Dear friends, Once again, it is my privilege to stand before you to inform of the fruits we have harvested in 2013 in the areas of innovation, academic excellence, internationality, research and social commitment thanks to the dedication, talent and commitment of our university community. Each of these achievements, and many others that have not been included in this document, are the best example of how much we have advanced in our commitment to the development of our Yucatán, and I emphasize our because from the first day of my acceptance to direct the leading private university in the Mexican Southeast, I have received innumerable expressions of support and encouragement to continue fulfilling our mission. Many thanks for your warm welcome and friendship. If 2013 has yielded abundant fruits, we can feel confident that 2014 will be even more productive; just to mention the first of those
accomplishments, I’d like to invite you to visit the Bio-sustainable Innovation and Technological Park, located on our campus, in which, with the participation of businesses, scientific organisms, public administration and researchers, innovative solutions are generated focusing mainly on the health sector - genomics and geriatrics – and on the sustainable energy sector. Half way through next year, we will be celebrating our first thirty years; I would like to take this opportunity therefore, to request your active and enthusiastic participation in the many activities that have been prepared specially for you on this occasion; as I have said before, the Anahuac Mayab University is and always will be your home.
P. Rafael Pardo Hervás, L.C. Rector
For the Anahuac Mayab University, innovation is the driving force in the relationship between private initiative, the public sector and the academic environment; with this in mind, professors, administrators, students and graduates are becoming increasingly interested in expanding their role as agents of positive social change.
Grecia Orozco Mendoza (Communication, 4th. Sem)
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Tecnia is the new Bio-sustainable Innovation and Technological Park of the Anahuac Mayab University; the only one of its type in the Southeast. It will provide areas for dozens of businesses and scientific organisms to promote research and generate innovative solutions focusing mainly on the Health sector (Genomics and Geriatrics) and the Energy sector (efficiency and sustainability). With
an investment of over 35 million pesos, the building will have training and development areas for small and medium businesses, a specialized business incubator and a business accelerator, as well as laboratories for Genomics, Geriatrics, Renewable Energy, Bio-fuels, Structural Integrity and Designing of New Materials, Analytical Chemistry and microscopy.
Promotion of medical tourism in Yucatan
Mtr. Carolina Loboguerrero with the students Jorge Kelleher and Grecia Orozco.
High impact business incubator fomenting entrepreneurship in the state and the country
Thanks to its innovative incubation model – which allows the entrepreneur to plan his or her business and to have their company ready to go in five months, instead of a year, as in other traditional programs- and also to the 100 or more incubated projects and over 320 jobs generated in 5 years of operation, the Business Incubator of the Anahuac Mayab University was certified by the Secretariat of Economy through the National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM) as one of the 16 High Impact Incubators in the country. Moreover, the Business Accelerator, whose management model is based on Corporate Social Responsibility (RSE), was also recognized by the same institute.
The incubator has obtained the 2012 National Entrepreneur Award and the 2011 PyMe Award, and now occupies the position of best business incubator in Mexico; it has also extended its presence on campus in order to be more accessible to the students and to continue transforming ideas into successful businesses. With its new location in the main building of the Anahuac Mayab University, students, professors and society in general will be able to take advantage of services such as; consultation and orientation in entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership, among other topics, which will facilitate the development and promotion of business ideas.
The Anahuac Mayab, in alliance with the business and government sector, is now a participant in the global trend of Medical Tourism which involves traveling to other cities or countries to receive certain types of treatment or medical attention. Mexico receives millions of patients every year and this field shows great potential for growth.
Vegas from the 3rd to 5th of November, with over 2,000 participants from more than 90 countries. In addition, the conference “Opportunities and barriers of Medical Tourism in the Yucatan Peninsula” was presented by Servando Acuña Braun, President of the Medical Travel Mexico Association and the Medical Tourism Association of Quintana Roo, to numerous public
Through its Certified Transfer Office, the Anáhuac Mayab promotes projects of innovation in technology, business and research, focusing mainly on health (genomics and geriatrics) and energetic sustainability. In this way, the knowledge and opportunities required to increase the promotion of medical tourism in the region are generated within the educational institutions. To achieve this, the Anáhuac Mayab participated in the 6th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, held in Las
servants, businessmen, students and graduates from the fields of medicine and tourism. Mr. Acuña has collaborated with Colgate, Johnson & Johnson and Proctor & Gamble and has extensive experience in tourist destination brand management such as the Riviera Maya and the Mexican Caribbean. He is also a member of the Creative Council of the Xcaret Group as well as President and General Director of Medical Travel Mexico, Health Ambassadors, Info Tital and Latin American Medical Cities.
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Certified Transfer Office will contribute to the development of Yucatan
Graduate incubees obtain international patent The Anahuac Mayab Transfer Office received certification from the National Council of Science and Technology (Conacyt) and the Secretariat of Economy (SE), as part of the results of the FINNOVA Convocation 2013. In Yucatan, the Anahuac Mayab University and the CICY (Center of Scientific Research) are the only institutions
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to have Transfer Offices with this certification; the aim being to increase the capacities of the social, public or productive sectors, through the use and application of knowledge generated in the IES (Institutions of Higher Education) or research centers. On a national level, at the moment there are 46 certified Knowledge Transfer Offices.
Practical Creatives, a business dedicated to the integral administration of social networks as well as to the creation and execution of social media strategies according to the needs and demands of the market, obtained the international patent for the Promos system from the PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty). The authors of the book “Twitter for businesses in #4 steps”, Ricardo Sán-
chez Marchand (Industrial Engineering for Management 2010) and Fernando Rojas Sánchez (Communication, 2010) have distributed their work nationwide and recently, they have presented the book in Spain. To date, they have been able to sell 6 franchises of the Practical Creatives brand in: Cancún, Querétaro Guadalajara, Mérida and Monterrey as well as in Madrid (Spain).
