Abstract
This chapter examines several research partnerships between the Tecnológico de Monterrey and various US university counterparts. The study presented here is based on data from interviews with five principal liaisons and from document analysis. It seeks to develop a deeper understanding of motives and perceptions surrounding the research projects. Findings indicate that collaborations have enhanced Mexican faculty research productivity, advanced human resource capacity development, and generated useful and marketable applied research. US institutions have also expanded their research trajectories through these partnerships and improved their related knowledge bases. The chapter ends by offering alternative policies to promote research collaboration and exchange of knowledge with potential for impacting regional economies.
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NAFTA was negotiated and agreed among Canada, Mexico , and the US entering into force on January 1, 1994. At the time, the regional trade agreement was historic and unprecedented given that developed countries and an emerging market country, Mexico , decided to enter into a formal trade agreement.
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US Department of State. 2017. “The US-Mexico Bilateral Forum for Higher Education, Innovation, and Research.” February 23, 2017. Available from: https://mx.usembassy.gov/education-culture/education/the-u-s-mexico-bilateral-forum-on-higher-education-innovation-and-research/
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The full name is Instituto Tecnológico de Educación Superior de Monterrey (ITESM). However, the official website uses Tech as a short version of that name. For more information, see: https://tec.mx/en/inicio
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For more details, see: https://tec.mx/en/tec-diference/formation-transforms-lives
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See more about internationalization data of the Tecnológico de Monterrey at https://tec.mx/en/tecs-difference/data-and-figures
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US Department of State. 2015. Joint Statement on Joint US-Mexico Statement on the US-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research: Connecting Tomorrow’s Leaders Today. Washington, D.C.: January 6, 2015.
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Vassar, David, and Beverly Barrett . 2014. “US-Mexico Academic Mobility: Trends, Challenge, and Opportunities.” Houston: Baker Institute for Public Policy: Rice University. Available from: http://bakerinstitute.org/files/8534/
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See more information about the European Research Area (ERA) at: http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/index_en.htm
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See more information about International Liaison Offices of the Tech at: http://www.itesm.mx/wps/wcm/connect/sim/study+in+mexico/about+us/our+presence+abroad/
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Within the past 10 years, the Mexican peso was devalued more than 100 percent. In 2008, its value was $10 per US dollar, and in 2017 it is about $21.
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US Department of State. 2015. Joint Statement on Joint US-Mexico Statement on the US-Mexico Bilateral Forum on Higher Education, Innovation, and Research: Connecting Tomorrow’s Leaders Today. Washington, D.C.: January 6, 2015.
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See the complete 2020 Strategic Plan at: http://sitios.itesm.mx/webtools/planestrategico2020/publico/EN/document/2020StrategicPlan.pdf
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Read MIT News from October 31, 2014 at: http://news.mit.edu/2014/mit-Tecnológico-de-monterrey-nanotech-nanoscience-program-1031
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Gregorutti, G., Barrett, B., Dominguez, A. (2018). Introducing a Bilateral Research and Innovation Agenda: A Case Study on Mexico and the United States. In: Gregorutti, G., Svenson, N. (eds) North-South University Research Partnerships in Latin America and the Caribbean. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75364-5_2
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