Mexico City, January 24, 2024 - For the past year, the Vice Rector's Office for Research at the University of Mexico has been leading efforts to attract external funding for research projects. Universidad Panamericana has led efforts to attract external funding for research projects. As a result of these efforts, Dr. Marisol Velázquez-Salazar, of the School of Business AdministrationMexico City campus, has developed and successfully presented a project in collaboration with the Università degli Studi di Firenzewhich has been approved by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ program.
Mobility of academics and students
The main objective of this project is to promote the mobility of academics and students, thus supporting the personal development and employability of students.
It also seeks to strengthen research linkages among academics, promote professional development in higher education, improve foreign language skills, increase intercultural understanding and recognize competencies acquired abroad.
This achievement is the result of a three-year collaboration between the researchers and the Università degli Studi di Firenze in another Erasmus+ project entitled Sus-ter.
Dr. Marisol belongs to the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, is a member of the National Research System Level I, and her research area is focused on Regional and Sectorial Economics, specifically on Global Value Chains.
Campus Mexico is proud of this contribution to the internationalization of research and academic mobility.
