“Our students make a real difference,” says Arturo. “For example, some of our students went to a local old people’s home and found that the residents wanted a bus and ramps so they could move around the city, and visit museums and parks. The students established a board of patrons from the business community and raised money. They also started selling things that the old people made. As a result, the home became economically self-sustaining and the system was changed forever.” Another enterprising team of students set up a company that brings
telephone services to rural communities in areas where people previously had to travel great distances to buy credit for their mobile phones. “These guys developed technology that looks like a telephone booth,” Arturo says. “You put coins in it, and that rings credit through to your mobile. There are now thousands of these booths all over Mexico.”
INTERNATIONAL VISION Tecnológico de Monterrey’s focus on entrepreneurship is complemented by its international vision. “We have a presence throughout the world via link offices in the USA, Canada, Europe, Asia and Latin America,” explains Joaquín. In fact, in addition to its network of campuses across Mexico, the institution has 480 agreements with universities in around 50 countries. This means that students from across the world can take its courses online and also travel to Mexico to attend courses or complete internships if they wish. Meanwhile, an impressive 43 per cent of the university’s Mexico-
based students currently gain international experience. It’s a figure that the ambitious institution hopes to increase to 75 per cent by 2016. “We encourage our students to take advantage of global opportunities,” says Joaquín, stressing that students gain credits that count towards their qualification as they do so. “Sometimes, our students travel overseas to learn with a professor in another country, and sometimes our teaching staff travel with them and teach in that
environment. The experience is not just academic; it’s about experiencing a new environment, mixing with local people, learning about the culture and coping with the language barriers.” Languages are key to internationalisation, which is why Tecnológico de
Monterrey students are required to study English and are also encouraged to take additional language courses. And both international and domestic students can also take programmes taught entirely in English.
CONFIDENT LEADERS Tecnológico de Monterrey’s three-pronged approach has helped to make it the forward-thinking institution it is today. Students learn to think creatively, analytically and innovatively, developing a global vision with high ethical standards. They also work collaboratively in teams. “We understand the competences our students need for tomorrow’s world,” says Joaquín. “When our students start their professional career, they are leaders who aren’t afraid to get stuck in.” To maintain this high standard, Tecnológico de Monterrey has set itself challenging but crucial aims that its new educational model, Tec 21, will help it to achieve. “Generally, today’s students are digital natives who are taught by professors from the 20th century via an educational model that was created centuries ago,” adds Joaquín. Tecnológico de Monterrey turns this around by offering a learning model that puts technology in the classrooms, places great emphasis on problem-based and project- based learning, and develops a structure where students and teachers work together. “In this way, we’ve established ourselves as a truly 21st-century
institution,” says Joaquín. Indeed, while many universities seek a global audience, by offering a quality education backed up by international, entrepreneurial vision and a forward-thinking approach, Tecnológico de Monterrey stands head and shoulders above the crowd.
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