Handbook-For-International-Students
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International Students Handbook About CENTRO CENTRO is an urban model for higher education in design, architecture, digital media and film in Mexico City. It focuses on the critical role of creativity in analyzing and resolving problems of varied complexity in diverse contexts, using a human centered and system-oriented approach. Through a specialized and personalized educational model, CENTRO forms creative experts with a socially conscious, sustainable, and entrepreneurial perspective. It offers 7 undergraduate and 20 graduate degree programs to future generations of creative leaders in Mexico and beyond. 2 Student CENTRO’s students are highly proactive and, given their diverse abilities and backgrounds, defy simple generalizations. From the initial admissions exam to Lifestyle the final project, every student is encouraged to develop and apply their individual talents and skills in many areas within their respective creative discipline. In the time that goes from enrollment to graduation, the students mature academically, professionally, and personally. They grow by acquiring the training, capacities and tools, necessary to deal with complex problems. They know how to ask questions and give feedback in orther to work constructively, how to develop improvements in multiple situations and how to apply technology in the context of problem-solving. At every turn, they learn to retain a sense of wonder and discovery while deploying the most innovative tools and a transdisciplinary approach to the work at hand. They are the creative leaders of the future. 3 Academic Programs Curricula As its name suggests CENTRO embraces the intersection of different fields such as creativity, business, technology and science. Five transversal areas complement all educational degrees: Business and Entrepreneurship, Research, Culture, Social Impact, and Technology. 4 Undergraduate Degrees 1 Film and Television 2 Industrial Design 3 Interior Architecture 4 Marketing and Strategic Design 5 Media Design and Technology 6 Textile and Fashion Design 7 Visual Communication 5 Master 1 Business, Innovation and Creativity Degrees 2 City 3 Contemporary Art, Management and Markets In partnership with Sotheby’s Institute of Art 4 Design Studies 5 Global Fashion Management In partnership with Fashion Institute of Technology 6 Housing 7 Script 6 1 Contemporary Jewelry Design 2 Creative Coding for Designers 3 Creative Coding for Video and Animation 4 Data Visualization 5 Design Futures 6 Fashion Marketing 7 Fashion Communication and Styling Graduate 8 Footwear and Leathergoods 9 Interior Architecture Project Management 10 Lighting for Interior Design Degrees 11 Material Transformation Technologies 12 Scenic Design 13 Typographical Innovation 7 Beata Nowicka Directory Chair of Interior Architecture [email protected] +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8898 Kerstin Scheuch Miguel Torres General Director Chair of Marketing and Strategic Design [email protected] [email protected] +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8880 +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8838 Gabriela Traverso Roberto Cabezas Head of Academic Affairs Chair of Media Design and Technology [email protected] [email protected] +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8883 +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8897 Jorge Bolado Mónica Mendoza Chair of Film and Television Chair of Textile and Fashion Design [email protected] [email protected] +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8894 +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8891 Sebastián Ocampo Uzyel Karp Chair of Industrial Design Chair of Visual Communication [email protected] [email protected] +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8886 +52 (55) 2789 9000 ext. 8889 8 CENTRO has developed strategic alliances that enhance Alliances our own academic goals and that stimulate relations and cooperation between the creative industry, the art community, and the students and professors of CENTRO. We have established collaborations of different kinds & with cultural partners (MoMA, NY), international entities (United Nations and the Inter-American Development Bank), corporations (3M, Nike, Google and Santander), as well as internationally renowned personalities (Lance Wyman, Béla Tarr, Lucrecia Martel, Stefan Sagmeister Awards and Kenzo Takada). All of our collaborations exemplify CENTRO’s reach and the interaction of its students with professional life. CENTRO’s faculty includes Oscar nominees and other internationally recognized prize winners, film directors, artists, writers, designers and illustrators. These practitioners excel in their professions and as educators. They represent the essence of CENTRO: a close, ongoing contact between industry and academia, and a deep commitment to advancement in their chosen fields. In addition to being recognized professionals in their fields, CENTRO’s faculty bring diverse perspectives from their own studies and international experiences to bear on their teaching. Many faculties have received prominent scholarships and prizes; more than 40 percent of the faculty have graduate degrees. 