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Thomas Kurfess

Profesor Visitante Distinguido

en Manufactura Avanzada

Escuela de Ingeniería y Ciencias


Expertise

Operaciones gran escala de manufactura digital cibersegura
Sistemas de manufactura avanzada
Normatividad relacionada a la manufactura avanzada

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Overview

Dr. Thomas Kurfess is chief manufacturing officer at the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) and executive director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI), as well as HUSCO Ramirez Distinguished Chair in Fluid Power and Motion Control at GT. He is also Regents’ Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and professor and BMW Chair of Manufacturing Emeritus at Clemson University. Previously, he served as assistant director for the Advanced Manufacturing Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President of the United States of America
(2012-2013) and as chief manufacturing officer of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (2019- 2021).

During the early stage of his career, he was an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University. He has taught courses in subjects such as advanced manufacturing systems; quality control and quality assurance; vehicle testing; automotive electronics; real-time signal processing and control; precision systems and manufacturing; and robotics and advanced dynamics. 

Thomas Kurfess’ research focuses on the design and development of advanced manufacturing systems by integrating new technologies into production operations and on national and international manufacturing policy issues.

He is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering; chair of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) study called “Options for a National Plan for Smart Manufacturing”; member of the U.S. National Materials and Manufacturing Board; and member of the Board of Governors of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), among others.

Thomas Kurfess joined Tecnológico de Monterrey as a Distinguished Visiting Professor in Advanced Manufacturing for the School of Engineering and Sciences.

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Education and Training

  • Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  •  S.M., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
  • S.M., Mechanical Engineering, MIT
  • S.B., Mechanical Engineering, MIT 
     
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Publications

  • Lu, L. Kurfess, T.R., Saldana, C.J., “Effects of Extrinsic Noise Factors on Machine Learning Based Chatter Detection in Machining,” International Journal of Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing, 2021, accepted.

  • Miers, J.C, Tucker, T.M., Kurfess, T.R., Saldana, C.J., “Voxel-Based Modeling of Transient Material Removal in Machining,” International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2021, accepted.

  • Parto Dezfouli, M., Urbina Coronado, Saldana, C.J., Kurfess, T.R., “Cyber-Physical System Implementation for Manufacturing with Analytics in the Cloud Layer,” ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 2021.

  • Feldhausen, T., Saleeby, K., Love, L., Kurfess, T.R., “Spinning the Digital Thread with Hybrid Manufacturing,” ASME Smart and Manufacturing Letters, Vol. 29, pp. 15-18, doi.org/10.1016/j.mfglet.2021.05.003, 2021.

  • Castro‐Martin, A.P., Ahuett‐Garza, H., Guamán‐Lozada, D., Márquez‐Alderete, M.F., Urbina Coronado, P.D. 1, Orta Castañon, P.A., Kurfess, T.R., González de Castilla, E., “Connectivity as a Design Feature for Industry 4.0 Production Equipment: Application for the Development of an In‐Line Metrology System,” Applied Science, Vol. 11, doi.org/10.3390/app11031312, 2021

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Happy 80th Anniversary!

Rector´s message

Celebrating an anniversary is an opportunity to connect with all of us who are part of the Tec Community. 

Eight decades ago, we started in a house with 350 students. Today, we have almost 100,000 and a presence in 20 states of Mexico. Since our beginnings, we have promoted innovation in education, entrepreneurship, and the development of leaders who transform and have a positive impact.

That is why I invite you to celebrate this incredibly special year and to feel proud to be part of Tec. 

Live this 80th anniversary intensely. 

You are always welcome to this, your home, Tecnológico de Monterrey. 

David Garza Salazar
Rector and Executive President 
 

Past, Present and Future
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We honor and acknowledge our past

This year, as we move into a new decade in our history, we have the opportunity to reflect on our path and achievements; to honor the legacy and ideals of our founder Don Eugenio Garza Sada, to promote the development of society through comprehensive education, with a social vision and supported by the best teachers, to build legacies that transcend.

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We act and celebrate the present

We are proud of our history, written by more than 336,000 alumni who have carried the name of Tec de Monterrey around the world, proud to be one of the world's leading educational institutions. This leadership motivates us to continue helping our society to accelerate transformation and respond to the great challenges that the environment presents us with.

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We build the future

We are an institution of society and for society that, with a vision for the future, will continue to promote the academic development of excellence and the human flourishing of young people so that they can contribute to solving the challenges that arise in the future.

Relive conferences “Inspire to Transform”

Over the course of 2023, we’ll be offering the “Inspire to Transform” series of chats and lectures, which includes the participation of renowned national and international leaders, to share this celebration with our community and provide enjoyable spaces for conversation on topics that are transforming the world.

