The alliance between Panamericana and MIT has been key to the advancement of projects and the development of the student community. This last time two students from the prestigious American university visited our institution and worked closely on different projects with UP professors: Dr. Pia Berger, research professor, and Mtro. Juan Carlos García Sánchez, Chief Transformation Officer.
MIT visits UP
Mercedes Urzúa González, Director of the School of Engineering at the Aguascalientes Campus, this union has begun to bear fruit. She tells us a little about the programs with which UP has merged with MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives), the tool through which UP has connected with the University of Massachusetts, and which are the following: Global Teaching Labs and summer research stays.
"For Universidad Panamericana," says Mercedes, "international networking is very important. This allows the members of our community to have a global culture and way of thinking.Thisis why we decided to contact MIT to participate in their international program called MISTI.
MISTI
MISTI is the international program through which MIT manages to collaborate with other universities around the world, with the aim of creating an intercultural environment and feedback. This is done by students and faculty alike.
The two students who visited us are Marcelo Maza, a Computer Science and Engineering student, and Maximiliano Ramirez, a Chemical Engineering student.
Exchange objectives and achievements
"This project with Marcelo, aims to help us make the best decisions on cybersecurity by analyzing, with Artificial Intelligence algorithms, around 200 Gigabytes of information," comments Juan Carlos Garcia. "With Marcelo I used this topic to find a way to apply all this information to make better cybersecurity decisions."
On the other hand, Dr. Pia Berger commented on how positive it is to have MIT exchange students, such as Maximiliano, who worked with her. Specifically for the project she was in charge of, which, as is her area, focuses on sustainability by developing a new biopolymer based on natural waste, specifically mango, as part of the strategy for the circular economy, all while taking into account the idea of not using any food, meaning corn and/or potato starch as the basis for the project.
Another of the achievements within this exchange was the biochar, as the collaboration between the students of Universidad Panamericana and MIT was a success. This program is based on the idea of getting to know different cultures and how this can benefit the growth of the students.
The cultural and knowledge exchanges within this and all adjacent areas of the UP have proven to be a success, and, for this reason, will continue during the coming semesters with the clear objective of increasing the international experience of the students.
