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RELEVANT STUDY PLANS
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PRESTIGIOUS FACULTY
10 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC CREATION
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EXCELLENT STUDENTS
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UDLAP OUTREACH
20 ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY 24 MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE
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D
uring the past five years of my tenure the Universidad de las Americas Puebla has achieved results that propelled us toward new challenges and greater achievements. Strong determination and follow-up was observed during the accreditation processes, with the result that all undergraduate programs were formally certified by corresponding national organizations where such accrediting agencies existed. In this same vein, Conacyt’s National Register of Quality Graduate Programs recognized our emblematic research lines, which were selected for their positive impact on the country. UDLAP, in accordance with its global vision, also made enormous efforts toward obtaining international accreditations for its academic programs. Currently close of half of the Engineering programs have achieved international certification. We are proud to state that UDLAP has remained one of the best private universities in Mexico according to the distinct university classifications. We have also strengthened our ties to the best foreign universities, fostering an international perspective among students and faculty: more than four thousand UDLAP students have participated in programs abroad, while students from more than sixty nations study on our campus. We continue to support athletic and cultural representative teams as part of our approach to integral education. The results are outstanding, such as numerous artistic performances to a national and international audience
of more than 140,000 people. In sports, the men’s Taekwondo team is a five-time champion. Through our continuous improvement program, and meeting the needs of an efficient institution, we listened to our students, to industry and to the faculty. As a result, more than 418 million pesos (close to 23 million dollars) was invested in infrastructure: remodeling, maintenance and construction that benefit the teaching process and the education of our students. We are pleased our programs have been accredited and recognized both nationally and internationally, however, we are even more pleased that the university has remained true to its philosophy of social responsibility. Our scholarship and financial aid program benefits approximately 70% of the student population: we believe in the talent of our students and in creating opportunities for them. These past five years posed great challenges that allowed us to reap immeasurable success, and thanks to this, I am convinced we are a mature university, with the capacity to continue growing and strengthening our presence on the national and international scene. I trust our community, and I know that together we will achieve the vision we have set for ourselves as an institution: be the best in Latin America. Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista, Ph.D.
RELEVANT
study
PLANS
Relevant Study Plans The results achieved during this period have exceeded expectations on the development and structure of the academic study plans, which have also sought the highest quality standards. The accreditations or re-accreditations earned by the study plans characterize this institution.
17% PERCENTAGE OF ACCREDITED PROGRAMS BY SCHOOL
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National Accreditations Over the past five years udlap upheld its commitment to the academic quality of its programs at the undergraduate and graduate degree level. The revised academic programs were submitted to the Secretariat of Public Education, which in turn sent them to external accrediting organizations that endorse their quality. This re-accreditation process generally occurs every five years. In 2016 Mexico’s National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (anuies) and the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation (scjn) jointly bestowed upon the undergraduate program in Law its “Distintivo Vanguardia” (Avant-Garde Distinction) for the program’s efforts to adapt the program to the 2008 constitutional reforms, and thus meet the challenges of a new penal justice system. In 2017, during the 71st General Ordinary Assembly of the Federation of Private Mexican Institutions of Higher Education (fimpes) held in Leon, Guanajuato, the Universidad de las Americas Puebla was accredited “without restraint or reservation” due to the academic excellence and quality of the institution. During the last five years 100% of the study plans were accredited where a corresponding national accrediting organization existed.
24%
21% 17%
EDAH
EDCS
EDEC
EDEI
EDNE
The research lines defined in 2013 are recognized for their quality and pertain to the National Program for Quality Graduate Programs (PNPC), which is part of the National Council for Science and Technology (conacyt).
Professional Internships The institution monitors the professional internship program, which serves to promote students in professional settings before concluding their studies. During this last year 1,424 students participated in internships, working in 561 organizations in education, health, food, culture, communication, construction, hospitality, automobile, industry, finance and government. The number of students benefiting from this program has skyrocketed, as shown in the following graph.
1424 1238
TOTAL INTERNS
RELEVANT STUDY PLANS
International Accreditations Significant achievements have been made in the international accreditation process during this period. During the Annual Meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (sacscoc) in Houston, Texas, udlap was re-accredited without a single recommendation. Regarding academic programs, in 2015 the undergraduate degree program in Food Engineering was re-accredited by the Institute of Food Technologists for the 2015-2020 period. In 2016 ABET accredited the following undergraduate programs: Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering. abet’s Evaluation Commission visited udlap in January 2018 as part of the accreditation process for the undergraduate degree programs in Chemical Engineering and Food Engineering. The visit was successful, and official results are expected for Fall 2018. With these recent accreditations, 46% of the academic programs in the School of Engineering have earned international certification. The School of Business and Economics received a response from The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (aacsb), informing that the auto-evaluation document, sent October 2017, had been accepted. The School was encouraged to continue the accreditation process for the programs offered by the School.
21%
725
2015
2016
2017
DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS
100%
OF THE STUDY PLANS WERE ACCREDITED WHERE A CORRESPONDING NATIONAL ACCREDITING ORGANIZATION EXISTED. The organizations receiving students are classified into three types, according to the total number of participating students.
CATEGORY
STUDENTS RECEIVED
A
10 or more
B
2 to 9
C
1
ORGANIZATIONS AND STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN INTERNSHIPS 2016 & 2017
UDLAP OFFERS MORE THAN
1,000
62% 57%
56%
INTERNSHIPS THROUGHOUT MEXICO
55%
RELEVANT STUDY PLANS
Category B organizations received more than 50% of the interns, as shown in the following graph.
42% 36%
9 29%
22%
22%
15% 2%
3%
A
C
B
Organizations 2016
Students 2016
Organizations 2017
Students 2017
udlap offers more than 1,000 internships throughout Mexico, where 79% are from the private sector, 14% from the public sector, and 7% from the social sector. In 2017 several actions were made to improve student services: the exit questionnaire was automated, and online workshops were offered on CVs and the job interview. This brought benefits such as a reduction in wait time and paper, to name a few.
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RELEVANT STUDY PLANS
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Rankings udlap has maintained its leadership as a private university in the ranking conducted by the Mexican newspaper EL Universal. The ranking, which uses the opinions of academic peers and employers, ranked udlap in the first places as the best private university in 2014, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Most of the academic programs ranked by the newspaper Reforma also place within the first three slots. AmĂŠrica Economia, the Latin American magazine headquartered in Chile, ranked udlap the second best private university in Mexico. In 2013 udlap began participating in the institutional rating process conducted by QS Stars. The assessment system has a range of performance indicators based on a criterion classification method. As a result, in 2017 udlap earned five stars; the only single-campus university in Latin America with this distinction.
THE FIRST SINGLE-CAMPUS UNIVERSITY IN LATIN AMERICA WITH
5 STARS
RANKING BY EL UNIVERSAL
1
NUMBER
Marketing 1 1
Business Administration
1
EACH YEAR
3 4
2
1
Accounting
2
1 2
Actuarial Science
2 3
2 2
Industrial Engineering
1
RELEVANT STUDY PLANS
1
2 2 3 3 2
1 1
Mechanical Engineering
11
2 3 4
1
Civil Engineering
3
2 2
5 6 6
Mechatronics Engineering
3 3
International Relations
4
3 3
4
7 5 5
Psychology
3 3 3
2018
2017
2016
2015
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2014
PRESTIGIOUS
faculty
During the last five years udlap has undertaken actions to promote the participation of its faculty in research, consulting, continuous education and other institutional projects. The rigorous selection process has meant that more than 60% of full and part time faculty have the terminal degree, and more than 96% have completed graduate studies. More than 75% of the full-time faculty have the terminal degree, and more than 98% have graduate studies. These results demonstrate the institution’s commitment to maintain an adequate distribution of the faculty to attend to the needs of each academic program.
PERCENTAGE OF FULL-TIME FACULTY WITH DOCTORATE AND GRADUATE DEGREES 99%
PRESTIGIOUS FACULTY
68%
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99%
99%
96%
74%
68%
57%
98% 75%
Full-time faculty with a graduate degree
Full-time faculty with a doctorate
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Teaching Assessment Enrolled students answer a satisfaction survey applied every academic period, where the feedback obtained strengthens the
teaching-learning process. The graph shows the trend over the past five years. With a 70% participation rate, the satisfaction average has increased and remained above 4.5 on a five-point scale.
FACULTY EVALUATIONS BY STUDENTS 4.54
0.73
4.52
0.72
0.72
4.50 4.48
0.73
0.70
0.73
0.72
0.71
0.71
0.74
0.72 0.71
0.70
4.46
0.70 0.68
4.44
0.69
4.42
0.68
4.40
0.67
4.38 4.36
4.42
4.45
4.44
4.46
4.45
4.48
4.51
4.52
4.51
4.51
0.66 0.65
Spring 2013
Fall 2013
Spring 2014
Fall 2014
Spring 2015
Fall 2015
Spring 2016
Fall 2016
Spring 2017
Fall 2017
Average Percentage of participation
UDLAP Commitment to Education Medal This medal rewards performance in teaching, research, consulting, continuous education and community service, as well as support for administrative activities. The distinction is awarded annually to a full-time faculty member in each school. This period the award winners were 2017 Yolanda Leticia Moreno Cavazos School of Arts and Humanities José Luis Sánchez Salas School of Sciences Carlos Alberto Julián Y Nacer School of Social Sciences
Elizabeth Salamanca Pacheco School of Business and Economics 2016
MORE THAN
98%
Nicolás Esteban López Tamayo School of Arts and Humanities Luz María García Ávila School of Sciences
OF THE FULL-TIME FACULTY HAVE GRADUATE STUDIES.