"Spinoza en el Parque México" Talk

The lecture series "Inspiring for transcendence" offers a space for dialogue between Francisco "Paco" Calderón and renowned historian Enrique Krauze, discussing their book "Spinoza in Parque México" (Spinoza en el Parque México).

“The new Map of the World un 2030 - 2040” with Parag Khanna

The forces of geopolitics, demographics, technology, and climate change are all colliding to result in humanity being forced to relocate like never before in history. What will be the new map of the world in 2030, 2040, and beyond? Who will be the winners and losers as climate change accelerates and the world population declines?

“This Blue Planet: Restoring Natural Abundance and Diversity to the Earth” with Alexandra Cousteau

In this conference, activist and filmmaker Alexandra Cousteau invites us to raise our awareness of the global problems of water, managing resources, and treating pollution. She explains how suitable planning of the location of cities, factories, and farms plays a fundamental role in preserving ecosystems and keeping the planet healthy for future generations.

“The exciting future of Artificial Intelligence” con Anton Musgrave

Anton Musgrave, co-founder of Futureworld International, will share with us the threshold of possibilities, that technologies, such as artificial intelligence bring to the educational, business and social fields, through strategies and processes that propose thinking from the future to the present.

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Rector´s message

Celebrating an anniversary is an opportunity to connect with all of us who are part of the Tec Community. 

Eight decades ago, we started in a house with 350 students. Today, we have almost 100,000 and a presence in 20 states of Mexico. Since our beginnings, we have promoted innovation in education, entrepreneurship, and the development of leaders who transform and have a positive impact.

That is why I invite you to celebrate this incredibly special year and to feel proud to be part of Tec. 

Live this 80th anniversary intensely. 

You are always welcome to this, your home, Tecnológico de Monterrey. 

David Garza Salazar
Rector and Executive President 
 

Pasado, Presente y Futuro
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Honramos y reconocemos nuestro pasado

Este año, en el que damos paso a una nueva década en nuestra historia, tenemos la oportunidad de reflexionar sobre nuestro camino y logros; de honrar el legado e ideales de nuestro fundador Don Eugenio Garza Sada, de impulsar el desarrollo de la sociedad a través de ofrecer una educación integral, con visión social y respaldada por los mejores profesores, para construir legados que trascienden.

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Actuamos y celebramos el presente

Estamos orgullosos de nuestra historia, escrita por los más de 336 mil egresados que han llevado el nombre del Tec de Monterrey por todo el mundo; de ser una de las instituciones educativas líderes a nivel global. Este liderazgo nos motiva y obliga a seguir ayudando a nuestra sociedad a acelerar la transformación y responder mejor a los grandes retos que el entorno nos presenta.

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Construimos el futuro

Somos una institución de la sociedad y para sociedad, que con una visión a futuro, seguirá impulsando el desarrollo académico de excelencia y florecimiento humano de las y los jóvenes para que contribuyan a resolver los retos que el mañana nos demande.

Relive conferences “Inspire to Transform”

Over the course of 2023, we’ll be offering the “Inspire to Transform” series of chats and lectures, which includes the participation of renowned national and international leaders, to share this celebration with our community and provide enjoyable spaces for conversation on topics that are transforming the world.

"Spinoza en el Parque México" Talk

The lecture series "Inspiring for transcendence" offers a space for dialogue between Francisco "Paco" Calderón and renowned historian Enrique Krauze, discussing their book "Spinoza in Parque México" (Spinoza en el Parque México).

“The new Map of the World un 2030 - 2040” with Parag Khanna

The forces of geopolitics, demographics, technology, and climate change are all colliding to result in humanity being forced to relocate like never before in history. What will be the new map of the world in 2030, 2040, and beyond? Who will be the winners and losers as climate change accelerates and the world population declines?

“This Blue Planet: Restoring Natural Abundance and Diversity to the Earth” with Alexandra Cousteau

In this conference, activist and filmmaker Alexandra Cousteau invites us to raise our awareness of the global problems of water, managing resources, and treating pollution. She explains how suitable planning of the location of cities, factories, and farms plays a fundamental role in preserving ecosystems and keeping the planet healthy for future generations.

“The exciting future of Artificial Intelligence” con Anton Musgrave

Anton Musgrave, co-founder of Futureworld International, will share with us the threshold of possibilities, that technologies, such as artificial intelligence bring to the educational, business and social fields, through strategies and processes that propose thinking from the future to the present.

