THE TRANSFORMATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ITS GLOBAL SCOPE

The COMEAA experience: COMEAA is the Mexican Committee for Agronomic Education Accreditation (COMEAA), who since December 2021 established a cooperation alliance with Transforming of Higher Education to promote the accreditation of careers related to agronomy in Mexico and Central America, with the intention of taking the model to the largest number of institutions throughout the […]

THE BENEFITS OF TRANSFORMING HIGHER EDUCATION ARE PERCEIVED IN OUR PILOT UNIVERSITIES

EARTH University’s educational model is based on the generalist, holistic, humanistic, and social education of the students. For four years, the students actively live and interact in an innovative experiential learning community focused on the acquisition of technical knowledge and soft skills for the sustainable management of agriculture and natural resources, including the development of […]

SUMMARY OF THE GLOBAL CONFERENCE “TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN HIGHER EDUCATION TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY”

Day 1 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 Session 1 ROUND TABLE: RELEVANCE OF CURRENT HIGHER EDUCATION FOR THE PROFESSIONAL OF THE 21ST CENTURY Moderator: José Zaglul Panelists Ms. La June Montgomery Tabron W.K. Kellogg Foundation Dr. Florence Nakayiwa Deputy Executive Secretary, RUFORUM Dr. Salvador Mena Munguía AMEAS – Director of the Faculty of Agronomy at the University […]

Meet Víctor, Freddy y Aarón

On Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, which was celebrated on June 27, we want to share the story of Víctor, Freddy and Aarón, three students from gen 2019 of the Technological Institute of Conkal. As part of the five elements of success stated by the Transforming Higher Education project, all three of them, through […]

Summary of the 2022 Entrepreneurship Conference of the Technological Institute of Higher Education of Calkiní

In June, the Technological Institute of Higher Education of Calkiní held the 2022 entrepreneurship fair, where 19 entrepreneurial projects from the Sustainable Agricultural Innovation Engineering educational program presented their innovative enterprises. According to Mario Ben-Hur Chuc Armendariz, coordinator of the Sustainable Agricultural Innovation Engineering Program and facilitator of the Transforming Higher Education project at ITS […]

LET’S CELEBRATE SUSTAINABLE GASTRONOMY TOGETHER!

Sustainable gastronomy is that cuisine that considers the origin of the ingredients, how they’re grown, how they reach the markets and, finally, the dish itself. In other words, it supports the protection of biodiversity and the preservation of culture and customs. So, to celebrate Sustainable Gastronomy Day (June 18), we wanted to use this opportunity […]

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 […]

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 […]