Alison Elizabeth Lee School of Social Sciences René Reyes Mazzoco School of Engineering Carlos Alberto Ibarra Niño School of Business and Economics 2015 Celia Eileen Dickens Gavito School of Arts and Humanities Arturo Lorenzo Valdés School of Sciences María Sheila Pintado Cucarella School of Social Sciences Nelly Ramírez Corona School of Engineering Robyn Lynn Johnson Carlson School of Business and Economics
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PRESTIGIOUS FACULTY
Bulent Umur Kozanoglu Diblan School of Engineering
15
PRESTIGIOUS FACULTY
2014
Guillermo Aurelio Romero Meléndez School of Sciences
16
Marco Aurelio Fernando Carlos Almazán St. Hill School of Social Sciences
Carlos Arias Vicuña School of Arts and Humanities
Faculty Development udlap has a Faculty Development program as part of its continuous improvement efforts. During the past five years more than 95 courses have been offered annually in teaching practices, educational technology and professional development. Beginning in 2016, a faculty training program on Blackboard for classroom and distance learning was introduced. The purpose of this program was to incorporate instructional best practices using technology in the classroom.
Ignacio Bernal Carreño School of Engineering Marco Antonio Morales Castro School of Business and Economics
CLASSROOM-BASED COURSES USING BLACKBOARD IN SPRING 2016, 2017 AND 2018
2013 Dra. Connie Rae Johnson School of Arts and Humanities
122
128
104
Eugenio Sánchez Arreola School of Sciences Juan Carlos Reyes Vázquez School of Social Sciences Erick Roberto Bandala González School of Engineering Sergio Picazo Vela School of Business and Economics
Spr16
Spr17
Spr18
Distance learning workshops were given to provide flexible training that allowed more full- and part-time faculty to participate. The Faculty Development program registered more than 6,800 participations, which allows for the latest in teaching techniques, supporting the academic quality of this institution.
International Academic Mobility
IN THE UNIVERSITY THERE IS A REPRESENTATION OF MORE THAN
60 NATIONALITIES program. Institutions included in this agreement are University of Bergen in Norway, University of Edinburgh in Scotland and Kiel University of Applied Sciences in Germany. The agreement offers academic and training activities, seeking the best international internship experiences abroad.
PRESTIGIOUS FACULTY
One of the guiding principles of udlap is to maintain or increase international cooperation. Year after year the udlap faculty has an opportunity to complement their academic experiences abroad, while udlap invites faculty from other parts of the world to teach courses here. In 2014 the University of California at San Diego joined the Puentes Consortium, a binational community of scholars who carry out multi-disciplinary research on significant Mexico and the U.S. relations, and of which udlap is a founding member. It also has a fund to finance the binational exchange of faculty and Ph.D. students from the member universities, through short summer visits. During the second half of 2015, udlap signed bilateral cooperation agreements with three institutions of higher learning in the state of Texas: University of Texas at El Paso (utep), University of Texas at San Antonio, (utsa) and the University of the Incarnate Word (uiwtx). In 2017 udlap renewed its cooperation and economic support with prestigious European universities through the Erasmus+
17 FULL-TIME FACULTY THAT PARTICIPATED IN PROJECTS ABROAD
2017, 7% 2016, 6% 2017, 93% 2016, 94% 2015, 57% 2014, 62%
2015, 43% 2014, 38%
Research visits
Visiting professor
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The international agreements promote the exchange of visiting scholars, who enrich the courses offered to students. During the past five years more than 55 professors from various parts of the world have participated. The following graph shows the distribution by School.
DISTRIBUTION OF VISITING PROFESSOR BY SCHOOL
14%
15.38%
6.67%
7.69%
26.67%
31.58%
7.69%
29% 75%
6.67%
15.4%
10.53%
20% 42.1% 57%
40% 25%
2014
15.8% 2015 EDAH
2016 EDCS
EDEC
2017 EDEI
2018
19
EDNE
Over the past five years the number of full-time foreign faculty has gradually increased,
INCREASE IN FOREIGN FACULTY 100% 80%
43%
27%
23%
18%
77%
82%
60% 40%
57%
73%
20%
Full-time faculty
Part-time faculty
0%
2015
2016
2017
2018
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PRESTIGIOUS FACULTY
53.8%
RESEARCH AND
artistic CREATION
One of the pillars of the institutional vision is research. The rising number of professors who are members of the National System of Researchers demonstrates the university’s interest in producing scientific and technological knowledge.
UDLAP SNI RESEARCHERS
84
83
77
91
63
60
RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC CREATION
2013
2015
2014
2016
2017
2018
Research Projects More than 140 projects have been developed with external funding over the five-year period. Financing comes from funds granted by conacyt, the business sector and other organizations. The institution has sought to balance the origin of these funds in order to strengthen industry and other organizations, and to benefit society with the development of knowledge and technology.
22 PROJECTS FINANCED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 7%
21%
19%
3%
9%
Other organizations
2013
13%
16%
11%
21%
16%
2014 2015
Businesses
2016
57%
69%
44%
81%
82%
CONACYT 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2017
The institution invests in research projects internally. During this period udlap has invested in more than 540 projects, in which more than 40%-time faculty members have participated.
UDLAP INTERNAL RESEARCH PROJECTS
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
50%
34% 37%
42%
60% 50%
45%
40% 30% 20%
72
90
124
116
139
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
10% 0%
Percentage of full-time professors participating
43 PROJECTS ARE RELATED DIRECTLY TO INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH LINES, WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE DIRECT RESEARCH DOCTORAL PROGRAMS.
Forty-three projects related directly to institutional research lines have been supported within the framework of the direct research doctoral programs. A total of more than 53 million pesos, or 28 million dollars, have been invested, supporting research derived from these lines. Faculty and students obtained six patents from the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (impi). Last year the patent “Chair/Exoskeleton for Productive Processes” was registered. This mechatronic device supports workers on the job to relieve tension on certain muscles caused by repetitive and uncomfortable activities.
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Internal research projects
23
EXCELLENT
students
udlap develops excellent students with an integral education approach. To do this, leadership skills and social responsibility are a few of the skills strengthened through extracurricular cultural, athletic and intercultural activities.
Growth in Student Matriculation The university directs its efforts towards recruiting students from the best institutions in the country. Undergraduate student recruitment has improved in states such as Tlaxcala, Veracruz, Morelos, Hidalgo, Tabasco, Quintana Roo, Campeche, Baja California and Baja California Sur. As a result of these promotion and recruitment efforts, the number of matriculated students has risen, maintaining the same proportion of undergraduate and graduate students.
EXCELLENT STUDENTS
UDLAP STUDENT POPULATION
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10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000
Spring Fall 2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
UDLAP STUDENTS BY ACADEMIC DEGREE
2017, 15% 2016, 15% 2015, 15% 2014, 15%
Undergraduate Graduate
2014, 85% 2015, 85% 2016, 85% 2017, 85%
The university offers a significant scholarship program that is consolidated year after year, increasing the percentage of students benefitting from financial support. PERCENTAGE OF SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS 72% 70% 68% 66% 64% 62% 60% 58% 56%
Fall 2014
Fall 2015
Fall 2016
Fall 2017
Every year the university recognizes the best undergraduate and graduate students from each school through the Scholar udlap medal, granted to the best gpa. During this period the award winners were
SCHOLAR UDLAP 2017 Alejandro Iván Flores Chávez Art History and Curatorial Studies School of Arts and Humanities Mariana Guraieb Argudin Actuarial Science School of Sciences Maria Krystel Castillo Altamirano International Relations School of Social Sciences Raúl González Cruz Computer Systems Engineering School of Engineering Virginia Guadalupe Betancourt Garibay International Business Administration School of Business and Economics Andrea Selene López Díaz Doctoral program in Food Science Graduate School
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Scholars UDLAP
27
EXCELLENT STUDENTS
28
SCHOLAR UDLAP 2016
SCHOLAR UDLAP 2015
Gene Cruz Ruiz Art History and Curatorial Studies School of Arts and Humanities
Daniela Hurtado Lozano Visual Information Design School of Arts and Humanities
Daniela Alejandra Morales Santos Chemistry School of Sciences
Julián David Quintero Franco Physics School of Sciences
Emilio Eduardo Márquez Zárate Clinical Psychology School of Social Sciences
Montserrat Pérez Castro Cultural Anthropology School of Social Sciences
Jessica Tecpanecatl Durán Mechatronics Engineering School of Engineering
Daniel Alejandro Caballero Cerbón Chemical Engineering School of Engineering
Alicia Fernández García International Business Administration School of Business and Economics
Daniela Carolina Castillo Angulo International Business Administration School of Business and Economics
Irwing Moisés Ramírez Sánchez Doctoral program in Water Science Graduate School
Luisa Fernanda Grijalva Maza Doctoral Program in Creation and Culture Theory Graduate School
SCHOLAR UDLAP 2013
SCHOLAR UDLAP 2014
Diego Ugalde de la Vega Languages School of Arts and Humanities
Luz Elena Martínez Ibarra Theater School of Arts and Humanities
Juan Pablo Maya Jiménez Actuarial Science School of Sciences
Alejandra Quintos Lima Actuarial Science School of Sciences
Andrés Munguía Bárcenas Psychology School of Social Sciences
Montserrat Pérez Castro Cultural Anthropology School of Social Sciences
Andrés Bretón Iglesias Civil Engineering School of Engineering
Ulysses Lince Romero Systems and Information Technologies School of Engineering
Carla Patricia Rivera Muñoz International Business Administration School of Business and Economics
Claudia Espíndola López Finance and Accounting School of Business and Economics
Cecilia Soriano Alvarado Master in Fiscal Law School of Social Sciences
Mtra. Noemí Soto Reyes Doctoral program in Food Science Graduate School
PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM COMPLETE A RESEARCH OR ARTISTIC CREATION PROJECT, WITH THE HELP AND GUIDANCE OF RESEARCHERS AND OR CREATORS FROM THE INSTITUTION.
The purpose of the Honors Program is to promote outstanding students in the development of their research talents. Participants in this program complete a research or artistic creation project, with the help and guidance of researchers and or creators from the institution. The total number of participants has increased since its inception in 2013. As of 2017, 17% of the program participants have graduated.
