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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (3/11/04)
Contact Information:
Tony Wagner, ALO
Tel: 202-478-4704
E-mail: wagnera@aascu.org
Website: www.aascu.org/alo
U.S. AMBASSADOR GARZA AND MEXICO SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
PRAISE USAID/MEXICO TIES UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS
ALO Announces 13 New Higher Education Partnerships for Global Development
Washington, DC (March 11, 2004) - Calling “higher education…the
cutting edge of convergence” between the United States and Mexico,
U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio O. (Tony) Garza, Jr., said that cooperation
between Mexican and U.S. institutions with their private and public sector
partners is responsible for significant development results. Ambassador
Garza, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Mexico Director
Edward Kadunc, and Mexican Education Secretary Dr. Reyes Tamez Guerra
recognized college and university officials of the 13 new U.S.-Mexico
higher education partnerships of USAID/Mexico’s Training, Internships,
Exchanges, and Scholarships (TIES) program during a ceremony at Universidad
Iberoamericana on March 1st.
Ambassador Garza welcomed Mexican and U.S. guests to a reception at his
residence, where he urged an increase in higher education and business
collaboration that addresses regional challenges. TIES higher education
partnerships (30), which are administered by the Association Liaison Office
for University Cooperation in Development (ALO), focus on goals of the
U.S.–Mexico common development agenda, including rural and small
business development, environment, trade capacity building, and public
policy. Partnership awards range up to $300,000 each over three years
and are collectively leveraging nearly 100% return on USAID investments.
The 13 new partnerships selected for awards are:
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Alamo Community College District/Universidad Tecnologica
de Coahuila — Increase the productivity of the Maquiladora
manufacturing sector by providing training to engineers and production
workers on advanced manufacturing technology systems and production
procedures.
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Arizona State University/Instituto Tecnológico y de
Estudios Superiores — Prepare technical leaders for
the aerospace industry in global logistics and productivity improvement
via a dual master’s degree program.
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Arizona State University/Instituto Tecnológico de
Sonora — Address development issues of the desert Sonora
region through education, research, and training in ecotourism, microenterprises,
environmental protection, and alternative energy.
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Cornell University/Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
México — Enhance Mexico’s competitiveness
in the production of animal-source foods by developing the Mexican
professionals needed to lead animal agricultural development in Mexico’s
Gulf Region.
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Iowa State University/University of Colima —
Promote economic growth and improve the quality of life for rural
people of Colima through a broad-based university-outreach program.
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Southern Methodist University/Instituto Tecnológico
y de Estudios Superiores Monterrey — Reduce the current
shortage of well-trained software engineers in Mexico through scholarships,
faculty exchanges, and workshops.
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University of Arizona/Centro de Investigación y de
Estudios Avanzados — Train Mexican health professionals
to take the lead in resolving the environmental deterioration of the
U.S.-Mexico Border and in adjacent regions.
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University of Arizona/Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
— Provide new techniques to Mexican fish farmers so that they
can improve their products and expand their output for both domestic
and export sales.
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University of Arizona/El Colegio de Sonora —
Strengthen the public-health infrastructure along the U.S.-Mexico
border region of Arizona and Sonora by training Mexican public-health
professionals.
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University of Chicago/Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad
de México — Create a new public policy training
program in Mexico and train Mexican public policy professionals.
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University of Georgia/Universidad Veracruzana —
Strengthen the competitiveness of Mexico’s trade-led rural economy
through capacity development in rural education outreach, agricultural
product diversification, and niche marketing for both domestic and
international markets.
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University of Notre Dame/Universidad de Guadalajara
— Develop both the agricultural and business skills of small
rural farmers to improve their production and profitability.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison/University of Guadalajara’s
Centro Universitario de La Costa Sur — Strengthen the
capacities of local municipal governments to preserve and, as needed,
restore a significant watershed in the Mexican states of Jalisco and
Colima.
ALO, established in 1992, assists the nation's six major higher education
associations build their partnership with USAID and help their member
institutions foster cooperative development partnerships with colleges
and universities abroad. Uniquely positioned to promote the involvement
of U.S. higher education in global development, ALO seeks to encourage
international partnerships to address development goals. For more information
about ALO, please visit: http://www.aascu.org/alo.
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