9 Our LEED LEED is an internationally recognized certification system for sustainable buildings and Platinum is Campus the highest of four levels. CENTRO has the only high-level education campus with LEED Platinum Building B certification in Mexico. It involves energy saving, green rooftops, water recycling and solar panels. Building C Graduate Lounge Graduate student space for coffee and interaction. 5th floor | Building B Monday to Friday | 18 to 22 h. Saturday | 09 to 14 h. Café Punta del Cielo Lumen Coffee and snacks Printing, art and office supplies 1st floor | Building B Ground Floor | Building C Monday to Friday | 07 to 20.30 h. Monday to Friday | 07 to 21 h. Saturday | 08.30 to 16 h. Cafeteria Saturday | 09 to 15 h. Daily menus, food specialties and snacks. Ground Floor | Building C Monday to Friday | 07 to 20.30 h. Media Library Saturday | 09 to 15 h. Information center specializing in creative disciplines and creative economy. In it you can find the theoretical, practical, transdisciplinary and specialized knowledge related to all the academic programs. Building A 3rd, 4th, and 5th Floors | Building A $ Monday to Friday | 07 to 22 h. Saturday | 09 to 15 h. Financial Information • Deposit | Santander Bank Name: Centro de Diseño y Comunicación, S. C. HB Account: Convenio CIE Num. 3691 Social Design Hub Reference: 13 digits CENTRO’s Social Design Hub is an initiative • Wire Transfer | Santander Bank that promotes diverse social design projects that Name: Centro de Diseño y Comunicación, S.C. involve students, faculty, and local residents. CLABE: 014180655032942303 CIEC 2nd floor | Building A CENTRO’s Research Center on Creative Economy (CIEC) Certification services • Register Schedule is a specialized office for disseminating scientific content related Issuing of statements and certificates, Monday to Friday | 09 to 18 h | Ground Floor | Building A and aid with official or graduation processes. *Online payments are available through our online platform Portal CENTRO to the creative industries; it also guides and aids the CENTRO community regarding research practices. Amongst other activities, 2nd Floor | Building A it publishes a peer-reviewed journal called Economía Creativa Monday to Friday | 09.30 to 19 h. and the Cuadernos del CIEC. Technical Support and ID Services 2nd Floor | Building A Service and support regarding IT equipment, email services, ID, and WiFi access. 1st floor | Building A Monday to Friday | 07 to 22 h. E Saturday | 09 to 14 h. Transportation Parking CENTRO offers a free minibus service that runs constantly between Valet parking service with a our campus and the Auditorio Nacional and Constituyentes preferential price of $40 MXN. i Metro Stations. Basement 1 | Building A Current and Former Student Services Monday to Friday | 06 to 23 h. Review the schedule in the billboard located at the motor lobby. Infirmary Personalized aid for current and former students Saturday | 07 to 16 h. Medical services within CENTRO regarding administrative or academic processes, student Basement 1 | Building A mobility, job pool, needs, suggestions and comments. Monday to Friday | 07 to 22 h. Ground Floor | Building A Saturday | 08 to 15 h. Monday to Friday | 07 to 22 h. | Saturday | 08 to 13 h. 10 Media Library CENTRO’s Media Library offers high-quality and ample documentary resources and materials to support our students, teaching faculty and researchers in all their academic needs. It is designed as a service for the expression of creative talent and to provide training to innovators, visionaries and leaders in fields such as design, film, communication, marketing and new media. 11 CIEC’s main objectives 1 Production of new knowledge in creativity, innovation, and foresight field. 2 Srategic dissemination of the knowledge generated in CENTRO. 3 Contributing to its users’ training in creative economy, problem solving, and prospective design. Research 4 Impacting public policy in the Creative Economy field. Current and recent initiatives 1 Mindblower© Certification in problem-solving. 2 Institutional program of Creative Economy for Wikipedia content editing. 3 Creative Knowledge training program, in collaboration with City-Lab. 4 A creative techniques database. 5 Participation in different academic and institutional committees such as: Ecosystem of Design Committee, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Mexico – France Council, CENTRO has created Mexico’s first Research Center Support Net for CDMX World Design Capital 2018, on Creative Economy, an innovation that has been among others. listed on the