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Maestría en Innovación para el Desarrollo Empresarial - En línea

Objetivos

La Maestría en Innovación para el Desarrollo Empresarial busca formar profesionistas:

-Que sean promotores de la innovación en su ámbito de responsabilidad;

-Que desarrollen, visualicen, generen y propongan ideas y proyectos originales en emprendimientos que generen un alto valor agregado en industrias actuales y emergentes;

-Que integren equipos interdisciplinarios gestionando la movilización de recursos para su realización;

-Que realicen proyectos por iniciativa propia y comprometiendo determinados recursos con el fin de explotar una oportunidad y asumiendo los riesgos.

 

Habilidades a desarrollar

- Generación de ideas originales y de calidad, que se pueden plasmar de una manera formal y defenderse en situaciones tanto conocidas como emergentes.

- Articulación de cambios y soluciones ante situaciones presentadas, con base en metodologías adecuadas al contexto relevante.

- Generación de proyectos por iniciativa propia con compromiso de recursos para explotar oportunidades.

 

Requerimientos

- Título profesional.

- Promedio igual o superior a 80/100 o su equivalente en sus estudios profesionales anteriores.

- Presentar la Prueba de Admisión a Estudios de Posgrado (PAEP) del Tecnológico de Monterrey y obtener el puntaje establecido para el programa o un puntaje equivalente en otros exámenes autorizados por la Institución.

- Entregar la solicitud de admisión acompañada por todos los documentos requeridos.

 

Dirigido a:

- Profesionales de diferentes áreas con interés en desarrollar las competencias necesarias para potenciar la innovación en las organizaciones.

-Profesionales que buscan hacer realidad sus ideas innovadoras en emprendimientos que generen un alto valor agregado en industrias tanto actuales como emergentes.

 

Detalles

Duración: dos años.

Modalidad: en línea.

 

Apoyo educativo

Haz clic en "Acceder" y consulta a tu asesor para recibir información de nuestros apoyos financieros.

Recursos de investigación en temas sobre el florecimiento humano
Investigación científica de Florecimiento Humano

El área de investigación desarrolla recursos, herramientas y artículos para generar conocimiento alrededor del gran ¿para qué? de nuestra institución, siempre desde un rigor científico y humanístico característicos del Tec de Monterrey.

Así, reflexionamos el concepto de florecimiento humano por su actual relevancia y significado hacia un futuro próximo, con el cual podamos promover las condiciones que propicien el florecimiento humano para lograr la mejor versión de las personas, la comunidad y la sociedad planetaria.

Encuentra aquí parte del conocimiento que hemos generado desde nuestra institución.

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Investigación en el mundo

Se han fundado múltiples programas y centros, los cuales están enfocados en la investigación del florecimiento humano.

Aquí podrás encontrar algunos referentes a investigaciones externos a nuestra institución.

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Centro para la Innovación Social, Campus Chiapas
Social Innovation Center

Through a multidisciplinary team, our purpose is to develop training and research strategies to address some of the main social needs of the country and the world, generating and validating innovative solutions.

The Social Innovation Center develops social impact projects that favor the communities and cooperatives with which we collaborate in organizational, economic, social, community and sustainability aspects, among others.

In this Center, you can develop, innovate, create and, mostly, combine efforts in willingness to contribute and generate empathy, learning and actions that allow you improve life quality of people in communities with whom we collaborate.

The Social Innovation Center has the purpose of linking national and foreign students and universities willing to work together on social innovation projects. It is concretized as a world-class center, with an interdisciplinary team that will contribute to the generation of an ecosystem of social innovation, for research, generation and validation of innovative solutions to this problem.

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The course will take place in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. A multicultural city where the worldview of indigenous peoples descended from the Maya coexists with the international vision of visitors and residents from around the world.

 

 

Program features

  • Location: CIS, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Level of instruction: Undergraduate.
  • Program´s length: 5 weeks.
  • Date(s): January 4th to ebruary 3rd 2023.
  • Maximum number of participants: 25 per group.

 

Student Goals

  • Strengthen and apply the curricular and co-curricular competencies defined in the  educational model.
  • Use the knowledge gained in the classroom in a specific cultural and community context.
  • Develop a vision of the diverse socio-economic conditions in Mexico.
  • Develop awareness about the care and use of natural resources.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of the capacities of communities in relation to the challenges.

 

 

Communities

Through academic challenges we address the needs of communities and organizations of different municipalities in the region called "Los Altos de Chiapas", mostly belonging to the Tzotzil ethnic group who subsist through different social, productive and commercial projects.

 

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The course will take place in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. A multicultural city where the worldview of indigenous peoples descended from the Maya coexists with the international vision of visitors and residents from around the world.

 

 

Program features

  • Location: CIS, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Level of instruction: Undergraduate.
  • Program´s length: 5 weeks.
  • Maximum number of participants: 20 per group.

