My name is Manuel Delgado and I am the first Latin American to belong to the NGO Photographers 
Alliance, photography for a cause at the international level.

My story began at Tec where I studied a B.A. in Communication Science (LCC). I was a scholarship holder as of the first semester, and got involved in everything as though I were in a club. I participated in swimming, theater and formed my own European studies association. I also won scholarships and financial aid to represent Tec in other countries. My first international experience was in Prague, Czech Republic, where an NGO was looking for student leaders. I was the only Mexican who participated and I promised myself I would return to that continent one day. In the third semester, I joined a pilot program to give scholarship-holders the opportunity to participate in an internship. One of my many interviews was at AstraZeneca and, something I hadn’t imagined, I would end up working there for the next six years, being promoted from intern to brand manager, until I resigned and travelled to Asia.

Upon arrival, I worked as a volunteer and, during this time, I met a native couple who made me feel like part of their family. They told me about the opportunity to give English classes in a community on the border with Burma, where I was the teacher for three hundred children. I also worked in Laos in an elephant sanctuary and in Borneo in an orangutan sanctuary, among others.

At this time, I began to develop professionally as a photographer and I sold my photographs to the media in Mexico to support myself. While I was doing this, a friend I had met at AstraZeneca contacted me and told me about a public relations vacancy for Mexico in Germany. I carried on traveling and was interviewed online for Trivago and got the position. I moved to Germany and although I didn’t speak the language stayed to live there.

It filled me with pride to promote my country’s tourism for the eyes of the whole world, even though I wasn’t there.

At the same time, I specialized in humanitarian documentary photography, so now I work for NGOs, which send me to different parts of the world to document the social work they carry out on the reality of the people they help. The work is by no means easy, because it takes guts to venture into the most remote, isolated regions on the planet and create visual content objectively. It gives me great satisfaction when NGOs use my photographs for their campaigns because I feel that I can speak for those people who cannot speak for themselves, and I like to think that it is an attempt to achieve justice for what they are experiencing.

I am an Outlier because my story begin at Tec and end up changing the world

Terminé la carrera y de un día para otro me pregunté: ¿Esto es lo que quiero hacer el resto de mi vida?. Decidí que no, renuncié y compré un boleto de ida a Tailandia sin regreso. Me lancé con solo una mochila seguir mi pasión: la fotografía.

Me llamo Manuel Delgado y soy el primer latinoamericano que pertenece a NGO Photographers Alliance, fotografía por una causa a nivel internacional.

Mi trayectoria comienza en el Tec donde estudié la licenciatura en ciencias de la comunicación. Fui becado desde el primer semestre, me involucré en todo como si fuera un club, estuve en natación, teatro y realicé mi propia asociación de estudios europeos. También gané becas y apoyos financieros para poder representar al Tec en otros países; mi primera experiencia internacional fue en Praga República Checa donde una ONG buscaba líderes estudiantes, fui el único mexicano que participó y me prometí regresar a ese continente. En tercer semestre entré a un programa piloto para que estudiantes becados pudieran tener oportunidad de tener prácticas, entre las muchas entrevistas que en AstraZeneca y sin saberlo trabajaría por los próximos seis años, en donde pude escalar de becario a gerente de marca, después renuncie y viaje a Asia.

Al llegar, hice voluntariados, en este trayecto conocí a una pareja nativa con los que me sentía en familia, me comentaron la oportunidad de dar clases de inglés en una comunidad frontera con Burma, fui maestro de trescientos niños; en Laos en un santuario para elefantes, en Borneo en un santuario para orangutanes, entre otros.

En este momento fue cuando me empecé a desarrollar profesionalmente como fotógrafo y vendí mis fotografías a medios en México para poder sustentarme. Mientras hacía esto me contactó una amiga que conocí en AstraZeneca y me habló sobre una vacante de relaciones públicas para México desde Alemania. Seguí viajando e hice entrevistas en línea para Trivago y conseguí el puesto, me mudé a Alemania y aun sin hablar en idioma me quedé a vivir allí.

Me llenó de orgullo, pues promoví el turismo de mi país para los ojos de todo el mundo aun sin estar ahí.