Graduates excel in the international Biofach Trade Fair 2013
State youth award for a project of alternative energies Nayelli Concepción Hernández Crespo (Business Administration and Management, 2008) received the State Youth Award, in the category of Productive Activities awarded by the Government of the State of Yucatan. Together with Jorge García Rodríguez (Master’s in Senior Management and Business, 2011) with whom she did her postgraduate studies, she is the owner of Kinergy, a business that focuses on alternative energies to promote solar and wind energy. Their business received advice from the
High Impact Incubator of the institution, demonstrating the level of commitment to business and technological innovation. This project has been presented in Europe and Asia. Jorge recently participated as national delegate in the G20 YEAS Summit in Russia and Nayeli was named Entrepreneur of the month of October by the Commission for Young Entrepreneurs within the Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic (COPARMEX).
Guillermo & Julian Honey, a product of the company directed by Raniar Antar Sandoval Padilla (International Business, 2010) and Jorge Andrés Peniche Calderón (Marketing, 2010), graduates of Anahuac North Mexico and Anahuac Mayab, respectively, participated in BioFach 2013, the world’s leading International Trade Fair for Organic Food, celebrated each year in the city of Nuremberg,
Germany. Advised by the High Impact Incubator of the Anáhuac Mayab, this business presented their product to over 41,000 visitors from 129 countries. The Guillermo & Julian brand has achieved a successful business model and intends to consolidate exportation to Europe, Asia and the U.S. The company works with several groups of apiarists in Yucatan, which has earned them the certification “Fair Trade”.
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With its 30 years of history, the Anahuac Mayab University has become the leading private educational institution in the Mexican Southeast, providing an integral formation of recognized and accredited excellence to its students of bachelor degrees, postgraduate studies and further education.
Andrea Ceballos Arana (Medical Surgeon, 4th. Sem.).
Maximum recognition in education, international leadership
Rector of the UNAM celebrates the XV Anniversary of the School of Medicine Recognized as the only university in the Southeast to reach a position as an institution of international leadership by attaining the maximum level in the Quality Evaluation 2012 of Private Higher Education Institutions conducted by the Secretariat of Public Education, the Anahuac Mayab University is one of the 34 private institutions in the whole country with the maximum ranking.
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In this first voluntary exercise, 1,020 of the 1262 schools registered actually participated. The results reflect the level of commitment to the processes of external evaluation, which helps to ensure the quality of the educational services offered to the public. Among the sister institutions of the Anahuac University Network, we share this merit with the North Mexico campus.
Dr. José Narro Robles, rector of the National Autonomous University of Mexico – maximum academic center of the country- gave a conference “Medicine and Challenges of the XXI Century”, within the framework of the XV anniversary of the School of Medicine “José Trinidad Molina Castellanos” of the Anahuac Mayab University. During his talk, he mentioned that “poverty is the number one enemy of health” and exhorted the hundreds of students gathered
together in the Alejandro Gomory Aguilar Auditorium to continue contributing to the health of the people of Yucatan and Mexicans in general. Dr. Narro signed an agreement of collaboration in areas such as; research, innovation, use of installations and scientific equipment, technological assistance and personnel support. This alliance opens up new opportunities to promote research in the area of health between both institutions.
15 years
forming health professionals
A second building of the Health Sciences Division is currently being constructed which will accommodate the school of Nutrition, Faculty of Dentistry and the school of Medicine “José Trinidad Molina Castellanos”. His Excellency, Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, placed the first stone and blessed this Project which, with an approximate investment
Bioclimatic building, new laboratories for Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design
of 60 million pesos, will comprise 24 classrooms, offices, cafeteria, study areas for students, professors’ room, meeting rooms, tutorial rooms, library, simulation laboratory and multidisciplinary laboratories. The first stage will be ready in the early months of 2014 and the second stage in August of the same year. This project is being
carried out within the framework of the 15th anniversary of the School of Medicine, while Nutrition and Dentistry are reaching their first decade. To date, more than 400 doctors and over 200 dentists and nutritionists have graduated, and the student population of the Health Sciences Division is now in the region of 800 future professionals.
The building accommodating the Laboratories of Engineering, Architecture and Industrial Design was recently inaugurated and will benefit almost 500 students of these disciplines. This bioclimatic construction, whose technology includes LED lighting, green roofs and cross ventilation, allowing the air, water and solar energy to be used to greater advantage, also has a manufacturing workshop for use in geotechnics, hydraulics, ceramic, jewelry and automation, a CNC machine for Design and Engineering, and a meteorological station. The architectural design was the work of Studio 360 formed by three graduates: the Archi-
tects Carlos Polanco, Karla Arroyo and Manuel Cambranis.
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Academic programs of accredited quality
Ninety five percent of the student population study academic programs of quality due to the fact that 98% of the bachelor degrees imparted has received the corresponding accreditation of quality from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, A.C. (COPAES). Accreditation of a high level academic program implies that such a program has been evaluated by external entities which ensure the objectivity and compliance with quality criteria and standards, previously established, thereby providing the student with the confirmation that he or she is studying an academic program of quality, and at the same time, allowing them access to additional benefits such as international exchange programs in Higher
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Education Institutions where this is available. The most recent accreditation was for the Bachelor’s degree in Gastronomy from the Council for Tourism Education Quality A.C. (CONAET); with this, the Anáhuac Mayab became the only private institution in the Southeast and the state of Yucatan to obtain this distinction, which validates the quality of this major’s study plan. Rafael Gutiérrez Niebla, President of CONAET, was present at the unveiling of the commemorative plaque which was celebrated in the Hacienda Mayab - Le Cordon Bleu, which boasts demo kitchens and a sommelier room among other areas, thus providing the excellent formation of Gastronomy and Tourism students.
