Nuevo Leon’S Regional Partners
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SELF STUDY REPORT: REGION OF NUEVO LEÓN, MEXICO Supporting the Contribution of Higher Education Institutions to Regional Development The OECD Program on Institutional Management in Higher Education (IMHE) with the support of the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) CASE STUDY REPORT ON THE STATE OF NUEVO LEÓN, MEXICO Prepared by the Regional Integration Program of Northeastern Mexican States and Linkage with the State of Texas (INVITE Program) coordinated by Dr. Romeo Flores Caballero and with the collaboration of members of Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and Universidad de Monterrey universities, and Nuevo Leon’s regional partners. Final Version: April 19, 2006 1 SELF STUDY REPORT: REGION OF NUEVO LEÓN, MEXICO ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This self assessment report was undertaken through a process of wide consultation within the three most important universities in the region and together with regional partners from private and public sectors. In particular, the process was supported by a steering group drawing on representatives of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey , the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and the Universidad de Monterrey ; as well as on representatives from regional public and business bodies. The self assessment report was chaired by Dr. Romeo Flores Caballero, Executive Coordinator of the Regional Integration Program of Northeastern Mexican States and Linkage with the State of Texas (INVITE Program) and coordinated simultaneously at the universities by the following managing partners: Dr. Magda García-Quintanilla, Academic Innovation Coordinator at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León ; Ing. José Alfredo Galván-Galván, Dean of the Architecture, Design and Engineering Division at the Universidad de Monterrey ; and Dr. Eugenio García-Gardea, Associate Vice-President for Research and Technologies at the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey . These managing partners provided enthusiastic and skillful leadership in the steering group, and acted as hosts on several occasions for meetings associated with the project. A working group representing the universities in the region and including regional partners such as the State Minister of Education and State Minister of Economic Development, contributed to the report with information and comments on the text. Additionally, with the support of the steering group, several consultation meetings and events were held to capture the views of a wider business and policy community. The present document, it is not a review of regional development in the region or an evaluation of those regional agencies and programs that do not involve the universities, and it is also not a study of other parts of the education system except where they interact with the universities. This is a self evaluation of the higher education provision in the region that also includes information only from the three higher education institutes with major impact on the regional development; the study does not include some other small and medium size colleges and institutions of the region that also perform some activities in the delivery of higher education. 2 SELF STUDY REPORT: REGION OF NUEVO LEÓN, MEXICO SPECIAL THANKS On behalf of the State Government of Nuevo León, in particular from the Regional Integration Program of Northeastern Mexican States and Linkage with the State of Texas (INVITE Program), we sincerely want to express our thankfulness to all directors, faculty and staff members from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) , the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL) and the Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM) as well as representatives from other regional public and private bodies, who dedicated their valuable time, commitment and personal effort during the development of this self assessment report. We specially appreciate the contribution of the following individuals: - Ing. Alfredo Galván-Galán - Lic. María Caridad Rositas-Montemayor - Lic. Alicia Cantón-Guzman - Lic. Ema Ludivina Juárez-Gutiérrez - Dra. Magda García-Quintanilla - Dr. Eugenio García-Gardea - Ing. José Manuel Aguirre - Ing. Mari Carmen Gutiérrez - Ing. Antonio Zárate-Negrón - Lic. Mayra Nuñez-Vázquez - Lic. Jorge Cuéllar-Montoya 3 SELF STUDY REPORT: REGION OF NUEVO LEÓN, MEXICO TABLE OF CONTENTS I. CHAPTER ONE: OVERVIEW OF THE REGION........................................................................... 6 A. The Geographical Situation...............................................................................................................................6 B. Geopolitical and Economic Structure................................................................................................................6 Nuevo León’s accessibility to national capital and other major centers of economic and cultural activity .....7 C. Demographic Situation......................................................................................................................................8 Key demographic indicators of the region ........................................................................................................9 Participation of the local population in higher education ..............................................................................11 D. A Brief History of the Higher Education Institutions Engagement in Regional Development.......................12 E. The Scope and Level of Involvement of Regional Stakeholders in the Project ..............................................12 Nuevo León’s state government strategic programs .......................................................................................13 F. The Economic and Social Base .......................................................................................................................15 Nuevo León’s economic and social base .........................................................................................................15 Social and cultural characteristics of the region ............................................................................................17 Labor market indicators ..................................................................................................................................18 Levels of education, including qualifications ..................................................................................................19 G. Governance Structure......................................................................................................................................20 Structure of central and regional government in the region ...........................................................................20 Influence of regional authorities over the provision of tertiary level education, research, teaching and cultural development .......................................................................................................................................24 II. CHAPTER TWO: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM............. 25 A. Overview of the National System of Higher Education ..................................................................................25 Characteristics of the national higher education system ................................................................................25 Higher education provided in relation to the settlement structure ..................................................................27 Data analysis at a national level to establish the demand and supply of different types of higher education 28 Basic governance of and regulatory framework for the higher education system: funding mechanism and institutional autonomy .....................................................................................................................................29 B. Regional Dimension “Inside” the National Higher Education Policy.............................................................30 Regional dimension of the national higher education policy ..........................................................................30 C. Regional Higher Education System and Governance......................................................................................32 Basic profile and character of higher education institutions in the region .....................................................32 III. CHAPTER THREE: CONTRIBUTION OF RESEARCH TO REGIONAL INNOVATION..... 35 A. Responding to Regional Needs and Demands.................................................................................................35 Regional research policy .................................................................................................................................37 Regional partners ............................................................................................................................................38 Technology Transfer Process ..........................................................................................................................38 Mechanisms to meet regional technology and innovation needs and demands ..............................................41 B. Framework Conditions for Promoting Research and Innovation ....................................................................42 Legal framework .............................................................................................................................................42