HONORS PROGRAM 562
Spring 2018 Fall 2017
553 550
Spring 2017
450 452
Fall 2016
17% OF THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS HAVE GRADUATED
Spring 2016
384
Fall 2015
282
Spring 2015
140
Fall 2014
85
Spring 2014 Fall 2013
67
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Honors Program
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Academic Tutoring
11%
The Academic Tutoring program was created as part of orientation offered to udlap students in order to improve academic performance through the attention of learning experts. The program accompanies the students academically and personally if they face problems at the university.
12%
12% GRADUATES: HONORS PROGRAM
The program fulfills several needs, including:
31%
• Group study • Changes in major • Academic monitoring • Referral to student support services
34%
• First Year Program Below is the distribution of the 11,189 tutoring sessions offered to more than 4,000 students in this program.
EXCELLENT STUDENTS
EDAH
EDCS
EDEC
EDEI
EDNE
TOTAL NUMBER OF TUTORING SESSIONS ATTENDED 2013 - 2017
Academic Advising This program supports students throughout their undergraduate years to help them conclude their studies successfully. In the advising process, full time faculty track the students’ academic performance and help in problem solving.
30 STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED ADVISING SESSIONS 2013-2017
3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Academic tutoring also sends students to different learning centers, as these are a valuable resource for the entire student population. 2896 2331 1535
1623
1646
660
809
942
2013
2014
2015
SPRING
1507
1904
2016
2017
FALL
The program has continually aided a greater number of students, helping them adapt to university life. Last year 34% of undergraduate students were attended to in this program.
LAST YEAR
34% OF UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WERE ATTENDED TO IN THIS PROGRAM.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE DISTRIBUTION BY CENTER 2016 AND 2017 2017
26%
31%
7%
53%
Academic Writing and Critical Thinking Center Language Learning Center
2016
Math Learning Center
Learning Centers Starting Fall 2016, the Learning Centers were integrated under a central administration. Learning Centers are spaces where students can benefit from specific tools to support self-directed learning. To date there are three learning centers: Mathematical Learning Center, Foreign Language Learning Center and the Academic Writing and Critical Thinking Center. Over the past five years more
than 7,000 students have benefited from these centers. The following information shows the percentage of attention by center in 2016 and 2017, respectively. During the past two years a yearly average of 2,000 advising sessions has been offered, and a total of 14,000. The centers are proof of the institution’s commitment to the teaching-learning process for its students.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE DISTRIBUTION BY CENTER 2016 AND 2017 2017
38% 12%
22% 49%
Academic Writing and Critical Thinking Center Language Learning Center
2016
40% 41% ACTIVITY REPORT 2013 ¡ 2018
Math Learning Center
EXCELLENT STUDENTS
40% 43%
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As part of its integral education mission, the institution has several international agreements that enable students to participate in academic exchanges, internships and community service with universities overseas.
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In the last five years, there has been growing interest from our udlap students and students from our partner institutions to take advantage of the international programs offered by this institution. The percentage of students participating in these overseas programs has increased. More than 4,000 students have participated in international programs over the past five years. More than 50% of udlap who travel abroad do so via an academic exchange.
2% UDLAP STUDENTS ON EXCHANGE ABROAD 3%
14%
14%
13%
9%
2013
8%
2014
Regular academic exchange Dual programs
Oceania
North America
Latin America
2015
Asia
Europe
Other programs
18%
35% 12% 53.55%
37%
50.11%
32%
52.72%
51%
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS’ AGREEMENTS
33%
79.30%
31%
54.34%
EXCELLENT STUDENTS
International Student Mobility
2016
2017
More than 65% of foreign students who study at udlap do so on a regular academic exchange.
DISTRIBUTION OF COURSES OFFERED IN DISTANCE MASTERS’ 2013-2017 17%
23%
21%
19%
83%
77%
79%
81%
2014 319 courses
2015 281 courses
2%
7%
22%
27%
27%
72%
71%
66%
3% 19%
100%
78%
6% 12% 25% 63%
FOREIGN STUDENTS ON EXCHANGE AT UDLAP
2013 218 courses
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Master’s UDLAP
2016 255 courses
2017 231 courses
Master’s UDLAP - SEP
Regular academic exchange Dual programs
DISTANCE GRADUATE STUDENTS
The university will continue to seek new alternatives so that more academic programs can offer double degree programs simultaneously, as well as a greater variety of international programs.
2000 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
EXCELLENT STUDENTS
Other programs
2013
Distance Education Through its distance graduate programs, udlap offers flexible and high quality professional graduate degree programs, meeting the needs and expectations of public and private organizations, as well as of society. As part of udlap’s social commitment, beginning in Spring 2014 udlap-SEP distance master degree programs were offered in Basic Education and Secondary Education. These programs offer professional programs for teachers, providing pedagogical and technological support in the state of Puebla and its towns, as well as in different states in Mexico. In the last two years, more than 7,000 hours of web conference class sessions have been given using Blackboard Collaborate. More than 1,3000 courses have been offered. Their distribution is shown in the following graph.
2015
2016
2017
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MORE THAN 4,000 STUDENTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.
2014
UDLAP
UDLAP-SEP
During the same period students from all 32 states in Mexico have participated, as well as foreign students from North America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Graduate students enrolled in these programs totaled more than 900 over the past five years.
DISTANCE MASTER’S GRADUATES 2013
78
2014
135
2015
147
2016
178
2017
201 UDLAP distance
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40 155 74 UDLAP-SEP
AZTECA ATHLETICS As part of the integral education of students, the institution offers athletic programs that foster responsibility and discipline. The results gained during this period are shown as follows.
EXCELLENT STUDENTS
2013
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2014
Women’s Volleyball CONADEIP National Runner-Up.
Track and Field won nine medals in the 43rd Athletic Meet “Relevos ESEF.”
Women’s Soccer CONADEIP National Champion.
The Track and Field team won runner-up in women’s and men’s categories with 29 medals.
Third place Women’s Basketball, Premier Conference.
Women’s Volleyball CONADEIP Premier Conference National Runner-Up.
Champion in Men’s Basketball, Premier Conference.
Women’s Soccer CONADEIP Runner-Up.
In the National Olympics Puebla State Championship, the Track and Field won 8 gold medals, 3 silver and one bronze.
Champions in the Women’s Major League of the Central Zone.
The Track and Field team, in the State Olympics, won 9 gold medals, 2 silver and 3 bronze.
The Men’s Taekwondo team won the national CONADEIP championship for the second year in a row.
The Taekwondo team won 19 medals as the Men’s national champion and female national runner-up in CONADEIP.
The American Football team won the national CONADEIP championship for the second year in a row.
The American Football team won the championship of the CONADEIP Premier Conference.
In the Mexican Star Bowl, the 22-man team won the game.
Two-time winner of the Women’s Soccer Major League.
AZTECA ATHLETICS 2016
The Men’s Taekwondo team won the national CONADEIP championship.
The Men’s Taekwondo team won the national CONADEIP championship.
The Women’s Soccer team won the national CONADEIP championship.
The Men’s Volleyball team won the national CONADEIP Final Four championship.
The Men’s Volleyball team was runner-up in the national CONADEIP championship.
The Men’s Track and Field team won first place in the nationals.
The Women’s Volleyball team won third place in the CONADEIP championship.
The Men’s Soccer team won the championship and rose to the first division.
The American Football team was Runner-Up at the CONADEIP Premier Conference.
The Women’s Soccer team won the national CONADEIP championship.
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The American Football team won Champion of Champions ONEFA. CONADEIP
The Men’s Taekwondo team won gold and bronze medals at the National Championship of the National Sports Education Council (CONDDE)
The Women’s Track and Field team was CONADEIP runner-up.
The Men’s Track and Field team was the national runner-up of CONADEIP.
The Women’s Taekwondo team was CONADEIP runner-up.
The Women’s Track and Field team won the third national place of CONADEIP.
The Women’s Soccer team was CONADEIP runner-up.
The Men’s basketball team National Champion of the ABE League.
The Women’s Volleyball team was CONADEIP runner-up.
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AZTECA ATHLETICS FIVE-TIME MEN’S TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONS
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2017
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The Men’s Track and Field team won 8 gold medals, 5 silver and 3 bronze in the Puebla State Olympics.
The Men’s Basketball team qualified for the ABE Big Eight tournament.
The Men’s Track and Field team was CONADEIP national runner-up with 2 gold medals, 9 silver and 8 bronze.
The Women’s Volleyball team won the CONADEIP Final Four championship.
The Women’s Track and Field team was CONADEIP national runner-up with 1 gold medals, 10 silver and 4 bronze.
The Men’s Volleyball team was Runner-Up at the CONADEIP Final Four championship.
The Men’s Taekwondo team won third place in the CONDDE National University Championship, with one gold, one silver and two bronze medals.
The Women’s Soccer team was Runner-Up at the Final Four of the Telmex Telcel University Soccer Circuit.
The Men’s Taekwondo team won first place at CONADEIP for the fifth year.
The Women’s Soccer team won first place at the Telmex Cup.
The Men’s Taekwondo team was runner-up in Poomsae at CONADEIP.
The Soccer team was runner-up at national CONADEIP.
The Women’s Volleyball team won the CONADEIP Forms championship.
Play Sports and Di+ TV recognized the passion, discipline and determination of the athletic teams at UDLAP, awarding them the Sports Excellence 2017 stimulus.
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AZTECA CULTURE The Cultural Representative Teams contribute actively to the integral education of university students, fostering the development of citizens who are committed to their community, and upholding values such as respect, social commitment, collegiality, solidarity and honesty. The students demonstrate their talents in diverse activities that include music, dance and theater.
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• The Cultural Representative Teams participated in 140 events that 32,000 people attended. • The Symphony Orchestra, Musical Theater, UDLAP Opera, UDLAP Chamber Choir and Zentzontle folk dance presented a Christmas concert which was performed in the Puebla Basilica with more than 1000 spectators.