 

Student Goals

  • Strengthen and apply the curricular and co-curricular competencies defined in the educational model.
  • Use the knowledge gained in the classroom in a specific cultural and community context.
  • Develop a vision of the diverse socio-economic conditions in Mexico.
  • Develop awareness about the care and use of natural resources.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of the capacities of communities in relation to the challenges.

 

 

Communities

Through academic challenges we address the needs of communities and organizations of different municipalities in the region called "Los Altos de Chiapas", mostly belonging to the Tzotzil ethnic group who subsist through different social, productive and commercial projects.

 

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We, at Center for Social Innovation, provide an experiential learning experience with a holistic and inclusive approach, addressing the different dimensions of the human being, henceforth the participants strengthen their authentic self thus developing their capabilities as change agents. Awakening Week consists of five immersive days of educational and recreational activities through personal accompaniment and strengthening for young people motivated to grow to serve, forming in our highschool students' social responsibility as an axis of life.

 

Program features

  • Location: CIS, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México and Chiapas Campus, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
  • Level of instruction: Highschool.
  • Student's profile: Regular academic status, be in your second or third year of high school, an average equal to or greater than 80, not having disciplinary or academic integrity committees and not having lost rights to participate in any Tecnológico de Monterrey program.
  • Program´s length: 5 weeks.
  • Date(s): October 30th to november 5th, 2022.
  • Maximum number of participants: 20 per group.

 

 

Application process

  • Kick-off. Call
  • Group registration
  • Participants confirmation
  • Partial/total payment, documents delivery and flight itinerary
  • Full payment (if not given the total payment previously)
  • Awakening Week

 

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Social Innovation Concentration is offered through a Tec Semester in Chiapas, providing experiential learning´s experience with a holistic and inclusive approach, addressing 4 fundamental axes of knowledge in Social Innovation:

  • Sustainable development
  • Leadership
  • Social economy
  • Innovation

 

 

 

Program features

  • Location: CIS en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Level of instruction: Highschool and Undergraduate.

 

 

 

Competencies to develop

Innovation

Generate original and creative solutions, using innovative concepts and/or tools to satisfy a need, solve a problem or make a significant contribution to a product, process or service in the community in which they work.

Citizenship

Participate in favor of the strengthening of democracy and the joint, committed and supportive solution of the problems and needs of today's society to serve others with responsibility and justice.

Entrepreneurship

Identifies opportunities that allow developing and implementing new ideas that transform reality and generate social, economic and environmental value.

Ethics

Respond constructively and from an ethical point of view to the problems and needs of the various areas of life, through a prior process of reflection, which allows you to take perspective with imagination and impartiality in the face of personal and other situations, decide for yourself, and act with responsibility, commitment and justice.

 

Accreditations: Tec Semester, social innovation concentration and 200 citizen social service hours.

 

Laboratorio de Iniciativas Sociales (LINS)
Espacio de colaboración y generación de proyectos sociales
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The course will take place in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. A multicultural city where the worldview of indigenous peoples descended from the Maya coexists with the international vision of visitors and residents from around the world.

 

 

Program features

  • Location: CIS, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Level of instruction: Undergraduate.
  • Program´s length: 5 weeks.
  • Date(s): January 4th to ebruary 3rd 2023.
  • Maximum number of participants: 25 per group.

 

Student Goals

  • Strengthen and apply the curricular and co-curricular competencies defined in the Tec21 educational model.
  • Use the knowledge gained in the classroom in a specific cultural and community context.
  • Develop a vision of the diverse socio-economic conditions in Mexico.
  • Develop awareness about the care and use of natural resources.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of the capacities of communities in relation to the challenges.

 

 

Communities

Through academic challenges we address the needs of communities and organizations of different municipalities in the region called "Los Altos de Chiapas", mostly belonging to the Tzotzil ethnic group who subsist through different social, productive and commercial projects.

 

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The course will take place in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. A multicultural city where the worldview of indigenous peoples descended from the Maya coexists with the international vision of visitors and residents from around the world.

 

 

Program features

  • Location: CIS, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Level of instruction: Undergraduate.
  • Program´s length: 5 weeks.
  • Maximum number of participants: 20 per group.

 

Student Goals

  • Strengthen and apply the curricular and co-curricular competencies defined in the Tec21 educational model.
  • Use the knowledge gained in the classroom in a specific cultural and community context.
  • Develop a vision of the diverse socio-economic conditions in Mexico.
  • Develop awareness about the care and use of natural resources.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of the capacities of communities in relation to the challenges.

 

 

Communities

Through academic challenges we address the needs of communities and organizations of different municipalities in the region called "Los Altos de Chiapas", mostly belonging to the Tzotzil ethnic group who subsist through different social, productive and commercial projects.

