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“Building bridges for cooperation
from the Colombian Caribbean:
The Uninorte Experience"
Alberto Roa Varelo, Academic Vice-President
Jeannie H. Caicedo - Director International Cooperation
and Development
February 25, 2011
UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE IN THE WORLD
It was established in 1966.
It is a private non-profit institution.
The University was the 4th one to
receive the High Quality
Accreditation by the CNA (National Accreditation
Agency) in 2003.
International Evaluation EUA
(European University
Association).
UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE
�Undergraduate programs with 9,273 students.9,273 students.
� Graduate programs with 2,500 students.
• The International Dimension is established asan strategic area within our Development andour Strategic Annual Plans.
INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION AT UNINORTE
our Strategic Annual Plans.
• Thus, Internationalization at Uninorte its acultural process developed across teaching,
research and extension.
CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATIONS
We have received an acknowledgement which is unique in Colombia. We are the 3rd University in Latin America to receive this accreditation.
Latin American Accreditation Council
on JournalismEducation (CLAEP)
CURRENT INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATIONS
Commission on English
Language Program
Accreditation (CEA)
INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION IN NUMBERS
91119
162200 208
257
Outgoing Mobility
Number of Students
Incoming Mobility
STUDENT
MOBILITY
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
34
74
53 51
100116
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Incoming Mobility
Number of Students
STUDENT INCOMING MOBILITY BY COUNTRIES
15
20
25
0
5
10
Germany Brazil Spain United States
France Japan Mexico Jamaica
2008 2009 2010
STUDENT OUTGOING MOBILITY BY COUNTRIES
30
40
50
60
70
0
10
20
30
2008 2009 2010
STUDENT OUTGOING MOBILITY BY ACADEMIC
SCHOOL – 2010
43%
30%
1%
School of Business
School of Law
School of Health Sciences43%
1%
5%
20%
School of Health Sciences
School of Engineering
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Others
STUDENT INCOMING MOBILITY BY ACADEMIC
SCHOOL – 2010
21%
3%
2% School of Business
School of Law
School of Health Sciences
School of Engineering3%
5%
1%
10%
1%
57%
School of Engineering
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Institute of Education
Spanish for Foreigners
Others
• We work to transform our campus in to a multiculturalenvironment for our community.
• We place a big effort in recognizing and award theintercultural experience and expertise of ourcommunity members.
STRATEGIES FOR OUR INTERNATIONALIZATION
• We work towards significantly increasing our incomingand outgoing professor and student mobility.
• We strengthen our international alliances andpromote the creation of new bonds in strategicregions and countries through:
� International Cooperation Agreements
� Dual Degrees
� International Annual Conferences
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION EXPERIENCE:
UNIVERSIDAD DEL NORTE - UNIVERISTY OF SOUTH
FLORIDA
Shanghai Jiaotong University of the top 500 universities in the world for selected countries and regions in the United States (SJTU) Rank: USF 202-301
TIMELINE
1994: The relationship is made official through a general international cooperation agreement. At the same time Uninorte begins a high level faculty development program. USF becomes a strategic partner in this process.
1999: The academic international exchange of students between both universities begins at the undergraduate level.
2005: Signing of a dual degree agreement for the Mechanical Engineering undergraduate program. Later, this agreement was signed for the Industrial Engineering (2007) and the Systems Engineering (2008) undergraduate programs.
2009: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA IN
FULBRIGHT-UNINORTE CONFERENCE
In 2009, University of South Floridaparticipated as the Guest Institutionin our international activity:Fulbright-Uninorte Conference.Fulbright-Uninorte Conference.
Dr. Tapas K. Das, USF’s AssociateProvost for Policy Analysis, Planningand Performance was the leader ofthe delegation that visited Uninorteduring this event.
2009: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA IN ASIA
PACIFIC CONFERENCE
Dr. Ashok Kumar, USF’s Director ofNanotechnology Research andEducation Center (NREC) agrees toEducation Center (NREC) agrees tocollaborate with Uninorte´s NanotechInitiative.
2010: ACADEMIC VISIT TO USF
The Academic Vice-presidentled an academic mission tovisit USF SeniorAdministrators, Deans,Dean of USF Global andDean of USF Global andprofessors in order exploreother possibilities ofcollaboration. The objectivewas to expand fromEngineering to otheracademic fields and strategicjoint research areas.
12
14
16
Uninorte’s students that pursued an international
experience at USF
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Academic Exchange
Dual Degrees
Total
UNINORTE´S FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM: 1999 – 2010
No. OF UNINORTE PROFESSORS WHO OBTAINED Ph.D Degrees FROM USF
*17 Uninorte Professors with PhD degrees.*7 of these professors, also obtained Master’s Degrees.