2014 • Several students directed My Son Pinocchio for UDLAP Musical Theater while others participated in UDLAP Opera with “Opera in the Garden.” • The Artistic Scholarship held tryouts, where 53 students were selected.
2015 • UDLAP Dance participated in the 2nd National Dance Conference organized by INBA in Torreón, Coahuila. • UDLAP Opera and the Chamber Choir participated in the 15th Anniversary of “Scenarios”, sponsored by Puebla FM. • The symphonic choir and the Glee Club from Cornell University, directed by Robert Isaacs, shared the stage
During the past five years more than 170,000 people have attended udlap cultural events both on and off campus. Events have been held in such places as Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Puebla Basilica, the Puebla State Fairgrounds, as well as various cultural venues throughout Mexico. The following information shows some examples of student participation in difficult cultural events.
with the UDLAP Chamber Choir in the Chapel of the Third Order. • The UDLAP Chamber Choir was selected to participate in the 2nd Coral Contest held by CONACULTA and INAH in collaboration with the National Museum of the Viceroyalty in Tepoztlan, Estado de Mexico. • UDLAP Musical Theater celebrated 100 performances with a show where alumni participated.
2016
• Sebastián Santamaría Barajas, UDLAP student, and Cintia Pérez Navarro, UDLAP graduate, and Professor Cristina Goletti participated in the fifth 4 x 4 TJ Night 2016 in the city of Tijuana. Santamaría was awarded best choreographer, while Pérez Navarro won best female performer. • Elena Anayeva won first place in the National Piano Contest in the city of Xalapa.
2017
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• UDLAP student Leonard Joel Sánchez won the Youth Revelation Prize in the 2016 Sinaloa Voice Contest, as well as first place in the Carlo Morelli National Contest.
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• UDLAP Theater Company celebrated its 15th anniversary with a full house in the performances of La Hebra del Ser. • Mildred Alejandra Robles Gómez, a dance major, won the prize for original dance in the Centro Cultural del Bosque del INBA, in Mexico City. • Sebastián Santamaría, an UDLAP graduate, was recruited by the Russian dance company, Provincial Dances Theatre, as a full-time dancer. • The dance Perception, directed by choreographer and dance student Sahira Barrios, was selected to participate in the Carlo Grandi National and International Dance Festival, in Toluca, Estado de Mexico, and in the Danza Ensimismados Festival in Costa Rica, an international venue for artistic production, research and creation. • Leonardo Joel Sánchez made his debut in the 2017 opera season at the Palace of Fine Arts as the lead in the opera Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti.
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Student Life Several integral education activities of interest to the university community have been held. The activities promote a sense of competence, emotion management skills, autonomy, interdependence, interpersonal relations, and the creation of identity. The university offers workshops whereby students can carry out activities aimed at perfecting personal, social and artistic skills. The participation of students has been steadily increasing.
UNIVERSITY WORKSHOPS
2500
2207
2000
1709
1500
986
1000
838
75
500
150 100
949 47
50
2016
2017
57
68
50 0
0 2013
2014
Attendees
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200
2015
Workshops offered
DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS MORE THAN
1,100
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EVENTS HAVE BEEN HELD BY THE STUDENT COUNCIL. The university offers students the opportunity to participate in the Student Council (CEUDLAP), which is student government. During the past five years more than 1,100 events have been held by the Student Council. The following information shows the distribution of participating students and activities.
CEUDLAP PARTICIPATION 2013-2017 190 170 150 130 110 90 70 50
178
166
166
400 350
164
147 250
250 190
2013
267
193
2014
Students
2015
2016
Events
2017
300 250 200 150 100 50
MORE THAN 700 ATHLETIC, ACADEMIC, CULTURAL, RECREATIONAL AND SOCIAL EVENTS HAVE BEEN HELD WITH CLOSE TO 3,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING.
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Programs and curricular activities are held in student organizations. These support leadership skills and teamwork. More than 700 athletic, academic, cultural, recreational and social events have been held with close to 3,000 students participating. Some of the more notable events are described below.
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Participation in the entrepreneurial project trepcamp, organized by Impulsa Mexico and Santander.
2015
First TEDx udlap was held. “Unconventional Thinking” with 80 attendees and 12 invited speakers.
2016
Second TEDx udlap was held. “Refresh” with 85 attendees and 12 invited speakers.
2017
The UDLAP Lacrosse team (intramural) was runner-up at the Premier University Lacrosse League.
trepcamp was held in the United States. Five students received a full scholarship to attend.
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Orientation week is held every year for new students. The purpose of O-week is to ease students into university life. In this program students share ideas with their fellow students, and meet their future professors, among other activities.
INCOMING STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN ORIENTATION PROGRAM 1800 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
2013
2014
EXCELLENT STUDENTS
Fall
2015
2016
2017
180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
Spring
Well-being Workshops, talks, conferences and information sessions are given on preventing risk behaviors. These activities seek long term well-being in the university community. The following table shows these activities.
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2015 • During Stage II of the First Year Program (FYP2) 62 events were held that promote integral well-being among the students. Topics covered: preventing risk behaviors, responsible alcohol consumption, healthy sexuality, diet and health, self-care, depression, finance for university students, among others. Number of students that participated in these activities: 2,675.
2016 • Seventy-seven activities on risk prevention and promoting emotional well-being were offered, with a total of 1,109 participants. • The Office of Student Services worked with Marketing, Information Design and Communication Departments to analyze the following topics quantitatively and qualitatively: violence between couples, alcohol, smoking, drug abuse and emotional problems in order to create information, materials and applications for these different prevention campaigns.
2013 • Six personal development workshops, 10 informal talks, 6 conferences on preventing risk behaviors. More than 1,080 students attended.
2014 • Emergency psychological services are offered, covering cases that arise during the working day that require immediate attention. • The campaign “If You Are Going to Drink ... Take Control” was developed and implemented to promote responsible alcohol consumption in the UDLAP community.
2017
• Eighty-six activities with more than 3,500 student participants on topics such as self-care, emotional well-being, responsible alcohol consumption, healthy relationships, healthy sexual practices, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, substance abuse and sexual diversity. • The campaign “Is It Love or Violence?” was conducted to foster healthy relations in couples. Graphic and audiovisual materials were disseminated in participating institutional media.
The university offers medical services and sports rehabilitation, which includes immediate on-site medical attention with nurses, paramedics and medical specialists for the entire udlap community. Self-care is promoted by identifying and preventing unhealthy behaviors through permanent media campaigns directed at the entire udlap community. In the past five years, the Integral Rehabilitation Center (CIR) has averaged 7,000 rehabilitation sessions per year, attending more than 5,000 users from the university community.
Residential Colleges The Residential Colleges offer students not only a place to live but learning experiences that contribute to their complete development through activities that create a sense of belonging to the community, and that are based on the values of responsibility, freedom, tolerance, respect and solidarity. Student distribution in the residential colleges is shown below. Student occupation has increased gradually to reach 98% in Fall of last year.
17% 18% 18% 19%
2% 3% 2% 3%
2014, 79% 2015, 80% 2016, 79% 2017, 81%
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DISTRIBUTION OF STUDENTS IN RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES
43 Incoming
International
Returning
OCCUPANCY RATE IN RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES
82.20%
87.00%
73.60%
99.20%
83.10%
99.00%
98.60%
88.30%
90.80%
69.10%
2013
2014
Spring
2015
2016
2017
Fall
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outreach
UDLAP OUTREACH
The university seeks to create and maintain national and international networks with its alumni, public and private organizations and society to foster collaboration and produce mutual benefits. Over the past five years, relations with alumni, continuous education, programs directed at the society, art exhibits, collaboration with cultural institutions and appearances in communication media have been strengthened. Other activities include publishing books written by faculty and the university commu-
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nity, as well as the participation of prominent speakers in more than 25 keynote addresses.
University Extension The university has strengthened ties to the public business sector and society via research projects, business solutions and continuous education.
YEAR
INCOME
CONTINUOUS EDUCATION
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
CONSULTING
2013
10 million pesos ($532,800 USD)
Courses were offered in finance, sales, marketing, developing learning potential, upper management, Federal Labor Law, IMSS Law, photography and TOEFL.
The relationship with businesses and organization in areas of tourism, business, health and social responsibility were strengthened.
A catalog was developed for the Asphalt Mix and Quality Labs in order to offer their services.
12 million pesos ($639,360 USD)
Continuous Education offerings include programs in business, finance, engineering, art and humanities, management skills and business solutions that attend each segment with a specific solution.
Programs were developed according to the specific needs of the organizations or for the public, with topics such as finance, sales, marketing, upper management, and tax reform, with the participation of close to 700 people.
Consulting services were offered in organizational productivity, laboratory formula development, asphalt mix tests, waste water treatment and inoculation.
New programs for private enterprises, government and society in general were developed, offering 27 programs in Business and Finance, Engineering, Arts and Humanities, Managerial Skills, and Business Solutions.
Programs were offered on the latest information in accounting and taxes, automotive engineering, energy reform in Mexico, home decoration, executive coaching, corporate finance, project administration, Lean Six Sigma & Manufacturing, analysis and positioning of luxury brands, digital photography, and TOEFL IBT preparation. Approximately 850 people participated.
Suppliers to the automobile industry received training and consulting aimed at strengthening their leadership skills at the national and international level via laboratories and faculty experience.
Twenty training programs were offered to the public, with the participation of more than 1000 executives and employees from various businesses and government offices.
Programs were developed for the automobile and finance sectors in Puebla. These programs offered topics such as effective presentations in English, international standards of financial information, Lean Kaizen Service, financial culture and executive coaching for interpersonal skills.
Construction jobs were carried out from a pelletizing model that optimizes production times and equipment. Academic programs in Hidalgo, Quintana Roo, Puebla and Coahuila benefited from curricular review and consulting services. These events were offered to BASF, Universidad Intercultural, Faurecia and Universia.
Twenty-four training programs were offered, of which 12 were certification courses offered to the private and public sectors, alumni and public, with a total of 4,800 participants.