Publication of the faculty of dentistry receives international award
The University of Seville distinguished our Faculty of Dentistry for the publication of the chapter “Program of Social Dentistry of the Anahuac Mayab University” included in the book of Preventive and Community Dentistry. This publication was included in those participating in the Promotion of Research in Development Cooperation 2012. Dr. Rolando Peniche Marcín, director of the Faculty of Dentistry, received this distinction from Antonio Castaño Séiquer, president of the I International Congress of SESPO (Spanish Society of Epidemiology and Public Oral Health), celebrated in Seville, Spain. This article was written with the participation of Dr. Hortencia Castillo and Dr. Margarita Betancourt, among other collaborators.
Professor of Business receives State Award for Public Management 2013 Dr. Francisco Barroso Tanoira, professor in the Business Division of this academic center, obtained first place in the State Award for Public Management 2013 organized by the Government of the State of Campeche. The aim of this contest is to identify, study, reflect on and disseminate the best experiences implemented by state and municipal public management offices; and also to recognize the ideas or projects that
Greater academic offering
In response to the demands of the labor market, the education offer of the campus has been increased with two innovative majors. The School of Design has inaugurated the bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design and Production, while the Faculty of Law now offers a bachelor’s degree in Public Management and Government. With these new programs, there are now 24 bachelor’s degrees, 17 masters and 4 doctorates.
could have a positive impact and be applicable at state and municipal levels. Fernando Ortega Bernés, Governor of the State of Campeche, personally presented Dr. Barroso with the award, in the category of Proposals to improve Public Management, for the project “Strengthening of government social responsibility in the Government of the State of Campeche through the concepts and practices of business
Promoting development in the state of Campeche
social responsibility”. Fátima Meunier Rosas (Master’s in Public Management, 2013) also obtained first place in the category of Good Practices, for the project “Use of social networks, Twitter and Facebook, as official tools in public information dissemination and in the management of applications and demands from the general public regarding the urban image of the administration”.
With the inauguration of the Anahuac Mayab Campeche Center, the relationship with this state, which commenced more than 15 years ago, is now being consolidated. Through Postgraduate and Further Education programs, and with the support of the business and government sectors, new opportunities are emerging for liaison projects which promote the development of this region. During the inauguration of the new space, the Governor of Campeche, Fernando Ortega Bernés was accompanied by the rector of the Anáhuac Mayab, Father Rafael Pardo Hervás, L.C. To date, there are now over 650 graduates of postgraduate studies in Campeche and a Master’s degree in Auditing will soon be available.
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Tutoring, a key element in the formation process
Renewed study plans and continuous improvement of teachers With the firm commitment to providing an integral formative process of quality, this year the Academic Vice-rectory began working on the renewal of study plans for 2016; the aim being to make them even more pertinent to the needs of the labor market. Similarly, the teaching community receives training and assistance in new teaching and pedagogical strategies so that the students may receive the best experience of the teaching-learning process. The educational model of the Anahuac Mayab University places special emphasis on
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aspects such as: personalized attention, international, cutting edge professional formation through subjects in English and a vision motivated towards management and leadership, human formation through art, culture, ethics, critical thinking, spirituality, and formation for the family, among others. Its flexibility allows the students to choose subjects according to their goals, to obtain their bachelor degree in less time, or study for two bachelor degrees at the same time. In addition to the accumulation of knowledge, their approximation to the model by competencies, allows them to develop abilities and attitudes that will lead each student to perform successfully in both their professional and personal life while serving others: be, know, do and transcend.
Personal attention through an integral system of tutors makes it possible for the institution to facilitate the passage of each student through their university life, thereby reducing desertion and ensuring to some degree that they will conclude their professional studies with success. Each semester more than 3,000 students contact their tutors to analyze their academic status, plan an academic exchange or internships, and to strengthen the sense of a university community through the exchange of experiences between professors and students, always focused on the same objective, the search for truth and good.
New York and Washington enrich the formation of university students A group of 25 students and professors traveled to New York and Washington, as part of the international academic experiences offered by the Anahuac Mayab University. This trip, which took place last November, included cultural, academic and business visits; it is a part of the complementary options of the new Educational Model, in which the Anahuac Elective Block includes subjects in areas such as sports, culture, communication abilities, public relations, personal and professional development and leadership, among others, which enrich the formation of young university students. Among the participants were 14 students from the Faculty of Law as well as other youngsters from majors such as Business,
Design, Communication and Architecture. One of the highlights of the trip was the private audience conceded by the Nuncio, Archbishop Frances Chullikatt, in the permanent Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations, as this was the first time any university in the Southeast has received this honor. The participants also visited Berkeley College, the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Natural History and other landmarks such as, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building and Manhattan. Other memorable visits were: the American University, Washington Center, Earth and Space Museum, the statue of Abraham Lincoln, the Organization of American States, the Library of Congress, the Supreme Court and Union Station.
Technology applied to the improvement of the teaching-learning process With the aim of giving support to educational technology iEducation has been introduced in order to fully exploit technological resources and include them in the teaching process. Among the functions of this recent area, the most important has been the implementation of new media, gadgets, platforms and formats that facilitate the presentation of academic contents. After one year of existence, iEducation has developed 14 free applications, as well as warnings, calendars and messages. It has also created and taught courses, manuals, tutorials and video tutorials. It has collaborated in the production and publication of interactive books and magazines such as the Anahuac Life Magazine. And, to date, it has given 6 courses on line and generated 160 learning objects.
Mac room of the School of Design.
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The Anahuac Mayab University has assumed the fundamental role of generating, applying and providing knowledge through research and development (R+D) and technological transfer, using as strategic lines, the theme areas of health and sustainable, efficient energy directed towards a better understanding of mankind and his reality, as well as human and social development.