CURRENT JOINT STRATEGIC PROJECTS
PROJECT SPONSOR STATUS
Respiratory syncytial virus targets rafts for penetration and immunomodulation
National Institute of Health (USA)
Ongoing until September
20112011
Development of a recombinant viral assembly aimed at studying the events of
the respiratory syncytial virus´s fusion and the antiviral agents detection
Colciencias (COL)
Evaluation of Results from
April 2010
Input mechanism of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Colciencias (COL)Ongoing until
December 2012
USF AND UNINORTE, THE FUTURE AHEAD…
• Research Workshops in identified strategic areas: Energy, Childhood Development, Infectious Diseases. Research
• Formalize a dual degree agreement for the Business Administration undergraduate program.
• Selection of the first candidates for doctoral training in this academic area.
School of Business
• Formalize a dual degree agreement for the Psychology • Formalize a dual degree agreement for the Psychology undergraduate program.
• Selection of the first doctoral candidate in Psychology.
• Establish relations between the International Relations program at Uninorte and the Department of International Studies at USF.
College of Humanities
and Social Sciences
• Research internships for faculty.
• Promote relations between the Public Health at USF department and the Nursing program at Uninorte.
• Explore possibilities for short internships for medical students in clinical research areas.
School of Health
Sciences
• Formalize dual degree agreements for the following undergraduate programs: Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Electronic Engineering.
School of Engineering
THANK YOU…
Jeannie H. CaicedoDirector of International Cooperation and Development
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: www.uninorte.edu.co
APPENDIXAPPENDIX
UNDERGRADUTE PROGRAMS
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
• Industrial Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Electric Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
• Mass Communication and Journalism• Psychology• International Relations• Economics
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
• Business Administration• International Business
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
• Medicine
• Nursing
SCHOOL OF BASIC SCIENCES
• Mathematics
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
• Early Childhood Education
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
• International Business
SCHOOL OF LAW
• Law• Political Science and Government
ARCHITECTURE ,URBANISM AND DESIGN
• Industrial Design• Graphic Design• Architecture
MASTERS PROGRAMS
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Finance
• Master of Marketing
SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES
• Master of Epidemiology
• Master of Public Health
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES
• Master of Social Development
• Master of Psychology
• Master of Communication
• Master of Economics
• Master of International Relations • Master of Public Health
• Master of Biomedical Sciences
• Master of Occupational Health
SCHOOL OF BASIC SCIENCES
• Master of Applied Statistics
• Master of Mathematics
• Master of Applied Physics
SCHOOL OF LAW
• Master of Law
• Master of International Relations
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
• Master of Education
• Master of Arts in the Teaching of English
ARCHITECTURE, URBANISM AND DESIGN
• Master of Urban and Regional Development
MASTERS PROGRAMS
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Master of Science in Electronics Engineering
• Master of Science in Industrial
• Master of Environmental Engineering
• Master of Telemathics and Telecommunications
• Master of Industrial Automation
• Master of Process Engineering• Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
• Master of Science in Systems Engineering
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering
• Master of Science in Electric Engineering
• Master of Engineering Management
• Master of Process Engineering
• Master of Information Technology Governance
• Master of Building Acclimatization Engineering
• Master of Innovation Management of Products and Industrial Machines
• Master of Energy Resources
SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering
DOCTORATE PROGRAMS
• PhD in Mechanical Engineering
• PhD in Industrial Engineering
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
• PhD in Psychology
• PhD in Social Sciences
SCHOOL OF BASIC SCIENCES
• PhD in Marine Sciences
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
Uninorte has established 111 international agreements with many Institutions,Universities and Clinics in all the world in the following countries:
•Argentina•Austria•Brazil
•Canada•Chile
•Holland•Honduras
•India•Italy
For more information: http://www.uninorte.edu.co/cooperacion_internacional/secciones.asp?ID=188
•Chile•China
•Costa Rica•Dominican Republic
•Ecuador•England•France
•Germany
•Italy•Japan
•Mexico•Panama•Spain
•Sweden•United States
•Venezuela
DUAL DEGREE AGREEMENTS
1. School of Business
- Undergraduate Program
• Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain
• Groupe Sup de Co de Montpellier, France
• Groupe École Supérieure de Commerce et Management – ESCEM, France
2. School of Engineering
-Undergraduate Program
• École Nationale d,Ingénieurs de Metz –ENIM, France
• University of South Florida, United States
• Florida International University, United States
• Politecnico di Milano, Italy
- Graduate Program
•Florida International University, United States 3. School of Humanities and Social
Sciences
- Undergraduate Program
• Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Spain
- Graduate Program
• Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne (Paris XII), France
• Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux II, France
• Politecnico di Milano, Italy
•Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Germany
• These conferences were established to promote the internationalization of HigherEducation. They have contributed to forge cooperation and integration ties betweenColombia and the rest of the world since 1997, by serving as spaces for thediscussion and analysis of political, economical, educational, social and culturalaspects related to the current global order and the relations between Colombia andthe world.
• Due to the interaction and integration among our academics and those that visit us,successful cooperation agreements have being signed and kept active with
INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL CONFERENCES
successful cooperation agreements have being signed and kept active withprestigious universities around the world.
Fulbright- Uninorte Conference
Canada Days Forum on Europe Asia Pacific ConferenceThe Americas Conference