The following companies requested programs: Agua de Puebla, Comisión Nacional de Protección Social de Salud, Fleischmann, Secretariat of Health, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Subdirección de Servicios de Salud de PEMEX, BANOBRAS, Tax Administration Service (SAT), Volkswagen, SMP Automotive System, Autogas and Herdez de Mexico.
Consulting services for the city of Atlixco continue and will conclude at the end of 2018. The city of Saltillo requested consulting services which concluded in December 2017.
2014
2015
2016
2017
20 million pesos ($1,065,600 USD)
27 million pesos ($1,438,560 USD)
27 million pesos ($2,024,640 USD)
Cultural Spaces and Artistic Heritage The university has several spaces where the university community can interact with art. Different audiences relate reflexively to the art, based on their own interests and sociocultural conditions. The activities and expositions held in this period are shown on the table below.
Expositions in Capilla de Arte
2013
• Exposition “Examples to follow: Exploring Aesthetics and Sustainability” current international art exhibit with 52 artists representing 25 nationalities. • The exposition “Migration: The Other 5 de Mayo” was held to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the “Battle of Puebla, in collaboration with ABRACADABRA, a multidisciplinary group. • In collaboration with codex Mexico, the Colegio de Puebla and the Puebla Secretariat of Public Education, the exposition “Books of Artists” was a collection of 42 hand-made books by renowned Mexican and Californian artists. The books were made using artisan and innovative technologies. • The udlap Summer School exhibited children’s art with “I am,” a collection of 60 pieces created by children aged 4 to 12. The pieces are self-portraits made with different painting techniques guided by the professor and artist Carlos Arias. • First international workshop on city planning in the city of Puebla, in collaboration with Les Ateliers and the Puebla Secretariat of Social Development. • “LUBOK: Books from Leipzig Artists” was exhibited, with 200 large and small graphic works, produced by 27 European artists during the last decade. This exhibit was held in collaboration with INBA’s National Stamp Museum, the Goethe Institute, the German Industry Board of Trustees for Culture, and Volkswagen Mexico. • The Puebla artist Luz Elvira Torres showed, “Forests of the Soul,” a collection of paintings, installations, and textile.
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• More than 160 events were held: Musical Wednesdays, Movies, udlap & Friends, Fantastic Sundays, Art and Coffee, Ad/opt & Adapt, Other Horizons, and Literary Saturdays. More than 12,000 national and international visitors attended these events.
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2015 • The cultural season was held with “Museum Nights,” “Conversations on Art and Coffee,” concerts, film and literature for the entire family. More than 65,000 national and international visitors attended. • Art exposition “25 x 25 x 25”. Small art works, with more than 150 items by young artists, the result of a call sent out by the School of Arts and Humanities. • One-man show, “The String of Life,” by udlap artist and professor Carlos Arias, who showed his embroidery pieces created throughout 20 years of his career. • Exposition in collaboration with the Museum of Popular Art, “Arte/sano ÷ artistas 3.0” with works created by an artist with a designer or artisan. • This exhibited was part of the second Corridor of Offerings (to the Dead) organized by the Puebla City Council.
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• It was the site of the documentary tour, “Street Vendor”, the itinerant festival of videodance, “Shake and Serve.”
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2014 • The cultural season was held, with “Museum Nights,” “Conversations on Art and Coffee,” concerts, film and literature for the entire family. More than 33 thousand national and international visitors attended. • The exposition “Architectonic Body” was held. The collection contained works from the udlap Art Collection and was curated by udlap students and collaborators as part of the “Creating Audiences in Art” Social Service project. • The exhibition “Stories by Day” was inaugurated. The Mexican painter Abelardo Favela showed 114 works spanning 30 years. Some pieces had never been shown before, and one was created especially for Puebla and donated to the udlap Art Collection: “The Abduction of the Chinese Women in Puebla.” • “The Rupture and its History” an exhibit held in collaboration with the Mexican Museum of Modern Art, showcases masterpieces from artists whose words were declared a National Artistic Monument. These artists include Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and José Clemente Orozco. • Academic collaborations with the Departments of Arts, Letters, Humanities and Art History, Architecture and International Business with conferences, workshops, book presentations, concerts and exhibitions.
• Site of the First International Congress of Community Organization, in collaboration with the Alfonso Velez Pliego Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, buap.
2017 • National and international visitors to Spring and Fall cultural seasons. Fifty-three percent come from the southern-central region of Mexico and 8% from abroad. One hundred twenty-five cultural events were held, including temporary exhibits, Museum Nights, Conversations on Art and Coffee, classical and contemporary music concerts, film, conferences on art and science, theatrical presentations, film festivals and Sunday workshops for the entire family. • Photography show, “Mexico and its Landscapes,” by Armando Salas Portugal, in collaboration with the Mary Street Jenkins Foundation.
• Participation in the National Heritage Education Program: “A Summer for You” with free activities and workshops for the entire family. The recreational activities promote reflection on museums, society and memory.
2016 • During the cultural season 167 cultural events were held, and more than 45,000 national and international visitors attended, of which 46% came from the south-central region of the country, and 7% represented international tourism. • One-man show, “Vicente Rojo: Written/Painted” that shows three facets of the artist, the most influential painter and designer of the 20th century. In collaboration with the UNAM University Museum of Contemporary Art. • Inaugurated as a subsidiary of Continuous Education serving as the site of the Certificate Course in Cultural Management, in collaboration with udlap Consulting.
• One-man show of the first graduate of the Fine Arts major, Alberto Ibáñez Cerda, with the exposition, “Dear Painter, Paint Me,” in which ties were established with more than 30 private collectors in Mexico and abroad. • The first opera-theater season was held with the production of Lola, in collaboration with udlap and buap faculty and students. • “Impetus of Courage the Era Was Me” was inaugurated, with works from young artists born between 1990 and 1998.
• Exhibit “Creation in Movement: Class of 2015/2016, Second Period,” as well as the collective exhibit “Come In: City in Survival Mode.” • “Museographic Essay No. 2: from Modern to Contemporary,” an exhibition of internationally renowned artists such as Picasso, Rothko, Magritte, DeKooning and Tamayo, in collaboration with the Rufino Tamayo Museum and the National Institute of Fine Arts. • The first theater season with three productions: The Rhetoric of Silence, Paper Women and Divorced, Evangelical and Vegetarian, in collaboration with faculty and students as main characters. • The exposition “Photographic Memory: 100 Encounters with Young Creators” in collaboration with fonca.
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• The exposition “Post Neo-Mexicanisms” was inaugurated, showcasing masterpieces in Mexican painting from the end of the 20th century.
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Activities in the Casa del Caballero Aguila
UDLAP OUTREACH
2013
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• Exposition of 22 Mexicans, “Region 10 Graphic Workshops” comprising images of offerings from the “Wirikuta Resists” project, in collaboration with the Print Workshop Museum Erasto Cortes, the Camaxtli Workshop in Tlaxcala and Tamayo Workshop in Oaxaca. • The Puebla artist Luz Elvira Torres showed, “Forests of the Soul,” a collection of paintings, installations, and textile art. • Classical guitar performances, poetry workshop with Mario Bojórquez, film festival for the Cholula community. • More than 100 primary school students participated in the activities pertaining to the expositions in the Casa del Caballero Aguila gallery, with the support of social service students.
2014 • Free cultural activities were offered to the public, such as films, concerts, artistic appreciation workshops, Nahuatl, astronomical observations, and science workshops for children. • Conferences were given on Cholula heritage and traditions, with collaboration with the Citizen’s Academic Council for Cholula Integrity. • The one-man show “Fiction Study” by the renowned photographer Dulce Pinzón, an UDLAP alumnus, with a collection from three of her series produced in the last five years.
THE UDLAP ART COLLECTION GREW THROUGH DONATIONS, FOR A TOTAL OF
205 ARTISTS THAT COMPRISE THE ARTISTIC ASSETS. The udlap Art Collection grew through donations over the past five years, for a total of 205 artists that comprise the artistic assets. The institution collaborated with several institutions such as the Puebla Secretariat of Culture and Tourism, the National Fund for Culture and Arts, (fonca), the National Institute of Fine Arts (inba), the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (inaoe), the Puebla L’Alliance Française (afp), the National Chamber of Industry and Transformation (canacintra), the Benemérita Autonomous University of Puebla, (buap) and its Office of the Vice President for Extension and Cultural Dissemination, the Universidad Iberoamericana (ibero), the Universidad de Arte (unarte), the Puebla Municipal Art and Culture Institute (imacp) with “Ambulante” (an itinerant documentary), with the Creation and Artistic Development Stimulus Program (PECDA), the Art-Education Platform (pae), the Humboldt School in Puebla, the Franz Mayer Museum, the Hispanic Society of America, the Estación Indianilla Cultural Center, Intaglio Publishing, The Codex Foundation, Stanford University Libraries, the Puebla State Council for Culture and Arts, the Chihuame Cultural Center, the UNAM Contemporary Art Museum (muac), the Mexican Popular Art Museum (MAP), Museum of Modern Art (mam), National Stamp Museum (munae), Tamayo Contemporary Art Museum (muta), Museum of Oaxacan Painters (mupo), Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo Museum-Studio (medr), Estanquillo Museum/Carlos Monsivais Collection, Mexican Museum of San Francisco, Robert Brady Museum, National Institute of Fine Arts (inba), Codex-Mexico Foundation, Blaisten Collection, Luis Barragan Collection, Coppel Contemporary Art Collection, as well as independent art and culture organizations.
Outreach to Society As part of the institution’s commitment to society, programs were carried out that contribute to the betterment of society with the quality that distinguishes udlap. One such example is Escuelas Aztecas (Aztec Schools), where children and youth learn and participate in sports. The members have had much success due to their diligence and discipline.
2014 • Escuelas Aztecas American Football was runner-up in the pony and AA juvenile category in the LINFA and FADEMAC leagues in the State of Mexico.