 

Contact Us

Martha Lucía Velázquez Díaz
martha.velazquez@tec.mx

José Manuel Islas Pacheco
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Ingrid Carrasco
ingrid.cl@tec.mx

Alma Cholula
acholula@tec.mx

Sebastián Hernández
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Centro para la Innovación Social, Campus Chiapas
Centro para la Innovación Social

Through a multidisciplinary team, our purpose is to develop training and research strategies to address some of the main social needs of the country and the world, generating and validating innovative solutions.

The Social Innovation Center develops social impact projects that favor the communities and cooperatives with which we collaborate in organizational, economic, social, community and sustainability aspects, among others.

In this Center, you can develop, innovate, create and, mostly, combine efforts in willingness to contribute and generate empathy, learning and actions that allow you improve life quality of people in communities with whom we collaborate.

The Social Innovation Center has the purpose of linking national and foreign students and universities willing to work together on social innovation projects. It is concretized as a world-class center, with an interdisciplinary team that will contribute to the generation of an ecosystem of social innovation, for research, generation and validation of innovative solutions to this problem.

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El curso se desarrolla en el Pueblo Mágico de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. Ciudad multicultural en donde conviven la cosmovisión de los pueblos autóctonos descendiente de los Mayas, con la visión internacional de los visitantes y residentes de todo el mundo.

Generalidades del programa

  • Ubicación: CIS en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Nivel académico: Profesional.
  • Duración del programa: 5 semanas.
  • Fechas: 04 de enero al 03 de febrero de 2023.
  • Número máximo de participantes: 25 por grupo presencial.

Objetivos del estudiante

  • Fortalece y aplica las competencias curriculares y co-curriculares definidas en el modelo educativo.
  • Emplea los conocimientos adquiridos en el salón de clases en un contexto cultural y comunitario en particular.
  • Desarrolla una visión acerca de las diversas condiciones socioeconómicas que existen en México.
  • Genera conciencia del cuidado del uso de los recursos naturales.
  • El programa busca contribuir al desarrollo y al fortalecimiento de las capacidades de las comunidades directamente vinculadas a los retos.

 

 

Socios formadores

Los socios formadores son asociaciones y organizaciones de diferentes municipios y comunidades de la zona de los Altos de Chiapas, mayoritariamente conformados por indígenas tzotziles, quienes han desarrollado diferentes proyectos sociales, productivos y comerciales.

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Socios formadores

Los socios formadores son asociaciones y organizaciones de diferentes municipios y comunidades de la zona de los Altos de Chiapas, mayoritariamente conformados por indígenas tzotziles, quienes han desarrollado diferentes proyectos sociales, productivos y comerciales.

 

 

El curso se desarrolla en el Pueblo Mágico de San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. Ciudad multicultural en donde conviven la cosmovisión de los pueblos autóctonos descendiente de los Mayas, con la visión internacional de los visitantes y residentes de todo el mundo.

 

 

 

Generalidades del programa

  • Ubicación: CIS en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Nivel académico: Profesional.
  • Duración del programa: 5 semanas.
  • Número máximo de participantes: 20 por grupo presencial.

 

Objetivos del estudiante

  • Fortalecerá y aplicará las competencias curriculares y co-curriculares definidas en el modelo educativo.
  • Empleará los conocimientos adquiridos en el salón de clases en un contexto cultural y comunitario en particular.
  • Desarrollará una visión acerca de las diversas condiciones socioeconómicas que existen en México.
  • Generará conciencia del cuidado del uso de los recursos naturales.
  • Los retos desarrollados contribuirán al fortalecimiento de las capacidades de las comunidades directamente vinculadas con este centro.

 

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En el Centro para la Innovación Social (CIS) brindamos una experiencia de aprendizaje vivencial con enfoque holístico e integrador, abordando las diferentes dimensiones del ser humano, para que los participantes fortalezcan su yo auténtico y a partir de ahí, desarrollen su capacidad como agentes de cambio. Awakening Week consta de cinco días inmersivos de actividades formativas y recreativas a través de un acompañamiento y fortalecimiento personal para jóvenes motivados a crecer para servir. Formando en nuestros estudiantes PrepaTec la responsabilidad social como un eje de vida.

 

Generalidades del programa

  • Ubicación: CIS en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México y campus Chiapas en Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
  • Nivel académico: Preparatoria.
  • Perfil del alumno: Estudiante con estatus académico regular. Estar en su segundo o tercer año de preparatoria. Un promedio igual o mayor a 80. No contar con comités disciplinarios o de integridad académica. No haber perdido el derecho a participar en un programa del Tecnológico de Monterrey.
  • Duración del programa: 5 días.
  • Fechas: 30 de octubre al 05 de noviembre de 2022.
  • Número máximo de participantes: 20 por grupo presencial.

