Reporter: Enrique Soto / Photographer: Enrique Lair
Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Canada are among the countries where they will strengthen their academic training.
The Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) continues to expand its global presence by sending 596 outstanding students from undergraduate and graduate programs to universities in Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia, as well as to higher education institutions in various states of Mexico, through its Internationalization Program and National and International Mobility Programs.
At the launch of the "Politécnico Ambassador" Campaign with a farewell ceremony for the departing students, IPN Director General Arturo Reyes Sandoval stated that the goal is for them to gain an experience that allows them to grow both academically and personally, so that upon their return, they become the agents of transformation the country needs.
Accompanied by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Mexico, Pietro Piffaretti; the Secretary of Innovation and Social Integration, Yessica Gasca Castillo; and the Director of International Relations, Juan José Ramírez Gutiérrez, the head of the IPN emphasized that this institution is one of the few in the country that offers free education and scholarships to the children of Mexico’s most disadvantaged families. “We know how important this support is, because without these resources, very few students could access this kind of opportunity,” he stressed.
Reyes Sandoval explained that, through the Leadership Development Program, 227 students will visit Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom), the University of Waterloo (Canada), and the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland). Through the International Mobility Program, 197 IPN students will attend 40 international universities. In addition, he said, 83 students will visit institutions such as the Autonomous Universities of Yucatán, Nuevo León, and Quintana Roo, among others.
He noted that, for the first time, the IPN is participating in the Latin American Exchange Program (PILA), promoted by the Mexican Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES) in collaboration with universities across Latin America.
“This will allow 17 students to attend 14 universities in Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil. In addition, 72 participants in the Graduate Academic Mobility Program will carry out academic stays in Spain, Italy, and the United States, among other countries,” he added.
Sharing his experiences and personal stories as a scientist beyond Mexico’s borders (in the United Kingdom and the United States), Reyes Sandoval encouraged the students to value the support provided by the IPN and urged them to uphold the values and mission of this institution: “La Técnica al Servicio de la Patria y del Mundo”.
Representing the mobility students, Alexandra Jaramillo Vega, a student at the Superior School of Medicine, expressed her gratitude to the IPN and its authorities, recognizing the institutional effort behind this opportunity to cross borders and pursue their dreams. “Thank you for trusting us and giving us the tools to fly higher, to open the doors of the world, and for teaching us that with hard work, discipline, and passion, no goal is unreachable,” she said.
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