• Escuelas Aztecas Tennis won first place at the tournaments organized in Puebla, such as Club Alpha Master Peques and Nacional G4. • Escuelas Aztecas American Football was runner-up in the pony and AA juvenile category in the linfa and fademac leagues in the State of Mexico.
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2016 • Escuelas Aztecas American Football reached the semi-finals in the AA juvenile category of the fademacC league.
2017 • Escuelas Aztecas Soccer reached the semi-finals in the pony and B children category, and the finals in the high school category in the Club Alpha league. • Escuelas Aztecas American Football battled the Actopan Oseznos in the semifinal of the A Juvenile League, in the State of Mexico, fademac. • Escuelas Aztecas Flag Football played against the Panteras Cholula in the Cholula Flag league.
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The udlap Summer Program creates academic and athletic activities where children and youth explore their preferences and curiosity that lead to knowledge. There have been several summer programs these past five years, demonstrating constant interest.
DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS
563 CHILDREN UDLAP OUTREACH
HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THE UDLAP SUMMER PROGRAM. The Leadership Program for Indigenous Youth (PLJI) is a strong academic program aimed at Mexican and foreign indigenous students. The program is supported by several strategic partners from the public and private sectors. As part of udlap’s social responsibility, it supports related causes with educational activities. The program has evolved over the years, as shown in the following table.
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2013 The purpose of this program was to provide participants with the tools and knowledge that allows them to solve problems with viable strategies and to design proposals that result in development and benefits for their communities. Thirty one youth from Mexico and Central America attended.
2014 The purpose of this program was to solve a public problem in their home community and to formulate actions with respect to public policy related to this situation. Twenty seven Mexicans, 7 Central Americans and 3 Americans participated.
2015
2016
2017
They developed integration projects and made public policy to benefit their home communities. Thirty two Mexicans, two Canadians, 1 Peruvian, 1 Ecuadorian, 1 Guatemalan, and 1 American participated.
Three thematic lines were defined: language, health and migration. Thirty Mexicans, 2 Ecuadorians, 1 Bolivian and 1 Panamanian were selected.
In the academic program, knowledge was acquired on health, migration and language. Thirty four university students joined, of which 30 were Mexican, 1 Bolivian, 1 Peruvian, 1 Ecuatorian and 1 Guatemalan.
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UDLAP TV Three seasons were recorded of El interrogatorio, un espacio cerrado para preguntas abiertas (Interrogation, a closed space for open questions), a televised interview program run entirely by students from different academic programs. Guided by experts in cinematography and television, these students acquire experience and practice what they have learned in the classroom, thus improving the curricula. Close to 20 interviews with personalities from the world of art, culture and sports were conducted. Beginning in Fall 2014, UDLAPTV began transmitting daily shows that were created by students from the different academic programs. Five hundred sixty-eight videos were created, involving an average of 50 students per semester, among scholarship students, interns and social service. In 2015 a new project began in collaboration with Televisa and Primero Noticias (news). The students who participate in UDLAPTV interviewed icons in Mexican art. The interviews were conducted by Carlos Loret de Mola. Eight capsules were created and broadcast for one week during the Primero Noticias program. Over six years, UDLAPTV has earned a well-deserved reputation in university sports broadcasting. During the 2016 Olympics, 36 capsules were created with the participation of Enrique Ga-
ray, a well-known sports commentator who has attended seven Summer Games. In 2016 the institution covered the presidential elections in the United States, in which 36 students and 16 professors from different academic programs participated, analyzing the elections for 17 straight hours. In 2017 UDLAPTV produced a monthly internal communication program for the movie chain, Cinépolis. Called Cinepolito TV, it went behind the scenes to cover the 15th International Film Festival in Morelia; in addition to coverage for Televisa. Continuing the work on the US elections, in January 2017 President Trump’s inauguration was covered in collaboration with faculty members from Political Science and International Relations. There were several discussions on key topics of the new American administration’s agenda. Opinion leaders have joined efforts to create content for TVUDLAP programs. In 2017 there were 16 programs daily in Spring and 12 in Fall. More than 70 students from different academic programs participated in the program production, taping and editing. During athletic events, Ex-Azteca players shared their athletic and academic experiences.
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Socially Responsible Outreach During this period activities were carried out and recognition was awarded, supporting the social commitment that distinguishes this institution. The following is a summary of these achievements from 2013 to 2017.
2016 • “Cortometeatro” (short informative play) begins, in collaboration with Cultural Dissemination, where social topics are explored through theater. Ninety-two people attended.
2013 • udlap receives the Gilberto Rincon Gallardo Distinction from the Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare. • udlap receives the “Roads to Inclusion” distinction from the Puebla National System for Integral Family Development (dif). • The accrediting center It Academy is established, and the third accreditation exam for the visually impaired is administered.
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• udlap receives the Corporate Social Responsibility Annual Award 2013 given by the American Chamber Mexico.
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2017 • After the September earthquake the UDLAP collection center was established, receiving and boxing supplies, collecting close to 38 tons of goods and distributing them to seven organizations operating in the most affected areas in Puebla. • The university offered its support to six organizations that operated in affected areas through the Azteca Volunteers program. Six hundred fifty-seven UDLAP volunteers helped immeasurably during the contingency.
2014 • Children from the civic organization Surgiendo Comunidad Autista (Autistic Community Arising) take a pottery class from professor Joaquín Conde Garcia. • udlap is a Microsoft accrediting center for the visually impaired, and as such has applied exams in more than half of the states in Mexico, in which 90% of the participants were accredited. • udlap hosted the Empoder Education program, in collaboration with professors from the School of Engineering. The program consisted of coaching 53 children aged 10 to 17.
2015 • The Teach 4 All Mexico pilot program begins. • Fifth call for the Microsoft accreditation exam for the visually impaired. VW Financial Services donates scholarships for the participants.
Every year udlap holds social service and volunteering fairs that provide students with a place to learn about organizations and projects with which they can become involved. During the past five years an average of 40 organizations participated. The growth in interested students and those who registered for different organizations is shown below.
STUDENTS REGISTERED IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT PARTICIPATE IN SOCIAL SERVICE AND VOLUNTEER FAIRS 1600 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0
Fall 2014
Fall 2015
Spring 2016
Fall 2016
Spring 2017
Fall 2017
During this period more than 500 interviews were conducted with our alumni, tracking their achievements, career growth and professional activities. The magazine Visión exaudlap continues to be published. More than 24,000 copies were published so that alumni and strategic allies could receive them. Different events are held every year for alumni to maintain and strengthen ties with the institution. Conferences, talks and book presentations are organized for these events. The udlap Benefit Plan, which seeks discounts and preferential treatment for the udlap community in different sectors, increased 40% during the past five years. Currently there are more than 350 agreements with businesses, a third of which belong to alumni. The Professional Development Conference is organized annually to help students and graduates enter the job market. This is a virtual job fair where on average 135 companies participate. Additionally, there are workshops and professional development articles. Last year Meeting Top Recruiters was held, where interested parties could speak with employers about working for international companies.
Outreach to Media The university continues to appear in communication media, with more than 41,000 press mentions on informative bulletins, events, faculty and student achievements, press conferences, as well as meetings with media directors and interviews. Internal and external communication tools were developed such as Infórmate (Be Informed) the online communication space udlap Informa; the web-based school calendar; screens; interviews with the media; Entérate (Find Out), the academic dissem-
ination articles of Expresiones udlap; Entorno Azteca; Barra Universitaria de Puebla Comunicaciones; messages from udlap Informa and the cultural events calendar. Coverage in web media continues to grow, including the content generated on institutional social networks with information, photos, videos and designs adapted to online media, as well as other types of media. More than 600,000 photographs, 3,000 videos on events and activities, and 18 digital animations for courses and promotion have been taken and filed. Special Orgullo udlap (udlap Pride) videos are shown every Spring and Fall.
Institutional Design As part of the university’s mission and vision, Entorno udlap (udlap Environment) was created. It is a magazine highlighting the knowledge and innovation of academic life and research at udlap. The format and publication materials of Orgullo udlap were redesigned to include color printings that extol the community’s achievements. The university has its own press, Editorial udlap, which publishes diverse texts for researchers, students and the general public. More than 59 books were published in the past five years in the following collections: Sapientias udlap, Biblioteca Antigua, Universitas Naturalis, Outreach, Proceedings, Art/specials, Electronics y Co-editions. The books have been presented in Profética, Casa de la Lectura, as well as in different national and international forums. udlap press has attended local and national book fairs, including the Guadalajara International Book Fair, the most important book event in the Spanish speaking world. The following graph shows the distribution of books published, as well as the collections.
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Alumni
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2014 • “Cholula on a Bike” Citizen group Cholula en Bici • “Productora” Abel Perles, Architect, Productora architecture firm associate • “Amoato” Melissa Falcón and Sarai Noguea, associates of the Amoato firm • “Anagrama” Sebastián Padilla, creative director at Anagrama • “Energy Reform 2013, Myths and Realities” Dante Yamil San Pedro Jacobo, Technical Secretary of the National Energy Commission of the Employers Confederation of the Mexican Republic.
10% 27%
UDLAP OUTREACH
8% 7%
• “Tourism as an Engine for Development in the City of Puebla” Michel Chain Carrillo, Secretary of Economic Development and Tourism for the municipal government of Puebla. • “Scholastica” Adriana González Ríos, UDLAP alumnus and member of the Harvard Admissions advising committee.
UDLAP PRESS COLLECTION
9% 12%
• “Perspectives on Latin American Democracy” Carlos Mesa Gisbert, former president of Bolivia and president of the Fundación Comunidad.