 

 

Proceso de aplicación

  • Kick-off. Convocatoria
  • Registro de grupos
  • Confirmación de participantes
  • Pago total/parcial, envío de documentos e itinerarios de vuelo
  • Pago total
  • Awakening Week

 

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La Concentración en Innovación Social se ofrece a través de un Semestre Tec en Chiapas, la cual brinda la experiencia de un aprendizaje vivencial con enfoque holístico e integrador, abordando 4 ejes de conocimiento fundamentales en la Innovación Social:

  • Desarrollo Sustentable
  • Liderazgo
  • Economía Social
  • Innovación

 

 

Generalidades del programa

  • Ubicación: CIS en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Nivel académico: Preparatoria y Profesional.

 

 

 

Competencias a Desarrollar

Innovación

Genera soluciones originales y creativas, empleando conceptos y/o herramientas novedosas para satisfacer una necesidad, resolver un problema o realizar una contribución significativa a un producto, proceso o servicio en la comunidad en la que se trabaje.

Ciudadanía

Participa en favor del fortalecimiento de la democracia y de la solución conjunta, comprometida y solidaria de los problemas y necesidades de la sociedad actual para servir a los demás con responsabilidad y justicia.

Emprendimiento

Identifica oportunidades que permiten desarrollar e implementar nuevas ideas que transformen la realidad y generen valor social, económico y ambiental.

Ética

Responde constructivamente y desde un punto de vista ético ante los problemas y necesidades de los diversos ámbitos de la vida, mediante un proceso previo de reflexión, que le permite tomar perspectiva con imaginación e imparcialidad ante las situaciones personales y ajenas, decidir por sí mismo, y actuar con responsabilidad, compromiso y justicia.

 

 

 

Acreditaciones: Semestre Tec, concentración en innovación social y 200 horas de servicio social ciudadano.

 

Laboratorio de Iniciativas Sociales (LINS)
Espacio de colaboración y generación de proyectos sociales
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El Laboratorio de Iniciativas Sociales (LISN) es un espacio para colaborar y generar proyectos sociales y productivos para transformar e impactar a las comunidades originarias del Estado de Chiapas.

 

 

Objetivos del LINS:

  1. Facilitar un espacio de colaboración permanente para estudiantes, colaboradores y voluntarios que impulse iniciativas para el florecimiento humano y la transformación social.
  2. Brindar acompañamiento continuo y a largo plazo a las proyectos e iniciativas sociales derivados de la intervención de estudiantes en los periodos académicos.
  3. Desplegar un plan de capacitación para el fortalecimiento de capacidades de las y los representantes e integrantes de los proyectos de las organizaciones sociales y/o comunidades indígenas.
  4. Contribuir a la generación de soluciones sostenidas y de mayor impacto en el bienestar y en el desarrollo de las poblaciones atendidas.

 

Líneas de acción a trabajar en el LINS:
  • Acompañamiento a proyectos sociales y productivos.
  • Programas de capacitación para el fortalecimiento de capacidades de las organizaciones y comunidades vulnerables.
  • Programa de acompañamiento para escuelas primarias públicas – Educación para el desarrollo sostenible.
  • Generación de servicios educativos de vinculación (programas de educación continua, seminarios, congresos).

 

 

Ubicación: CIS en San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México.

Nivel académico: Profesional y Posgrado..

 

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Los talleres impartidos desde el Laboratorio de Iniciativas Sociales (LINS) son fundamentales para el desarrollo de competencias en las organizaciones y comunidades con las que colaboramos. Estos talleres fortalecen habilidades clave como el liderazgo, la gestión de proyectos y la comunicación, empoderando a estas entidades para lograr un impacto más significativo en la sociedad. A continuación, algunos de los talleres impartidos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taller de comunicación comunitaria y producción audio visual

Objetivo: Fortalecer las capacidades técnicas, comunicativas y artísticas de las y los participantes, así como proporcionarles herramientas básicas para que puedan autodocumentar y difundir sus proyectos a partir de las necesidades que identifiquen en torno a ello.

  • Organizaciones Socio Formadora participantes: Banco de Alimentos de los Altos de Chiapas, Kibeltik, Kolaval, Cooperativa Lagos de Colores SSS, Muk'ta K'anal, Na Bolom, Sluch Metik
  • Resultados: Fotografías de productos propios considerando las características para una buena foto.
  • Impacto: 7 OSF con incidencia en 25 comunidades, beneficiando a +2371 personas (mujeres, jóvenes, niños, familias tseltales y tsotsiles)

 

Taller de post producción audiovisual y redes sociales

Objetivo: Fortalecer las capacidades técnicas, comunicativas y artísticas de las y los participantes, así como proporcionarles herramientas básicas para que puedan autodocumentar, procesar y difundir sus proyectos a partir de las necesidades que identifiquen en torno a ello.