Dr. Jorge Rivera (research professor) and Francisco Jรกuregui (student).
New members of the National System of Researchers Four of our professors will become members of the National System of Researchers (SIN), created to recognize the work of those dedicated to producing scientific and technological knowledge. The new members of the SNI, as yet in the category of candidates, are: Dr. Gerardo Alonzo Medina (Engineering and Exact Sciences Division), Dr. Rebeca Rodriguez Minor (Business Division), Dr Sofía Fregoso Lomas and Dr. Antonio Rodriguez Alcalá, both in the School of Architecture. After 3 years, these candidates will put together the
Award given by the Mexican Academy of Sciences for best doctoral thesis Dr. Antonio Rodríguez Alcalá, professor of the School of Architecture, received the award of the Mexican Academy of Sciences for his doctoral thesis “The virtual historic reconstruction of the Main Square of Mérida, Yucatán; XVI-XIX centuries. An approximation to the patrimony of architectural urban culture through visual computational tools”. Dr. Rodriguez worked for a year on accurate visual reconstructions, based on archived documents, photographs, typological studies, symbol analysis and visual codes, among others. The quality of his project merited this important distinction.
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The Mexican Academy of Sciences brings together more than 2,000 members with outstanding academic trajectories who work in different institutions in this country and abroad; it is the link between scientists from different fields together under the principle that science, technology and education are the fundamental tools to build a culture that will permit the development of nations. The National Institute of Anthropology and History also gave Dr. Rodriguez an honorable mention in the INAH Awards 2013, for the same project.
necessary documentation to postulate for Level 1, with the emphasis on publications in high impact magazines, teaching and formation of young researchers, among other indicators. The title of candidate is one of the four designations awarded by the SNI, with which they receive an economic stimulus and the prestige of being a member of the organism. At present, 50% of our research professors belong to the National System of Researchers (SNI) and 35% to Theme Networks of CONACYT.
Senior editor in prestigous journal The Journal of Medical Disorders has invited Dr. Eric Murillo Rodriguez to participate as Senior Editor. The Journal of Medical Disorders is a prestigious scientific magazine arbitrated in the modality Open Access (Gold OA) which publishes international scientific articles. This appointment comes as a result of Dr. Murillo’s well recognized contribution to the area of neurosciences.
Professors win scholarship for the Seminar “Proposal Writing 2013/2014”
Promotion of a system of green areas With the support of CONACYT, the book “Auxiliary strategies of urban architectural design for the conservation, use and exploitation of the green area system in the metropolitan area of the city of Merida”
was presented; it was developed by Alejandrina Mangas Aguilar and Dr. Sofía Fregoso Lomas, professors of the school of Architecture, together with Dr. Claudia Lomas Barrie. The project received the support of
researchers in biology and agronomy from the National Institute of Agricultural and Livestock Research (INIFAP) and reflects the promotion of research in topics relating to energy bio-sustainability.
Dr. Antonio Rodríguez Alcalá (School of Architecture and Marisol Cen Caamal (Business Division) were selected to participate in the Seminar of Proposal Writing 2013/2014 organized by the DAAD Mexico and CONACYT. Last August, the German Service of Academic Exchange (DAAD) of Mexico issued a call for proposals to participate in the seminar “Proposal Writing 2013/2014”; a program, created for researchers of different institutions and universities in Mexico, which promotes the creation and development of research projects for their subsequent funding and implementation. In order to be eligible for this scholarship, the candidates submitted their research proposals to the DAAD.
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Anáhuac Mayab, next venue of The International Workshop of Engineering
General coordination and coordination of the program for international congresses
Marisol Cen Caamal, research professor of the Business Division, was distinguished with an appointment as coordinator of Finance in the 24th International Business Research Conference held in Las Vegas, U.S. on the 12-13 December. She was also named general coordinator of the International Business and Social Sciences Research Conference, celebrated on the 16-17 December in Cancun, Mexico. These appointments were the result of the international recognition she has received for her contribution to finance research.
Participation in the annual congress of the Institute of Industrial Engineers.
Carlos A. Wabi Peniche, professor of the Engineering Division, attended the XXV Latin American Congress of Hydraulics , celebrated in the city of San José, Costa Rica; Dr. Jaime Zaldívar Rae also attended the “Workshop of Geosynthetics and modern materials in coastal protection and related applications” held last March in Chennai, India. This nexus will result in Merida being the host city for the third edition of this workshop in 2015.
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In May, the Annual Congress of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) was held in the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Founded in 1948, the IIE is a non-profit international organization which provides leadership and orientation for the application, education, entertainment, research and development of Industrial Engineering. The Anahuac Mayab University was represented by David Puga Bolio, research professor in the Engineering and Exact Sciences Division and faculty advisor for Chapter 987 of the aforesaid institute. Professor Puga presented the research paper entitled “Dissipation of an initiative of Patient Security” in the branch of industrial engineering applied to health care, as well as attending sessions with faculty advisors, administrators of student chapters and the new Latin American Division of IIE.
Young researchers experience stays abroad
Divulgation of science through publications The Faculty of Law launched the Legal Magazine In Jure Anahuac Mayab; a magazine specializing in Science or Legal Theory with the ISSN (International Standard Serial Number). The aim of In Jure is to be a media for communication and education in legal matters, which stimulates scientific and teaching collaboration of the university with the rest of the specialized community and the general public. It is also registered in the Information System LATINDEX (www.latindex.org), which supports publications produced in Latin America and the Caribbean through the diffusion of knowledge in legal matters. LATINDEX is a leading consulting
source for the academic community of the region, which gives these publications even greater presence. The School of Medicine also produces a Bulletin of Scientific Divulgation K’ah óolal (the Mayan word for “to know”), while the Business Division publishes the quarterly Economic and Social Observatory, a situation analysis of state economy in an international and national context which has become a point of reference for the specialized public. These new publications enrich academic life and promote interest in research work.
