Mexico City, October 15, 2024. The Universidad Panamericana served as a sponsor and key participant in the QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2024an event that brought together academic leaders, education experts and professionals from various institutions in the Americas, held at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN).
During this summit, Panamericana stood out in three important moments, underlining its commitment to quality higher education and its role as a leading player in internationalization and educational analysis. commitment to quality higher education and its role as a leading player in internationalization and educational analysis..
The state of education in the Americas
During the event, Angelica Careaga, alumni and current Executive Director for Latin America of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), was part of the panel discussion entitledwas part of the panel discussion entitled The state of education in the Americasin which she shared her vision on the challenges of education in the region. challenges of education in the region..
Angelica stressed the importance of education as a fundamental human right and highlighted its role in the fight against poverty and inequality. She also emphasized the need to increase equity in educational access, especially in rural and indigenousespecially in rural and indigenous communities, which face the greatest barriers to accessing quality education.
During his speech, Careaga also addressed the crucial role of universities in collaborating with governments to promote policies to ensure greater access and funding for higher education. promote policies that guarantee greater access and funding for higher education.
He explained how CASE has worked with various institutions in Latin America to develop funding strategies through philanthropy and collaboration with alumni and corporations. This, he noted, has enabled some universities to expand their programs and improve their infrastructure, thus helping to improve the quality of education in the region.
Analytics user community
On the other hand, Carlos Mateos Martínezinstitutional coordinator of Rankings of the Universidad Panamericana, had an outstanding participation in the panel discussion Analyticsuser community.
During his presentation, Carlos shared Panamericana's experience in the use of data analysis tools to improve its performance in the rankings university rankings, highlighting that Universidad Panamericana is currently the second best private university in Mexico and the third best nationally..
He explained how Pan American has been working to create a culture of rankings within the institution, sensitizing academics and collaborators to the importance of aligning their efforts to positively impact the metrics evaluated by the organizations that issue these rankings. aligning their efforts to positively impact the metrics evaluated by the organizations that issue these rankings. rankings.
He noted that, through the use of analytics tools such as QS Analytics, the university has been able to generate detailed reports that identify areas for improvement and set clear goals for future collaborations and academic strategies.
In addition, he highlighted how data analysis and internal communication of results have enabled Panamericana to improve its visibility at the international level. improve its visibility at the international levelopening doors to establish new alliances with other institutions and attract more international students.
In particular, he highlighted the accomplishments of the Faculty of Philosophywhich has positioned itself as the best private university in Latin America in its field, which has contributed to consolidating the university's reputation in the region.
Championing mental and emotional health among the youth
On the panel Championing mental and emotional health among the youth was attended by Dr. Teresa Nicolásdirector of the Institutional Center for Educational Innovation at Universidad Panamericana.
It addressed strategies and approaches to improve mental health in college students. They discussed effective practices to support emotional well-being and mental health, and highlighted three key elements: people, programs, and places..
Dr. Nicolás emphasized the importance of tailoring resources to the specific needs of students, creating a safe and supportive environment for them to express their concerns. safe and supportive environment for them to express their concerns.
The panel highlighted the relevance of having phe panel highlighted the relevance of counseling programs, training to recognize warning signs in students and specialized psychological support. In addition, the need to foster emotional skills in an educational context that integrates technology and personalized programs was underlined.
Another relevant topic was the privacy and the use of artificial intelligence to measure stress levels, which to measure stress levels, which reinforces the commitment to protect student information.
Finally, Dr. Nicolás mentioned the importance for universities to focus on the integral development of students as individuals. importance for universities to focus on the holistic development of students as individuals, beyond academics, and emphasized the need for inter-institutional collaboration to address mental health challenges, especially in crisis or high-pressurebeyond academics, and emphasized the need for inter-institutional collaboration to address mental health challenges, especially in crisis events or high-pressure situations such as pandemic or natural disaster.
Strengthening your presence
Pan American's participation in the QS Higher Ed Summit: Americas 2024 not only reaffirms its commitment commitment to educational excellenceexcellence, but also demonstrates its leadership leadership on key issues such as internationalization, data analyticsinternationalization, data analytics and educational equity.
Through the intervention of its representatives, Universidad Panamericana made it clear that it is determined to continue to expand and strengthen its presence in the global educational landscape. determined to continue to expand and strengthen its presence in the global educational landscape.
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