of 32 in 2023, beating the Slokaisian Premier League side, Atletico Ciudad Victoria in the process. The most successful team has been CBI with 6 TUS Cup's.
Drywall Ball is the most prominent indoor sport, with St Mark's of Colorado College regularly being competitive in the SCSA tournament. St Mark's has achieved a remarkable 11 TUS Cup's with there major competition being the Tabeland's College which has had some recent success often qualifying for the SCSA as a top-32 ranked program in the country. Due to high cost of managing collegiate programs and the varying size's of schools, TUS Level 2 was created with the champion being promoted to Level 1 to replace the lowest ranked team, the most successful Level 2 program is San-Dep Island College with 3 TUS L2 Cup's.