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17%
10%
2015
CO-EDITIONS
SAPIENTIAS UDLAP
BIBLIOTECA ANTIGUA
UNIVERSITAS NATURALIS
OUTREACH
PROCEEDINGS
ART/ SPECIAL
ELECTRONIC
Conferences udlap presence grew through events with prestigious institutions that contribute to the integral education of students, showcasing udlap’s excellence in academics, sports, culture, art, science and business at the national and international level. The following keynote addresses were given in this period:
• “The Challenges of Education” Claudio X. González, president of Mexicanos Primero (Mexicans First) • Address by the Ambassador of Norway in Mexico Dr. Merethe Nergaad, Ambassador of Norway in Mexico • “The New Global Trade” Dr. Pascal Lamy, president emeritus of the Jacques Delors Institute • “BASF: Catalyst of Sustainability” Dr. Michael Stumpp, president of Grupo BASF in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean and director of BASF Mexicana. • Panel “Dreamers: Challenges and Opportunities of Young Mexicans in the United States” Josefina Vázquez Mota, César Vargas, Erika Andiola and Carlos Vargas
2017 • “Leadership” First Marketing Congress, I Am Marketing Former President Vicente Fox Quesada, President of Mexico (2000 – 2006) • “Mexico, A Developed Country” Enrique de la Madrid Cordero, Secretary of Tourism; Roberto Trauwitz Echeguren, Secretary of Culture and Tourism for Puebla; Rubén Gerardo Corona González, Undersecretary of Innovation and Touristic Development, SECTUR; José Luis Mario Aguilar and Maya Medrano, senior official, SECTUR; Miguel Alonso Reyes, Director General FONATUR, and Alejandro Sámano Martínez, Director General of Social Communication , SECTUR
• “Research Journalism” Adela Navarro Bello, director general at Semanario Zeta, a digital newspaper. • “Mega Trends in Mexico Today” Dr. Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape, director of the National Public Policy Laboratory at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) • “Implementing Oral Trials in the State Judiciary” Judge Roberto Flores Toledano, president of the High Court of Justice of the State of Puebla • “The Challenges of Justice in Mexico” Judge Sergio Javier Medina Peñaloza, president of the High Court of Justice of the State of Mexico • “Mexican Foreign Policy in a Changing International Context” Ambassador Emeritus Carlos Alberto de Icaza González, Federal Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs
• First keynote address of the 13th Biennial Congress of the International Gothic Association: “Dark Sound: Being and Timbre in Gothic” Dr. Isabella Van Elferen, Kingston University • Second keynote address of the 13th Biennial Congress of the International Gothic Association: “Duppy vs. Ghost, Obeah vs. Witchcraft; Dueling Folklore in Black Diasporic Gothic Fiction” Dr. Maisha Wester, Indiana University Bloomington • Third keynote address of the 13th Biennial Conference of the International Gothic Association “A Trail of Bread Crumbs to Follow: Gothic Rewritings of “Hansel and Gretel”, from Angela Carter to Mariana Enríquez” Dr. Aurora Piñeiro Carballeda, profesor and researcher, UNAM
• Round Table with Pedro Ferriz de Con Pedro Ferriz de Con, journalist and businessman. • Third Conference of Radio Universitaria “Radio More Alive than Ever” Dr. Leonardo Curzio Gutierrez, communicator, researcher and political analyst • “The Metamorphism of Contemporary Architecture, Thought and Action. Toward a New Death of Architecture?” Dr. Antonio Capitel, Professor at the Superior Technical School of Architecture of Madrid, Technical University of Madrid, Spain • “Mexico and Hydro Meteorological Hazards” Roberto Ramírez de la Parra, Director General at the National Water Commission (CONAGUA)
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ADMINISTRATIVE
efficiency
Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla Statement of Financial Position, to December 31, 2017 and 2016 Stated in thousands of pesos
2017
2016
ASSETS Cash and equivalent
$
379,415
$
312,494
Student Accounts Receivable, net
15,960
17,921
Advanced Payments and Other Accounts Receivable
15,469
15,720
760
598
88
88
628,434
602,697
ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY
Inventory, net
60
Assets Available for Sale Buildings, furnishings and equipment Total Assets
$
1,040,125
$
64, 862
$
949,517
LIABILITIES
One of the main tenets of the university is to administer the financial and physical resources in order to comply with the objectives of said resources. This is accomplished through developing and training human resources, fostering transparency and developing the financial health and stability required for the continuous growth of the institution. During the past five years positive financial results were achieved, which allowed the university to invest in academic, administrative or other activities with the quality which distinguishes this institution.
Accounts Payable
$
54,748
Accumulated Liabilities
107,363
111,398
Advance Tuition
140,864
125,115
89,077
108,720
Long Term Loans Other Liabilities Total Liabilities
Financial Situation
ASSETS
The institution’s financial statements over the past five years demonstrate financial stability, meeting short term obligations with circulating assets, as well as having positive net working capital. Year after year, the yearly budget has ended with a surplus, taking into account the following: increase in net tuition income, the main activity; increase in other income, among them udlap Lottery, and control of costs and expenditures as a result of administrative efficiency. The next document is the Financial Statement for the previous year:
Other Comprehensive Results (OCR)
Total Assets
Total Assets Total Liabilities and Assets
354,662
355,557
$
756,829
$
755,539
$
426,825
$
336,608
(143,529) $ $
(142,629)
283,297
$
193,979
1,040,125
$
949,517
Fundación Universidad de las Américas, Puebla Income Statement to December 2017 and 2016
Budget
2017
Tuition income
$ 1,453,849
$ 1,333,054
(531,996)
(479,118)
$ 921,853
$ 853,936
Scholarships
Ancillary Activities
2016
$
Financial Products Contributions Received
27,212
$
26,178
68,814
60,383
5,487
3,663
Colleges
61,072
57,061
Lottery
133,088
121,424
35,972
31,820
Independent Operations Other Income
72,688
71,620
$ 1,326,186
$ 1,226,087
$ 358,337
$ 342,108
Research
11,510
13,135
Public Administration
1,939
2,844
48,992
48,209
Student Services
280,962
245,145
Total Income Expenditures Instruction
Academic Support Institutional Support
330,199
309,151
Ancillary Enterprises
34,216
37,039
Independent Operations
34,043
34,948
Facilities Operation and Maintenance
40,395
48,032
Lottery
92,749
84,213
2,627
3,447
Total Expenditures
$ 1,235,969
$ 1,168,271
Profit (or Loss) of the Fiscal Year
$
Other Expenses
90,217
$
57,816
The figures cited in the 2017 exercise have not been audited. The figures cited in the 2016 exercise have been audited.
The budget is created with the collaboration and input of the university community through its Budget Committee, presided by the General Director of Finance and whose members are professors, students and administrative personnel who represent all the operational areas of the university. The following premises were followed in the budget making process: • Cash flow generated from operations to defray investments • Operations carried out with expense controlling measures • Zero based budgeting The budget is submitted to the Administrative Council in extraordinary sessions. It is then sent to the Board of Overseers for its authorization and finally the Board of Trustees ratifies it. The process and quality involved in making the budget have led both governing bodies to approve it as is, without imposing any further modifications to what the Administrative Council had previously approved.
Fundraising The udlap Capital Campaign analyzes institutional projects and the possibility of supporting them through donations. One of these projects is the UNE Program, which invites society and the business sector to support academically gifted youth. In this program, students seek out companies to be their benefactors and help cover tuition costs. More than 600 scholarships have supported from the UNE Estudiantil and UNE Corporativo programs, thanks to support from companies and individuals. The following graph shows the annual evolution of these programs.
MORE THAN
600
SCHOLARSHIPS HAVE SUPPORTED FROM THE UNE ESTUDIANTIL AND UNE CORPORATIVO PROGRAMS, THANKS TO SUPPORT FROM COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS
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Stated in thousands of pesos
61
SCHOLARSHIPS UNE ESTUDIANTIL AND UNE CORPORATIVO $8.00
160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
$7.00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $2.00 $1.00
2013
2014
2015
ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY
Amount in Millions of Pesos
62
2016
2017
Scholarship Supported
The Economic Rescue Program to Finish University Studies (PRETU) is a revolving fund given by the charitable organization Nacional Monte de Piedad in 2010. This program has supported 99 students for a total of 22 million pesos (close to 2 million USD). Eighty-eight students have concluded their studies with this support.
PRETEU, REVOLVING FUND GRANTED AS A DONATION BY MONTE DE PIEDAD CHARITY 120
$6.00 $5.50
100
$5.00 $4.50 $4.00 $3.50 $3.00
80 60 40 20 0 2013
2014
Students
2015
2016
2017
$2.50 $2.00
Amount in Millions of Pesos
UDLAP Lottery The udlap Lottery began in 1987, and its net funds are entirely spent on scholarships. Over the past five years, the Lottery has earned more than 540 million pesos in gross income, duly registered and supervised by the Secretariat of the Interior, and more than 4,000 prizes have been awarded. Lottery tickets are sold in all 32 Mexican states, but mainly in the central and southeastern states, with the enthusiastic participation of more than 90,000 collaborators, including udlap students and employees as well as the general public.
Transparency and Continual Improvement
LOTTERY
590 84.4
850
850
890
900
96
108.8
121.4
133
Prizes
Gross Income in Millions of Pesos
The Continual Improvement Program asks members of the university community to evaluate different areas of the institution in order to identify areas of opportunity, ranging from user satisfaction with services to the performance of different hierarchical levels of the institution. Institutional processes have been documented and improvement processes fostered for the principal users of the institution. Average satisfaction scores are shown below. The score for services has increased year after year.
4.33 4.00
4.12
4.21
4.39
4.45
4.48
4.46
4.52
4.12
General Evaluation of Service
(Scale 1 to 10)
Satisfaction with Service (Scale 1 to 5)
SPRING 8.00
2013
8.20
8.29
8.32
8.67
2014 2015 2016 2017
8.71
2013
8.74
8.78
8.96
9.04
FALL
2014 2015 2016 2017 FALL
SPRING General Evaluation of Service
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS THE RESPONSE TIME TO COMMENTS IN THE UDLAP SUGGESTION BOX HAS REMAINED CONSTANT AT
THREE WORKING DAYS.