Alwin Poot Aké, Medical student, enjoyed a research stay in the Center for Narcolepsy of Stanford University School of Medicine, under the direction of the renowned Dr. Emmanuel Mignot who has studied the genetic basis of the sleep disorder known as narcolepsy. Alwin participated in procedures relating to the human immunological system and narcolepsy, such as: enzyme-linked immunosorbent spot (ELISPOT), fluorescence-activated cell sorting (FACS), cytometry by time-offlight (CyTOF) and fluorescence reso-
nance energy transfer (FRET) imaging. His supervisors were Dr. Alberto K. De la Herrán Arita, and Dr. Josh Mahlios. Ernesto Balcázar Puente and Manuel Vega Álvarez, both Civil Engineering students, were also able to experience a research stay in Texas A & M over the summer in order to collaborate in the Geotecnia Laboratory of this institution. Ernesto and Manuel were part of a group of five students selected from all over Latin America to participate in this stay.
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Promoting science through a contest of research posters Last November, the 8th Research Poster Contest was carried out with the aim of enriching the formation of our young students while generating possible solutions for current problems, both social and academic. In the 2013 edition, 365 students participated with 95 research projects in 6 categories: Engineering, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Architecture and Design, Graduate studies of Health Sciences and Scientific Photography. Since the creation of this contest in 2006, more than 1,600 students have
participated with over 500 posters dealing with a diversity of topics. Dr. Tomás González Estrada, Director of the Council for Science, Innovation and Technology of the State of Yucatan, and President of the National Network of State Councils for Science and Technology, was present at the inauguration and evaluation of the posters. Representatives of institutions such as, CINVESTAV, CICY, UADY, Dental Association of Yucatan and related businesses, among others, also attended and participated as members of the judging panels for each category.
CICAM promotes the diffusion of research through the elaboration of eBooks With the aim of facilitating greater diffusion of research, the Anahuac Mayab Center for Communication Research (CICAM) promotes the elaboration of eBooks. “Perspectives and Experiences in Communication Research”. The first is a commemorative edition of the 7th Anniversary of the CICAM, prepared in collaboration with the National Council for Teaching and Research in Communication Sciences (CONEICC). This work brings together a number of articles published in important magazines (arbitrated and indexed), deriving from
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research work developed by collaborators of the CICAM over these first seven years of existence. The second is a compendium of research articles written by specialists in the area of Corporate Communication and professors of the Master’s degree in Public relations and Publicity offered by the School of Communication. The design and elaboration of both books were carried out with the collaboration of Andrea Hernández Palomo and Tania Bóquer Manzano (5th semester students – Communication) The books are available in comunicacion.anahuacmayab.mx
Masters Francia Peniche Pavía and Gretty Escalante Góngora, people in charge of CICAM.
Participation in the 1st. Latin American Seminar for science, Technology and Innovation Journalism
Through the National Council of Science and Technology, students and professors of the School of Communication attended the 1st Latin American Seminar for Science, Technology and Innovation Journalism, celebrated last October in the city of Merida, Yucatan. Third and fifth semester students attending the event were selected by the Anahuac Mayab Center for Communication Research (CICAM) based on their abilities and their level of interest in scientific and/or journalistic activities. The group included; Melissa Miledy Méndez Espadas, Fernando Espínola Rojas, Brenda Pérez Flores, Evangelina Santos Villafaña and Melissa Durán Quintanar, among others. The professors Gretty Escalante Góngora and Francia Peniche Pavía, who collaborated directly with the CICAM, also accompanied the students in the event.
1st. CICAM Seminar “Defining The Field of Communication and Health”
With the purpose of generating a meeting place where social researchers can define the field of Communication and Health in the state of Yucatan and identify theoretical- methodological approaches, study themes and possible lines of analysis, the Anahuac Mayab Center for Communication Research (CICAM) organized the Seminar “Defining the field of Communication and Health”. The participants were researchers from local research centers engaged in the analysis of health problems affecting the inhabitants of our state, from a social point of view. The keynote speaker was Dr. Judith Ortega Canto, research professor in the Center for Regional Research “Dr. Hideyo Noguchi” of the Biomedics Unit.
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Group of international students: Boris RodrĂguez (El Salvador), Florian Germain (France), Henar Romero (Spain), Marine Carton (Belgium) y detrĂĄs, Marvin Dodemont (Holland) y Ting Wang (China).
The Anahuac Mayab University offers an academic formation with international experience; and with more than 100 opportunities of mobility and exchange with the leading universities of the world, the personal and professional formation of these young people is greatly enriched, providing them with a competitive advantage in the current work environment.
INTERNATIONALITY
Study Abroad Program
73%
For 73% of businesses, international study experience is an important factor in the curriculum.
80% take it into account for filling positions in foreign branches and affiliates.
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A study by Global HR News, carried out in the U.S.
More than
Each year, over 3% of our student population experiences a national or international Exchange.
countries
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100 national and international students.
International Academic Exchange
Since 2001, more than
700 of our students have taken advantage of the Exchange program.
More than 15 universities
Internships
worldwide to become a professional Universidad UTC (Francia) Audencia Nantes School of Management DHBW Loerrach (Alemania) Boston University
options
4.5 million
Macquarie University
Today, almost
Disney College Program
niversity students study outside their own country.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Research Sojourns
During the summercollaborations in universities such as:
The scholarships are maintained during the exchange period Agreements with discounts for postgraduate studies Scholarship Santander Universities Scholarship Botín Foundation
U.S.
MORE OPPORTUNITIES
• Stanford • Harvard • Yale
A world
• Texas A&.
without limits
Italy • Cagliari
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More than 16 subjects in English and other languages.
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Language Courses.