  • Organizaciones Socio Formadora participantes: Banco de Alimentos de los Altos de Chiapas, Kolaval, Cooperativa Lagos de Colores PAS, Na Bolom, Puerta a la Montaña, Semillero, Sluch Metik, Tesoros de mi Pueblo, Tejiendo la Historia
  • Resultados: Prototipo de producto para radio comunitaria y video para plataforma digital con ediciones audiviosuales
  • Impacto: 9 OSF con incidencia en 26 comunidades, beneficiando a +3051 personas (mujeres, jóvenes, niños, familias tseltales y tsotsiles)

 

Taller de Educación emocional para la paz

Objetivo: Reconocer las buenas prácticas dentro de las organizaciones como parte de una cultura de paz, identificar conceptos básicos y brindar herramientas emocionales para nombrar y comunicar las emociones.

  • Organizaciones Socio Formadora participantes: Banco de Alimentos de los Altos de Chiapas, Hospital San Carlos, Tejiendo la Historia, Kibeltik, Lagos de Colores SSS, Na Bolom, Sluch Metik
  • Resultados: Espacio de diálogo para el intercambio de buenas prácticas para la comunicación efectiva de las emociones dentro de la organización
  • Impacto: 7 OSF con incidencia en 21 comunidades, beneficiando a 7006 personas ((mujeres, jóvenes, niños, familias tseltales y tsotsiles)

 

PRÓXIMAMENTE. Principios de Canva y redes sociales. Experiencia y aprendizajes de una Organización Socio Formadora.

 

Contacto

Martha Lucía Velázquez Díaz
martha.velazquez@tec.mx

José Manuel Islas Pacheco
jose.islas@tec.mx

Ingrid Carrasco
ingrid.cl@tec.mx

Alma Cholula
acholula@tec.mx

Sebastián Hernández
sebastianhdj@tec.mx

Centro para la Innovación Social, Campus Chiapas
Social Innovation Center

Through a multidisciplinary team, our purpose is to develop training and research strategies to address some of the main social needs of the country and the world, generating and validating innovative solutions.

The Social Innovation Center develops social impact projects that favor the communities and cooperatives with which we collaborate in organizational, economic, social, community and sustainability aspects, among others.

In this Center, you can develop, innovate, create and, mostly, combine efforts in willingness to contribute and generate empathy, learning and actions that allow you improve life quality of people in communities with whom we collaborate.

The Social Innovation Center has the purpose of linking national and foreign students and universities willing to work together on social innovation projects. It is concretized as a world-class center, with an interdisciplinary team that will contribute to the generation of an ecosystem of social innovation, for research, generation and validation of innovative solutions to this problem.

Social Innovation Center, Winter i
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Winter i

The course will take place in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. A multicultural city where the worldview of indigenous peoples descended from the Maya coexists with the international vision of visitors and residents from around the world.

Program features

  • Location: CIS, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Level of instruction: Undergraduate.
  • Program´s length: 5 weeks.
  • Date(s): January 4th to ebruary 3rd 2023.
  • Maximum number of participants: 25 per group.

Student goals

  • Strengthen and apply the curricular and co-curricular competencies defined in the Tec21 educational model.
  • Use the knowledge gained in the classroom in a specific cultural and community context.
  • Develop a vision of the diverse socio-economic conditions in Mexico.
  • Develop awareness about the care and use of natural resources.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of the capacities of communities in relation to the challenges.

Communities

Through academic challenges we address the needs of communities and organizations of different municipalities in the region called "Los Altos de Chiapas", mostly belonging to the Tzotzil ethnic group who subsist through different social, productive and commercial projects.

 

Social Innovation Center, Summer i
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Summer i

The course will take place in the city of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas. A multicultural city where the worldview of indigenous peoples descended from the Maya coexists with the international vision of visitors and residents from around the world.

Program features

  • Location: CIS, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Level of instruction: Undergraduate.
  • Program´s length: 5 weeks.
  • Maximum number of participants: 20 per group.

Student goals

  • Strengthen and apply the curricular and co-curricular competencies defined in the Tec21 educational model.
  • Use the knowledge gained in the classroom in a specific cultural and community context.
  • Develop a vision of the diverse socio-economic conditions in Mexico.
  • Develop awareness about the care and use of natural resources.
  • Contribute to the development and enhancement of the capacities of communities in relation to the challenges.

