“Knowledge is one of the keys to long-term development and universities stand at the heart of that enterprise,” said Ambassador Tony Garza. “These partnerships will help strengthen trade and sustainable economic development in Mexico; improve the quality of life in indigenous communities; create new cadres of trained professionals; and enhance cross-border relationships. The TIES partnerships are awarded to U.S. and Mexican universities, but they have a positive effect on thousands of people who may never set foot on a university campus.”
The ten new partnerships are a key component of the TIES (Training, Internships, Exchanges, and Scholarships) initiative, a central element of the U.S. – Mexico Partnership for Prosperity launched in 2001 by Presidents Bush and Fox. The TIES partnerships are administered by the U.S. Embassy’s Agency for International Development.
The new partnerships, awarded based on a competitive process, include the following Mexican institutions:
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey
• Universidad Autónoma “Benito Juárez” de Oaxaca
• Universidad de Guadalajara
• Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
• Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Campus Mexicali
• Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala
• Universidad Pedagógica Veracruzana & Benemérita Escuela Normal Veracruzana
• Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes
• Universidad Veracruzana
• Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro & Universidad Tecnológica de la Selva
These new partnerships consist of collaborative projects including research, scholarships and exchanges to address key development issues in the areas of natural resources management, legal education, small business development, teacher training, and public health.
The U.S. government will provide a total of $35 million for TIES, with universities and the private sector contributing an additional $15 million to support more than 750 scholarships and 55 partnerships between Mexican and U.S. universities.
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