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Postgraduate studies integrated to Bachelor’s degree
International Mayab Buddy Program.
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Distinguished international visitors in the classroom (academics, researchers, businessmen, leaders of opinion).
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Accreditation of TOEFL iBT with international validity. Anahuac Mobility, study in any of the 9 campuses of the Anahuac Network in the country
80 70 60 50 40
Double diploma
in Spain, in the Universities: • Francisco de Vittoria • Polytechnic of Madrid
Between 2000 and 2013 the number of international students has more than doubled.
Living the international experience!
New international agreements increase the opportunity for international experience
Roberto Peniche (Industrial Engineering) during his academic exchange in Australia
130 options for academic exchange in 26 countries provides the students with the opportunity to live the international experience through an academic exchange, a research sojourn or internships abroad. Since 2001, more than 700 outstanding students from different majors have enjoyed the international experience, providing them with a competitive advantage in every area; personal, professional and work. In 2013, the International Office established 16 new agreements on academic exchange, general collaboration, and internships for different areas and in several countries which include:
• University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom). • University of San Francisco de Quito (Quito, Ecuador). • Autonomous University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain). • University of Tiradentes (Brazil). • Florida International University (FIU) (Florida, U.S.) • Fu Jen Catholic University (Taiwán, Republic of China). • Medaille College (New York , U.S.). • EAE Business School (Barcelona and Madrid, Spain). • France Business School (France). • IHECS - Institut des Hautes Etudes des Communications Sociales. (Belgium). • Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars (Washington, D.C., US). • University Blas Pascal (Córdoba, Argentina). • IAE Montpellier, School of Management (France).
A stay in the Technological Institute of Beijing María Fernanda Ortiz Morales, a student of Industrial Engineering and Management, obtained the scholarship Top China awarded by the Santander Financial Group (in collaboration with the Federation of Mexican Private Higher Education Institutions FIMPES) as part of a Plan of Support to Higher Education. Maria Fernanda attended the Technological Institute of Beijing during the summer to participate in an academic, cultural program; an enriching experience both for her university formation and on a personal level. This program propitiates closer contact between different cultures in order to stimulate intercultural abilities and contribute to an international professional formation.
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Obtains the prestigious Botín Foundation scholarship
Luis Joaquín Castillo López, a student in the Faculty of Law, was the winner of the Botín Foundation Scholarship for the Strengthening of Civil Service in Latin America 2013. This program is pioneer in the world; the Botín Foundation and Brown University have joined forces to detect the best universities in Latin America and to help them create and improve a network of civil servants with commitment to society. Luis Castillo is the only student in the Mexican Southeast, and in the whole network of Anahuac Universities, to have been selected by the Botín Foundation.
Participation in International Symposium in the U.S.
The Anahuac Mayab University was one of five Mexican universities to receive an invitation and the only one to participate as a speaker in the international symposium “Strengthening California & Mexico University Partnerships” in Sacramento, California. This symposium, held at the beginning of the year in the Central Capitolio of the University of South California (USC), enhanced the international academic leadership of the institution through the co-organization of this unprecedented bi-national meeting on higher education with the U.S. Two of the most important university systems in the United States also participated in this event: University of California System and California State University System.
New members of the FIUC The Anahuac Mayab University became the ninth member in Mexico and the second in the Anahuac University Network of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC), whose headquarters are in Paris, France. Founded more than 80 years ago, the FIUC includes over 200 catholic universities and institutions of higher education, located in every continent. Africa with 10 members, North America (Canada, U.S. and Mexico) with 40 members, South America with 52, Asia with 45, Europe with 47 and 2 in Australia. Their purpose is to contribute to the
advancement of knowledge and the elaboration of a more just and human world, in the light of the Christian faith and thanks to the evangelical spirit through the promotion of a collective reflection among catholic institutions of higher education and research regarding their mission, as well as an efficient collaboration, representing the catholic universities before international organizations and associations and collaborating with them to contribute to the development of catholic higher studies, while procuring the quality and scope of university work and an
appropriate distribution in different parts of the world. The FIUC is open to international cooperation, guaranteeing its presence before organizations such as: United Nations Organization (UNO) in New York, Economic Social Commission (ECOSOC) in Vienna, Human Rights Commission in Geneva, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Council of Europe in Strasbourg and the International Catholic Center for cooperation with the UNESCO in Paris.
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Strengthening international ties Over the last two semesters, we have received representatives from different universities in the U.S. and Europe to work on future projects of academic collaboration and to present their own university to the students. These visits have included: • From Texas A&M (U.S.)- Dra. Natalia Villanueva Rosales, with conferences for engineering students “Discovering the secrets of digitized knowledge through the Semantic Network” and “Constructing your career as a researcher abroad”.
• From the University Francisco de Vitoria (Spain) - Ángela Martínez and Daniela Del Olmo, with the talk “Carry out your Exchange in Madrid” on the alternatives of a Master’s or an exchange in their institution.
• From the University of Cagliari (Italy) - Dr. Marco Pistis, who participated in the Scientific Conferences of the Health Sciences Division, with his talk “Biodirectional Control of Nicotinic Cholinergic Function By p-par alpha in Dopamine Neurons.” • From Boston University (U.S.)- Kaitlin Barnes and Cristin Hoover, representatives of the International Office of Boston University (one of the 50 top universities in the world) to invite the students to participate in a summer program or an academic year.
• From Autograf, Paris, (France)- Daniel Toupenet, Director of this prestigious university of design, whose visit culminated in the signing of an agreement with this institution.
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Anáhuac Mayab, attractive destination for international students The Anahuac Mayab University has received over 650 students from universities all over the world and has sent more than 700 of its best students to different counties, all of them through the Academic Exchange Program and the Visiting Students program. The last two semesters were special; we received, for the first time, students from the prestigious Audiencia de Nantes, the University of Seville, DHBW Lorrach and Ravensburg, the Cooperative University of Colombia, the Mauá Institute of Technology and the Autograf of Paris.