Communities

Through academic challenges we address the needs of communities and organizations of different municipalities in the region called "Los Altos de Chiapas", mostly belonging to the Tzotzil ethnic group who subsist through different social, productive and commercial projects.

 

Social Innovation Center, Awakening i
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Awakening

We, at Center for Social Innovation, provide an experiential learning experience with a holistic and inclusive approach, addressing the different dimensions of the human being, henceforth the participants strengthen their authentic self thus developing their capabilities as change agents. Awakening Week consists of five immersive days of educational and recreational activities through personal accompaniment and strengthening for young people motivated to grow to serve, forming in our highschool students' social responsibility as an axis of life.

Program features

  • Location: CIS, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México and Chiapas Campus, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
  • Level of instruction: Highschool.
  • Student's profile: Regular academic status, be in your second or third year of high school, an average equal to or greater than 80, not having disciplinary or academic integrity committees and not having lost rights to participate in any Tecnológico de Monterrey program.
  • Program´s length: 5 weeks.
  • Date(s): October 30th to november 5th, 2022.
  • Maximum number of participants: 20 per group.

Application process

  • Kick-off. Call
  • Group registration
  • Participants confirmation
  • Partial/total payment, documents delivery and flight itinerary
  • Full payment (if not given the total payment previously)
  • Awakening Week

 

Social Innovation Center, Tec Semester
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Tec Semester

Social Innovation Concentration is offered through a Tec Semester in Chiapas, providing experiential learning´s experience with a holistic and inclusive approach, addressing 4 fundamental axes of knowledge in Social Innovation:

  • Sustainable development
  • Leadership
  • Social economy
  • Innovation

Program features

  • Location: CIS en San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, México.
  • Level of instruction: Highschool and Undergraduate.

Competencies to develop

Innovation

Generate original and creative solutions, using innovative concepts and/or tools to satisfy a need, solve a problem or make a significant contribution to a product, process or service in the community in which they work.

Citizenship

Participate in favor of the strengthening of democracy and the joint, committed and supportive solution of the problems and needs of today's society to serve others with responsibility and justice.

Entrepreneurship

Identifies opportunities that allow developing and implementing new ideas that transform reality and generate social, economic and environmental value.

Ethics

Respond constructively and from an ethical point of view to the problems and needs of the various areas of life, through a prior process of reflection, which allows you to take perspective with imagination and impartiality in the face of personal and other situations, decide for yourself, and act with responsibility, commitment and justice.

Accreditations

Tec Semester, social innovation concentration and 200 citizen social service hours.

Social Innovation Center, Contact Us
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Martha Lucía Velázquez Díaz
martha.velazquez@tec.mx

José Manuel Islas Pacheco
jose.islas@tec.mx

Sebastián Hernández
sebastianhdj@tec.mx

Abigail Ríos Barrera
abirios@tec.mx

Ana Mallet Cardenas

Ana Mallet

Distinguished Professor in Design

School of Architecture, Art and Design


Expertise

Modern and Contemporary Design
Cultural Management
Art and Design Curation

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Overview

Professor Ana Elena Mallet is an independent curator specializing in modern and contemporary design, and cultural management. She has taught History of Design, Art as well as Contemporary Photography in various institutions and universities throughout Mexico and has overseen the creation and planning of academic programs in different institutions. Since 2018, she is a guest curator at the Museo Universitario de Arte Contemporáneo (MUAC) in Mexico City, in charge of putting together the first-ever public Mexican Design collection in the country.

She has held curatorial positions at Museo Soumaya, Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil and was Programming deputy Director at Museo Tamayo. She has curated exhibitions in Mexico, Europe and the US in museums such as Museo Franz Mayer (Mexico City), MARCO (Monterrey), Musée National des Artes Modéstes in Sète, France; the Art Institute of Chicago; Los Angeles County Museum (LACMA), Craft Contemporary (LA), among many others. She was a member of the London Design Biennale for the 2016 and 2018 editions.

Her research varies from the famous Mexican intricate woven looms to the core of Mexican design itself.

Professor Ana Mallet is Distinguished Professor in Design for the School of Architecture, Art and Design. 

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Education and Training

  • Master in Art History with a specialty in Curatorial Studies, Autonomous University of Mexico - UNAM
  • Master in Museology, Centro de Arte Mexicano
  • Bachelor in Latin American Literature with a specialty in Art and Knowledge, Universidad Iberoamericana
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Publications

  • In 2020 she published the book La Vida en el Arte. Writings by Clara Porset (Editorial Alias) and the book Felix Tissot Lo eterno y lo moderno (Fauna); in 2017 the book Silla Mexicana (Arquine / Conaculta) and in 2014, La Bauhaus y el México Moderno. The design of Van Beuren (Arquine / Conaculta).