Paquete de Bienvenida La beca Fulbright-García Robles y tu estancia en México Comisión México - Estados Unidos para el Intercambio Educativo y Cultural English Teaching Assistantship México, D.F. 2012 Índice de Contenidos I. Comisión México-Estados Unidos para el Intercambio Educativo y Cultural a. What is COMEXUS? b. Programas de beca Fulbright-García Robles c. Estadísticas básicas d. Staff distribution e. Mundo organizacional II. Programa Fulbright a. What it means to be a “Fulbrighter” b. Asociación de Exbecarios Fulbright, EUA c. Fulbright Program Fact Sheet III. Información Cultural a. Welcome to Mexico b. Mexico City and tourist information c. Mexico Fact Sheet IV. Información General a. Teléfonos de emergencia b. Tabla de conversión de medidas c. Comparative Chart of U.S. and Mexican Educational Systems d. The Grading System in Mexico e. ¿Como hacer una llamada telefónica? f. Mensajería y paquetería local, nacional e internacional g. Librerías en México h. Lista parcial de acervos, archivos y bibliotecas en el Distrito Federal i. Aerolíneas y autobuses j. Días de descanso obligatorios y días festivos What is COMEXUS? The U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange, COMEXUS, was founded on November 27, 1990, in Monterrey, Nuevo León, by means of a bilateral agreement, signed before the presidents of both countries. The goal of the Commission consists of promoting mutual understanding between Mexico and the U nited S tates b y m eans of educational a nd c ultural e xchanges. In ord er t o a chieve t his goal, COMEXUS offers d istinct s cholarship p rograms f or s tudents, r esearchers, u niversity professors, public school teachers and administrators, and professionals of both countries. The Commission is a Mexican non-profit organization that receives its funding from both the U.S. and Mexican governments. Additionally, the Commission is managed by a Board of Directors made up of five Mexican citizens and five United States citizens. Within each group of f ive, t wo a re p ublic s ervants a nd t he r emainder a re representatives of t he p rivate s ector and academia. The U nited S tates g overnment’s f lagship a cademic e xchange p rogram w as e stablished in 1946, t hanks to t he i nitiative o f th en Ar kansas Se nator, J. W illiam Fulbright. So on a fter, it became known worldwide as t he “Fulbright Program.” U nder an agreement b y t he Board o f Directors in January of 1992, all of the Commission’s sch olarship programs financed by both governments from this date on were to be henceforth named “Fulbright-García Robles,” thus incorporating t he s urnames of M exican A mbassador Em eritus a nd N obel P eace Prize w inner, Alfonso García Robles. Programas de Beca Fulbright-García Robles Mexicanos Estadounidenses - Beca de Posgrado - Todas las disciplinas - Beca de Posgrado para - Iniciativa de Políticas Públicas Estudiantes de los Pueblos Estudiantes - Estudiantes de Posgrado Indígenas de México - Negocios Binacionales - Ciencia y Tecnología - Fulbright-Hays - Iniciativa de Políticas Públicas - Todas las disciplinas - TEFL - Académicos de la Frontera - Investigadores - Fulbright Carlos Rico Award for - Tesis Doctorales North American Studies Investigación y - Hubert H. Humphrey - Alumni Initiative Award Docencia - Profesores Visitantes - Fulbright-Hays - Distinguished Fulbright Award in - Fulbright Specialist Teaching - Distinguished Fulbright Award in Teaching - Intercambio de Maestros - Intercambio de Maestros - Asistente de Lengua Extranjera Intercambio de - Asistente de Lengua Extranjera - Seminario de Verano Fulbright- Maestros Hays 2 U.S. – MEXICO COMMISSION FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE Staff Distribution EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT TO E.D. Hazel Blackmore Julie Jack María Elena Méndez González Victoria E. Hernández Uralde ● Strategic Planning ● Board Meeting ● Fundraising Campaign ● Assists Executive Director ● General Management ●Materials Statistics ● Alumni Association ● Visas MX and US grantees ● Fundraising ● Binational Business Program ● Hubert H. Humphrey ● Building Administration ● Workshops for indigenous ● Human Resources students. ● General support to FB Programs TEACHER EXCHANGE AND FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION US GRANTEES MEXICAN GRANTEES MEXICAN RESEARCHERS Francisco J. Soto Solano Esther Mendoza Ramos Marcela Cruz Caballero Claudia González ● Accounting Systems ● US Students, All Disciplines ● Faculty Development ● Teacher Exchange Program ● Banking Systems (US & MX) ● Graduate Degree Program (LASPAU) ● Foreign Language Teaching ● Budget Management ● Public Policy Initiative ● Regional Competition Assistants ● Auditing ● US Scholars, All Disciplines ● Selection / Interview ● English Teaching Assistants ● Fulbright-Carlos Processes ● Distinguished Fulbright Rico Award North for American ● Scholars in Residence Award in Teaching ●Studies Fulbright Hays Programs ● Fulbright Specialist ● Enrichment Activities MEXICAN GRANTEES PROMOTION AND MEXICAN GRANTEES ASSISTANTS PROGRAM ASSISTANTS Michelle Ceballos García Tania Miranda Rueda Marcelino López Romano ● Open Competition ● Promotion ● Messenger ● Public Policy Initiative ● Assistant to the ● Driver Diego Angeles ● Science & Technology Development Office ● Procedures INM ● Researchers Gabriela Maldonado Rosalia Muñoz ● Reception Area ● Update of alumni & promotion databases PART TIME STAFF ACCOUNTANT and FULBRIGHT-HAYS SUMMER SEMINAR ASSISTANT: Alejandra Páramo FULBRIGHT-HAYS SUMMER SEMINAR : Jacques Paire SUMMER TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMS IN US AND MEXICO : Lucas Medina COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND WEB DESIGN : Yvette Fanghanel Mundo Organizacional de COMEXUS US State Department Consejo Directivo Secretary for Public Diplomacy & Public Affairs Educational & Cultural Affairs SRE SEP Office of Academic Office of Global Exchange Programs Educational Programs en México en Asuntos Culturales Agregado Cultural Embajada EUA de Direcciónde General Foreign Direcciónde General Scholarship Relaciones Internacionales Board Western Hemisphere Teacher Exchange Programs Branch Program Dirección Ejecutiva COMEXUS Cooperating Agencies US Department of Agriculture IIE CIES LASPAU Graduate School US Universities What It Means To Be A “Fulbrighter” “Fostering these - leadership, learning, and empathy between cultures - was and remains the purpose of the international scholarship program ... It is a modest program with an immodest aim - the achievement in international affairs of a regime more civilized, rational and humane than the empty system of power of the past...” (Senator J. William Fulbright) Becoming a Fulbrighter means you have joined a very special group of more than 250,000 alumni in approximately 140 countries who, since 1946, have become heads of state, judges, ambassadors, cabinet ministers, CEO’s, university presidents, journalists, artists, and especially professors and teachers who have influenced thousands of others. You have been awarded a Fulbright grant not only for your academic and/or professional excellence but because of your leadership potential. While each grantee has a specific teaching, research or professional project to pursue, it is important to recognize that all Fulbrighters ultimately promote mutual understanding and respect between the United States and other nations. In this sense, Fulbrighters are “cultural ambassadors” to their host countries and active and involved members of their communities upon returning home. Here are some ways to enrich your Fulbright experience: In the host country, Fulbrighters: • Meet as many people as possible in all walks of life by speaking and writing about their countries to interested groups. • Participate in a broad range of social and community activities in addition to pursuing their academic or professional objectives. • Continue to learn about the history and culture of their host countries. Upon returning home, Fulbrighters: • Speak and write about their Fulbright experience as widely as possible. • Support the Fulbright Program in their countries through various activities such as becoming involved with alumni activities, serving on selection committees, and hosting visiting Fulbrighters. Becoming a Fulbrighter is a life long commitment! J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board Washington D.C. 20547 666 11th Street, NW, Suite 525, Washington, DC 20001 (202) 347-5543 FAX (202) 347-6540 http://www.fulbright.org E-mail: [email protected] FOUDIG HOORARY CHAIRMA J. William Fulbright EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jane L. Anderson, CAE BOARD OF DIRECTORS President R. Fenton-May Atlanta, GA Vice President Katherine E. White Wayne State University Law School, MI Secretary Marilyn Berg Callander Lebanon, NJ Treasurer Dolores F. Rinke Purdue University, IN Kirsten J. Aoyama University of Washington John F. Ausura Capital Resolution, Inc., NC Cynthia A. Baldwin The State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Miguel A. Bretos Smithsonian Institution, DC Terri Brooks New York University Medical Center, NY Mark F. Brzezinski McGuireWoods LLP, DC Rep. Tom Cole 4th District, OK Todd Flynn Blue Bridge Management Corporation, CA Ivan K. Fong Cardinal Health, Inc., OH Alison L. Gardy 92nd Street Y, NY Patricia Krebs King, LeBlanc & Bland, LA Robert Lemelson Foundation for Psychocultural Research, CA University of California, Los Angeles Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann Wells Fargo, CA Maria E. Martin Antiqua, Guatemala H. Andrea Neves Sonoma State University, CA Philip A. Odeen McLean, VA Hoyt Purvis University of Arkansas Wadie E. Said New York, NY Yvonne Scruggs–Leftwich