Numerous students from Austria , Colombia, Germany, Brazil, the U.S., Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, Holland and Belgium, among others, continue their studies in the Anáhuac Mayab, while our own students have made their way in new institutions such as: University of Hertfordshire (United Kingdom), Queensland University (Australia), Pontificia Universidade do Paraná (Brazil), Aarhus University (Denmark), University of Buenos Aires (UBA), as well as the institutions with which we have collaborated for many years such as: the University Francisco de Vitoria, HEC-ULg, UTC, USC, ESPEME-EDHECH Business School, among others.
Analyzing world problems in the Mayabmun Led by the Faculty of Law, the 9th Edition of the United Nations Model MAYABMUN 2013 broke records with more than 270 youngsters from all over the Southeast, who participated in simulated sessions of the United Nations, in areas such as, Security Council, Human Rights and UNICEF, among other topics of international impact. The Constitutional Governor of the State of Yucatan, Rolando Zapata Bello, addressed the participants saying:” from this University, leader in the country, I exhort you to address social and economic development”. This year, we received the visit of Diane Boyer- Vine, Legal Director of the Congress of the state of California, U.S. to give a keynote speech on migratory legislation, among other topics. The simulator conducted by the Anáhuac Mayab is the only one in the Southeast to be registered in the United Nations Information Center.
First international fair brings the world closer to the students Live the Anahuac Mayab International experience! was the catchphrase with which the first International Fair was celebrated; the aim being to promote student formation abroad by emphasizing the attraction of being part of an international student community, and the competitive advantages acquired along the way. Approximately a hundred students attended the fair and received information on over a hundred options of academic exchange in more
than 20 countries. Marisol Achach Solís, director of the International Office emphasized that “80% of business owners consider formation abroad to be an important factor in the profile of their candidates for employment and 63% of human resource executives distinguish one aspirant from another by their international education”. The Fair will be repeated on a yearly basis to exhort more university students to live an international experience.
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It is through apostolic, spiritual, sports, cultural and leadership activities that the students of the Anahuac Mayab University develop their commitment to society and their sensitivity to its most urgent needs.
Alejandrina Méndez Moguel (Finances and Public Accountant, 4th. Sem.) and Daniel Pérez Avilés (Psychology, 4th. Sem.).
SOCIAL COMMITMENT
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missionaries during Holy Week in Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana Roo.
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participated in cultural activities, workshops, conferences, presentations, colloquiums, etc. Pioneers in the production of university musical theater, more than 9 since 2006.
Cultural trips to different countries all over the world.
Top ten in the Universiada Nacional 2013
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15 Disciplines
High performance athletes
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of the students participate in sports activities: • Internal Tournaments • Conferences • Workshops, etc.
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Medical and Dentistry Brigades in Yucatan, Campeche and Quintana Roo. Aid in the event of natural disasters through the UNIRED Association
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Support programs for vulnerable communities: food, clothing, housing, sacraments, etc.
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130 students each year
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Students and graduates
recognized by the community Alejandrina Méndez Moguel (Finance and Public Accounting Finance, 4th semester), David Ojeda Correa (Medical Surgeon, 3rd semester) and the graduate Ricardo Sánchez Marchand (Industrial Engineering for Management, 2010) were honored by the community of Merida with the Municipal Youth Award for their leadership, innovation and social commitment. The award, consisting of a prize and an economic stimulus, was presented personally by the Mayor, Renán Barrera Concha, who is also a graduate of this academic center. Alejandrina, Ricardo and David won three of the five available categories: sports, education and social responsibility and participation, with the participation of 126 youngsters.
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Alejandrina, 20 years old, received this distinction thanks to her performance as a High Performance athlete in table tennis; she participated in the World Championships France-2013, and also obtained the gold medal in singles and the silver in
mixed in the Universiada Nacional 2013. She has been a representative in the National Olympics from 2001 to 2011 in which she has won gold, silver and bronze medals. Ricardo, 26 years old, received his award for the co-authorship of the book “Twitter for business in #4 Steps” , distributed both nationwide and internationally. He has a Master’s in Strategic Management in the UFV of Madrid and won a prize for creativity in the program Technology Business Accelerators David, 20 years old, combines his medical studies with social action. He participates in the school of Leadership and Citizenship ECO; he is also founder of the civil organization Yucatan 3.0, dedicated to the formation of young leaders and the creator of the “Proyecta Anahuac Group which organizes brigades to work in vulnerable sectors of the population.
Consecration of the University to the Virgen
In this cycle, the new projects were commended to the Blessed Virgin Mary. With the presence of His Excellency, Archbishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, a mass was celebrated for the initiation of courses as well as the Act of Consecration to the Virgin. Over 3 thousand students, together with the academic faculty and other members of the university community, participated in this moving ceremony in which a floral offering was placed and the new projects of the institution were commended to the virgin.
Gomory Correa family.
Italy, Spain and Mexico, commited to society
With the support of the Secretariat of Health, the 1st Oral Health Community Session was held in the state of Yucatan, the aim being to provide services which included resins, prophylaxis and preventive diagnoses. Besides the Anáhuac Mayab students, 10 youngsters from Italy and Spain also participated, these were students from the University Alfonso X El Sabio. 1,500 patients were attended over a period of 15 days in the jurisdictions of Mérida, Tekax and Valladolid, including the municipalities and small settlements of Colonia Yucatán, Yaxkukul, Dzityá, Progreso, Ticul, Uayma and Rio Lagartos. This alliance originated in the agreement of collaboration with the Luis Seiquer Social Dentistry Foundation whose headquarters are in Seville, Spain.
