This research work is seeking to bring about a description of the state of art with regard to the problematic in higher education with an intercultural nature in Mexico. First, we pretend clarifying the concept as well as the practice of the intercultural since there are different stands and perspectives which are controversial. In one second moment, we intent to describe the relations which are being established between intercultural and practical education. The last aim of this article is to describe the situation of a relatively recent educational model in the country, and about which there are few literature.

National state, Intercultural education, Intercultural universities, Indigenismo.