ELIMINATION OF SINGLE USE PLASTIC IN OUR PILOT UNIVERSITIES IN MEXICO
What actions do our universities take to bolster recycling? In 2019, the Tecnológico Nacional in México decreed the 100% plastic-free initiative, in which each of the affiliated institutions would formalize a Declaration of Commitment, which would include the following: Outreach activities. Elimination of the purchase of products with single-use plastic content. Commitment to evidence the […]
PLANT LIFE THROUGH A FOREST OF HOPE
Healing Trees is a global collaborative movement, whose goal is to plant trees around the world in memory of people who have died from COVID-19. In this newsletter, we want to invite our entire network to unite and plant trees in commemoration of the victims of the virus, but also urge you to promote reforestation […]
SUMMARY OF THE SHARED EXPERIENCES BETWEEN THE PILOT UNIVERSITIES OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION PROJECT
On December 8 – 9 – 18 and 19, 2021, representatives of the Pilot Universities involved in the Transforming Higher Education project participated in a workshop where they shared their experiences in transforming their educational models. They had the opportunity to present and discuss their achievements and challenges in implementing the five elements of success […]
WORKSHOP SUMMARY: EXCHANGE OF EXPERIENCES BETWEEN THE PILOT UNIVERSITIES OF THE TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION PROJECT
In November 2021, the members of the pilot universities of the Transforming Higher Education Project (Quisqueya University, ITESCAM, IT-Conkal, and ITS-Hopelchén) participated in a four-day workshop, with the purpose of sharing their experiences, including successes, challenges, and problems and how they overcame them, promoting cross learning between all institutions. The session was incredibly enriching, where […]
“FORMATION OF VALUES” WORKSHOP AT OUR PILOT UNIVERSITIES
Following the goals projected by the Transforming Higher Education project, the Technological Institute of Higher Education of Calkiní, the Technological Institute of Conkal and the Technological Institute of Higher Education of Hopelchen each received M.Sc. Irmino Perera Díaz, professor at EARTH University, who offered a workshop aimed at value-based education for students. Since one of […]
THE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE AT THE TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION OF HOPELCHÉN
As part of EARTH University’s syllabus, third-year students are required to complete a 15-week internship. This work experience is often an opportunity to open up the student’s horizons and give them a taste of “real life.” The Internship is an intensive experiential learning opportunity that is part of community engagement by the university, integrating two […]
ENCOURAGING INNOVATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, SENSE: THE AVANT-GARDE MODEL OF UNILASALLE
UniLaSalle is a world-renowned higher education center, with areas of study focused on Earth, life, environment, energy and digital sciences. The school consists of 4 campuses located in the north of France (Amiens, Beauvais, Rouen and Rennes). It has 3,800 students of which 1,700 are postgraduates. In its 167 years of history, they’ve reached 20,000 […]
ENCOURAGING CONVERSATIONS ON EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN OUR SOCIAL NETWORKS
The Experiential Learning Networking Group (ELNG) on Facebook is one of the 3 groups created by the Transforming Higher Education Project to share principles, experiences, information and publications on these key elements of success. ELNG is a platform or venue for meaningful discussions or conversations on the potential and power of experiential learning (EL) as […]
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN HAITI FROM QUISQUEYA UNIVERSITY
Our pilot university partners continue to implement innovative changes to their educational models. Of the five elements of success shared by the Transforming Higher Education Project, the Quisqueya University (UniQ) in Haiti is systematically incorporating experiential learning as the principal educational pedagogy of the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (FSAE in French). We interviewed […]
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AMIDST A PANDEMIC
Since early 2020, the world has been experiencing an unprecedented situation due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19. With approximately 138 million infected worldwide (April 2021), all sectors of society had to adjust to implement the corresponding security measures while humanity continued to learn about the virus and try to get “back to normal”. Universities […]