Annual Report 2012 - 2013
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Universidad de las Américas Puebla
UDLAP OUTREACH
tuto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM), Uni-
versidad Autónoma de Baja California, INAOE and
Puebla Reading Council, A.C.
Along with the City Council of Orizaba, Veracruz we
started actions focused on promoting cultural and
academic activities in the munici-
pality. With Radio Altiplano FM we
signed an agreement for a radio pro-
gram focusing on the promotion and
dissemination of musical knowledge
and other cultural activities.
We also renewed and signed new
agreements with Universities around
the world, to offer our students more
options for international studies:
• Aichi Prefectural University - Japan
• Appalachian State University - United States
• Doshisha University - Japan
• Ecole Superieure des Sciences
Commerciales d´Angers - France
• ESC Bretagne Brest - France
• European Business School, Paris - France
• Goethe Institut - Germany
• Indonesia Institute of Arts - Indonesia
• ISC Bretagne - France
• KDI School of Public Policy and
Management - South Korea
• Keimyung University - SouthKorea
• McGill University - Canada
• Northeastern University - United States
• P.I. Cultural Exchange, Sarl - Switzerland
• The Washington Center for Internships
and Academic Seminars - United States
• Universidad Federal de Santa María - Brazil
• Universidad Pontificia de Comillas - Spain
• University of Delaware - United States
• University of Groningen - Netherlands
Private companies and government organizations
look for talent in UDLAP to incorporate into their
ranks, allowing our students to complete their
professional practices and social service. Such is
the case of Nielsen, Mondelēz International (Kraft
Foods), Bride Avenue, Colours The People Company,
the Puebla State Council for Culture and Arts, the
State Coordination of International Affairs and Sup-
port to Migrant Poblanos, the Puebla Institute for
Women, Operadora Hotelera Brisas, Thyssenkrupp
Metalúrgica, the Federation´s Electoral Court of the
Judicial Power, and Puebla TV.
At the end of 2012 we had signed over seventy agree-
ments, consolidating this institution´s outreach with
different sectors.
CONSULTING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
In order to provide knowledge and experience to
the business sector, we developed continuing edu-
cation programs focused on different professional
fields through UDLAP Consultants. In 2012, we had
open programs with topics such as foreign trade, man-
agement skills, finance, customs operations, project
management and preparation for the TOEFL test. The
exports programs taught in an open classroom set-
ting were offered with the support of ProMéxico for
the third consecutive year.
The first phase of the "Misión University" project was
carried out using a virtual learning platform, devel-
oped for the personnel of Misión Hotels. Also, we
implemented the virtual portal "Saborea mi Ciudad"
(Savoring My City) to promote the local gastronomy,
and brought about "My Real Trip", an augmentedr eal-
ity prototype applied to tourism, which uses geo-ref-
erence to allow the user to learn more about a tourist
destination through video, image, voice and text.
Through specialized consulting, which focuses on a
company´s specific requirements, we completed the
third Graduate Certificate on Lean Manufacturing for
the Tlaxcala Entrepreneur Association.
In collaboration with the Mexican Council for Foreign
Trade - South (COMCE) and Volkswagen de México, for
the second occasion we taught the Graduate Certifi-
cate in Foreign Trade Program, focused on the auto-
motive industry. Also with COMCE, we consulted on
Lean Six Sigma.
We designed and taught a course focused on data-
bases for Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma; a Graduate Certif-
icate on Product Security for Volkswagen de México;
training programs for institutions and companies
such as Tecnológico de Poza Rica, Ozono Polaris, Audi,
ING, SKF, Big Cola, Grupo Farmatodo, Colegio Hum-
boldt and Faurecia.
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Agreements signed in
more than
2012