Satisfaction with Received Service
The udlap Buzón (Suggestion Box) allows electronic or paper-based comments to be monitored. Members of the university community and visitors are welcome to use the Suggestion Box. The feedback received through evaluations and the Suggestion Box has fostered a culture of continual improvement in the university community, allowing udlap to continue offering quality services with a smile.
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GENERAL RESULTS 2013 - 2017
63
ATTENTION TO COMPLAINTS/SUGGESTIONS (2013 - 2017) 699
28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
100
10
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
Response Time (working days)
Graduating students fill out an exit survey which provides information on their satisfaction levels. They evaluate learning objectives, the skills as stated in the professional profile established for each academic program, general aspects on the institution and services received during their education.
EXIT SATISFACTION SURVEY AVERAGES 2013 - 2017
4.24
4.25
4.31
2013
2014
2015
4.33
4.28
4.40 4.20 4.00 3.80 3.60 3.40 3.20 3.00
AVERAGE EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL GOALS ALL EMPLOYEES
2016
87
86
2015
2016
89
Escala del 0 al 10
1
2017
Evaluation of the President The President is evaluated annually. This evaluation is coordinated by the Evaluation of the President Committee, whose members include representatives from the Board of Trustees, the Board of Overseers, the Academic Council, the Administrative Council and the Student Council. Students, full-time faculty, administrative personnel and union workers are invited to evaluate. In 2017 the percentage of people evaluating the President increased by 19% with respect to 2016. The graph below shows results for the last five years.
2017
UDLAP PRESIDENT EVALUATION PERFORMANCE 2013 - 2017
Performance Evaluation Evaluations are implemented in the different hierarchical levels in order to achieve quality management systems. Beginning in 2015, all udlap employees identify their areas of opportunity on a yearly basis, and then carry out action plans the following year. Their results are expressed in indicators that support the strategic plan. The average evaluation of individual goals established by udlap collaborators is shown below.
PERFORMANCE RATING (Scale of 1 to 4)
ADMINISTRATIVE EFFICIENCY
668
1000
Complaints Addressed
64
558
(WORKING DAYS)
640
RESPONSE TIME
COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS RECEIVED
736
3.6
3.46
3.51
3.56
3.58
2015
2016
3.54
3.4
3.2 3
2013
2014
2017
Institutional Awards and Certifications Over the past five years, the constant work and efforts of udlap employees have resulted in awards for quality in different services offered by the university, listed below.
2013 • Recertification of the Distintivo H for the eighth consecutive year, for the Americas Dining Hall. • Certification of the computer network cable system, issued by BELDEN IBDN according to current industry norms and standards.
2014
2015
• udlap received the Gilberto Rincón Gallardo award from the Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, which honors the public, private and social institutions that are committed to good labor practices toward vulnerable groups. • The Institute of the National Fund for Worker’s Housing (INFONAVIT) awarded udlap Enterprise 10, for the institution’s regular and opportune payments of worker housing benefits, which allows workers to save towards housing loans and retirement. • The Mexican Institute of Standardization and Certification (IMNC) and The International Certification Network (IQNET) awarded the udlap Library with the certification of its quality management system aligned with the international standard ISO 9001:2008. The certification is valid for three years.
• The San Andrés Hostel received the Distintivo H. • The Americas Dining Hall was certified with the Distintivo H, a quality management system endorsed by the Secretariat of Tourism.
2017 • Recertification of Library processes with the new ISO 9001:2015 standard. • The Mexican Center for Philanthropy (CEMEFI) re-accredited udlap at the highest level of its institutionalism and transparency indicators, assurance that udlap has the necessary infrastructure for transparency and accountability. It permits the clear and accurate identification of activities, objectives and institutional effectiveness in managing resources. • udlap was recognized by the Puebla Secretariat of Public Education for its collaboration in “PsychoEmotional Intervention” offered during the September 19 earthquake.
2018 • The Institute of the National Fund for Worker’s Housing (INFONAVIT) certified udlap as “Enterprise 10” awarded to companies that help improve the lives of workers through fostering a culture of making payments in the business sector.
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• Recognition by the American Chamber of Commerce of Mexico (AmCham), Monterrey Chapter, for Entrepreneurial Social Responsibility (RSE); recognition for RSE programs that directly support the communities where these companies are located.
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MODERN
infrastructure
2013 • Acquisition of 3D Printer, which students from different majors can use to make prototypes and create volumetric pieces by casting thermoplastics. • Project to use cloud-based academic software. • New audio equipment in classrooms, installing 110 omnidirectional speakers that improve the audio experience of the students. • Acquisition of 221 new computers for the udlap community. • Computer network bandwidth increased from 300 Mbps to 450 Mbps, plus two 200Mbps Axel Extreme links.
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udlap has top level infrastructure and is an example of modern and cutting-edge facilities. One of the institutional priorities is to offer functionality and aesthetics in the university setting. Over the past five years investment in physical and technological infrastructure in buildings, furnishing, and equipment totaled 418.8 million pesos (22,636,140 USD) including 75 million pesos (4,053,750 USD) in 2017, that the institution has paid for with its own funds.
OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS INVESTMENT IN PHYSICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN BUILDINGS, FURNISHING, AND EQUIPMENT TOTALED
418.8 MILLION PESOS Information Technology Technological innovation and improvement are preponderant actions in a university at the vanguard, committed to providing its students with a learning experience that raises awareness of the importance of using technology in their future professional activities in order to be competitive in their field. Therefore, the institution carried out initiatives to continue building the cutting - edge infrastructure that characterizes this institution.
• Upgraded more than 740 last generation computers, of which more than 350 are high performance work stations. These were placed in computer labs and laboratories for students to use. • Responsive web design that allows content published on the UDLAP home page (www.udlap.mx) to be compatible with mobile devices. • The institution increased the number of seats for the online learning platform, Blackboard, for the more than 3,500 student users and 150 professors. • The computer network was restructured, and the network bandwidth was increased to 800 Mbps.
2015 • Acquisition of 270 computers for the faculty, 455 for administrative personnel and 59 for laboratories. • The computer network was increased to 2 Gbps, offering each student access to 235 Kbps of bandwidth. • Bank payment receipts were automated, with the result that any payments made at participating banks would be reflected in the student account statement within one hour. • The udlap web portal was re-engineered, allowing content to be viewed in mobile devices regardless of the platform.
2016 • Three hundred thirty-eight computers purchased. • Software used in the academic programs was updated. • Expansion of the collaboration platform, Blackboard Collaborate, from 2,000 to 8,000 seats, as well as the mobile App for collective intelligence. • Renovation of the Institutional Data Center, with the result that students could register for their classes in record time. • Implementation of a technology incidence and request report system, “Service Desk Express udlap,” that speeds up registering, monitoring and attending requests from the community.
MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE
• Renovation of firewalls in the Institutional Data Center to protect services and information stored in the Center, as well as implementation of an anomaly detection system.
2017 • Three hundred thirty-eight computers acquired. • Investment obtained from Apple to equip the iOS Development Lab where innovative software for iOS devices, such as iPhone, iPad and iWatch, are designed and developed. • Seven people were certified as Microsoft Office Specialist, preparing them as instructors in Microsoft Office technologies. • The service “Contact Us with One Click” was set up to report any infrastructure incidents in the classrooms. • More than 160 printers were renewed for administrative use throughout campus. • The password recovery and unblocking process was improved. • The operating systems of UDLAP servers were updated to Windows Server 2016. • Four hundred forty-seven state-of-the-art wireless access points were installed for a total of 750. • New academic and administrative software was developed. Additionally, the university continued to develop apps for different purposes. • Web spaces were developed to address the needs of the university community.
69 Investments One of the institutional priorities is maintaining the aesthetic functionality and modernity of its environment, including all the elements that comprise the university campus. The institutional maintenance, remodeling and renovation plan allows udlap to continue innovating and to make use of state-of-the-art technologies in campus facilities and cultural spaces. In the past five years, classrooms, laboratories, administrative offices and spaces in the following buildings were remodeled and modernized: Arts and Humanities, Business, Social Sciences, Sciences, Engineering, the Library, Auditorium, and Student Center. Additionally, the sports facilities, including courts, fields and the gymnasium were upgraded. The residential colleges were remodeled, and furnishings were replaced. Administrative offices that receive students were also remodeled. New parking lots were built and the udlap peripheral road was repaved. Electrical, hydraulic, and storm drain installations were upgraded in different areas of campus, along with restroom facilities.
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CURRENTLY THE LIBRARY HAS APPROXIMATELY
EIGHT MILLION DIGITAL ARCHIVES IN ITS COLLECTIONS. Library As part of the institution’s strategic objectives, the Library’s collections are constantly updated to promote quality teaching learning processes for faculty and students. For this reason, 56 million pesos were invested (3,072,160 USD), as shown below. Projects, by year:
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• The ALEPH Library Management System was upgraded from version 18 to 21, which is cloud based. • New furniture for users and library personnel.
2014 • A new server was acquired for the Library’s digital collections, with large memory and processing capacity that meets user demand for web-based collections. • New computers for study rooms.
2016 • Five thousand one hundred catalog entries were updated in the ALEPH system. • The Historic Archive of the Province of the Holy Gospel in Mexico (AHPSEM) was organized. • The collection of university newspapers was published on the web: from Mexico City College (1947) to University of the Americas (1971). • The web site for digital theses was upgraded to display on mobile devices.
2015
2017
• Participation in the 75th anniversary of the UDLAP via the organization of the ex libris contest commemorating the library. • Furnishings purchased for the exposition rooms and the Library. • Digitalization of the UDLAP Photography Archive, comprised of printed photographs, negatives and slides from 1940 to 1990, for a total of 3,130 files.
• New computers for study rooms. • The Library web interface was upgraded to display on mobile devices. • The administration and conservation of the Historic Archive of the Province of the Holy Gospel in Mexico (AHPSEM) was officially entrusted to the UDLAP Library
MODERN INFRASTRUCTURE
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