Al mismo tiempo me especialicé en fotografía documental humanitaria, por lo que ahora trabajo para ONGs, las cuales me mandan a distintas partes del mundo a documentar la labor social que realizan sobre la realidad de la gente que ayudan, el trabajo que no es nada fácil, pues se necesitan agallas para aventurarse y poder crear contenido visual de forma objetiva, ya que son las regiones más aisladas del planeta, por lo que me da satisfacción cuando las ONGs utilizan mis fotografías para sus campañas pues siento que

puedo darle una voz a aquellas personas que carecen de voz propia, y me gusta pensar que es un intento de justicia a lo que ellos viven.

Soy un Outlier porque mi historia comienza en el Tec y termina cambiando el mundo.
 

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Tecnológico de Monterrey has always pursued its own evaluation and continuous improvement. The Institution holds itself to the highest standards of collaboration with partner universities and contributions to academic progress, as well as commitment to society and resolution of socio-economicmic problems in Mexico and around the world.
 

RANKINGS AT TEC DE MONTERREY

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DEFINICIÓN

Los rankings miden de diferente manera el desempeño y los resultados de las universidades en comparación con sus pares. Estas medidas suelen estar relacionadas con la reputación de cada institución. Hoy en día, los estudiantes, académicos, gobiernos, proveedores de becas, empleadores y líderes universitarios utilizan diferentes clasificaciones universitarias para diferentes propósitos: desde la inscripción, el reconocimiento institucional, hasta el financiamiento. Las clasificaciones influyen en las decisiones más importantes de la educación superior.

El Tecnológico de Monterrey siempre ha perseguido su propia evaluación y mejora continua. La Institución mantiene los más altos estándares de colaboración con las universidades asociadas y contribuciones al progreso académico, así como el compromiso con la sociedad y la resolución de problemas socio-económicos en México y en todo el mundo.
 

RANKINGS EN EL TEC DE MONTERREY

Los resultados de los rankings proporcionan la base para establecer aún más metas que son ambiciosas para nosotros como institución, en beneficio de nuestros estudiantes y la sociedad; la implementación de nuestro Modelo Educativo Tec21, que nos permite avalar nuestro compromiso con la educación de excelencia, es un ejemplo de esto.

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At last, the opportunity to realize my dream was staring me in the eyes. I had the opportunity, but my family didn’t have the financial resources to help me make it come true. I decided to get a summer job to pay for the trip that would allow me to fulfill my dream of representing Mexico internationally as a singer. There were imbalances between school, work, student life and rehearsals, which taught me how to divide my days up to be more efficient.

It wasn’t easy, but this is my story. 

Hi, my name is Violeta Valdez and I have been the voice of international brands such as  Baby First TV and Nintendo Switch.

My career began when I was very young. My mom is a communicologist, so I have been immersed in that environment since I was five years old, which is why I chose to pursue a degree in marketing at Tec. I remember going with my mom to record a Soriana (Mexican supermarket) commercial and, while I was in the booth, the producer saw how excited I was, listened to my voice and invited me to record the phrase “Soriana a precio por ti”. Right there and then he told my mother she should train me, so she became my teacher, and my life as a presenter began. My first participation in the media was on the radio station frecuencia Tec in a children’s program called Experidivertido. Afterwards, I won more roles through auditions or demo rails, which consist of carrying out tests so that when a brand needs a voice, they contact me.

As a result, I have participated with international brands such as Baby First TV and Nintendo Switch.. I have also had parts on TV and in History Channel series, which has been quite an experience. Being able to train as an actress is something of which I am very proud and would like to return to in the future.
At Tec High School I enjoyed my first international experiences in the arts, with musical theater being one of my hobbies. I was fortunate enough to attend a summer course at Joffrey Ballet School in New York, with teachers from Broadway.

Thanks to my participation in all these Tec High School events, I obtained an arts scholarship to study at Tec, something that fills me with pride.

Right now, I am participating in Ensamble 47 and am a member of the fifth generation of Tec Ambassadors, which I view as a huge responsibility since the ambassadors are the first face a family sees on arriving at Tec, and it is where I tell my story and share my passions. In this program, I have learned to be helpful and I love passing on everything Tec has taught me.  

I am an Outlier because my story begin at Tec and end up changing the world.