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“Top ten”
of the Universiada Nacional 2013
Sports leaders awarded the Anahuac Lion The commitment and talent of sports leaders was lauded in the first Sports Gala. During the ceremony, held in August, statuettes of the Anahuac Lion, maximum sports award in this academic center, were handed over. The winners were: Morayle Álvarez (table tennis) as Best Trainer, Gerardo Zapata (First League of Football) in the category of Team Sports, Miguel Ángel Lara (table tennis) in the category of Men´s Singles Sport, while Alejandrina Méndez (table tennis) was the winner in the category of Women’s Singles Sport.
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The Anahuac Mayab Lions accumulated 11 medals in the most recent Universiada Nacional 2013. With 4 gold medals, 3 silver and 4 bronze, they are now positioned among the ten best universities in the country, and the best in the Southeast, demonstrating their sports leadership by excelling in disciplines such as, Table Tennis, Karate and Tae kwon do. The Commission for Youth and Sports of the Senate of the Mexican Republic awarded the Anahuac Mayab with a well-deserved distinction for its national leadership in university sports. Father Rafael Pardo, L.C. rector and Rodrigo Franco, Sports Director, received the award in a ceremony held in the city of Mexico last September.
Enriching their formation in South America Thirteen members of the Program for Excellence Vertice participated in the 4th International Seminar celebrated last July in Chile and Argentina. During their stay in both countries, the young leaders met personalities from the political sphere, visited historic monuments and also carried out business, academic and cultural visits which enriched their personal and professional formation. The participants, who spent twelve days touring South America, belong to majors such as Communication, Design, Law, Marketing, Dentistry, Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering and Systems Engineering.
“Infect happiness” at an international level
During the International Convention of Daydreaming, celebrated from the 15th to 18th August in the city of San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, the Merida branch of the program “Infect Happiness” won the prize of “ Best Infect Happiness 2013” at an international level. Three students of the Anahuac Mayab University, Marisol Miranda Gómez (Psychology) and José Antonio Pérez Rosado (Mechatronic Engineering), together with the Director of the Program Infect Happiness, José Ricardo Cruz Montellano (Finance), acted as representatives of the Merida branch. In an evaluation of Infect Happiness branches with a ranking of 6 categories, Merida is third.
Banorte leader shares experiences
Dr. Alejandro Valenzuela del Río, who has been General Manager of the Finance Group Banorte since 2008, gave a conference to members of the Program of Excellence Vértice, in which he emphasized that the Mexican people must know and understand the opportunities and limitations of bank credit and loans. He also pointed out that there are three areas
of interest in Mexico: transparency, rule of law and co-responsibility. Dr. Valencia’s visit was part of the activities of the Program of Excellence Vertice in which its members mingle with personalities from the social, political and business spheres in order to exchange experiences and enrich their formation.
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The graduates are the best testimony of the mission of the Anahuac Mayab University, through their leadership in the public and private sectors they contribute to positive social transformation.
Ceremony of graduation (July, 2013).
Receives International Journalism Award
Adela Mac Swiney (Communication Sciences, 1990) was awarded a prize by the International Press Club in Spain, during the announcement of the results of the International Awards for Journalism 2012, which highlights the work of communicators and the efforts of the media and institutions. The journalist of the News Agency of the State of Mexico (Notimex) received this distinction as best foreign correspondent in Spain. She has been responsible for the Coordination of the agency with Europe, based in Madrid, since 2008. She was also honored during the IV edition of the Latin 100 Awards Madrid 2012.
Obtains the World Summit Youth Award of the UN The Project “You are what you publish”, directed by Roberto Ruz and Isabella Rivas Castilla (Finance and Public Accounting, 2012), was the winner of the international award “World Summit Youth Award” (WSYA) 2013, created to transform the objectives of the Millennium of the United Nations into concrete actions. This project, selected for the category Create your Culture!, was the only representative of Mexico in the contest funded by the United Nations Organization, in which 422 projects from 147 countries participated. You are what you publish consists of a social campaign which criticizes the irresponsible use of social networks and its consequences.
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Wins Latin American Oratorical Contest
Ángel Torruco González (Law, 2012), became the first Yucatecan to win the “Liberty Medal”, first place in the Latin American Oratorical Contest “Gran Señorio de Xaltocán”, in its sixth edition celebrated last March in the state of Mexico. Torruco has won numerous debating and oratorical contests at state and national levels such as, the State Oratorical Contest “Your voice for Human Rights” of the Commission for Human Rights of the State of Yucatan (CODHEY). He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Education, where he has given a number of conferences.
Professional leaders honored at national level Álvaro Torre García (Medical Surgeon), Ricardo González Simón (Industrial Engineering, 2012) and Saraí Betsabé Vázquez Valencia (Psychology 2012) obtained the National Award for Performance of Excellence-EGEL (General Graduate Exam in Bachelor Level). This distinction was presented to them by Dr. Raúl Humberto Godoy Montañez, Secretary of Education for the State of Yucatan and Rafael Vidal Uribe, General Manager of the CENEVAL (National Center of Evaluation for Higher Education).
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Graduates’ Council The objective of this organism is to strengthen the sense of community among graduates and their commitment to their alma máter and society in general. Each council is the maximum organism which represents the graduates in their respective headquarters and before the Anahuac Mayab University. Last November, the Graduates’ Council – Yucatan Chapter was established; it is directed by Vanessa Arrigunaga Chico (Psychology, Gen. 2000) who took charge as president of this organism. To date, the following councils have been installed: • 28/noviembre/2013 - Yucatán • 13/octubre/2011 - Campeche • 29/septiembre/2011- Chetumal
8,800 graduates of bachelor degree More than
and postgraduate studies.
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5% of the graduate population can be found living on
all five continents, in countries such as: Dubai, Malaysia, Australia, Spain, Egypt, Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, Canada, etc.