During his participation in the Second French-Mexican Forum carried out in France, the Director of the Technological Innovation Park (PIT, Parque de Innovación Tecnológica) of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (UAS, Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa), MBA José Ramón López Arellano, started the establishment of relations with French universities, with the purpose of strengthen this research center’s activities.

He specified that the Technological University of Compiègne has a research center similar to the PIT-UAS, therefore, while chatting about linkage with the Director of that university, the increase of the academic value of both institutions, French and Mexican, was considered: “On these dates we are settling up the general legal terms of the convention, besides, we already have a first proposal of student exchange, this would be a master student at Compiègne and the intention is that his thesis can be directed by a UAS’ researcher, who can offer him counseling and implementation to his research”.

López Arellano said that another linkage was given with the University of Strasbourg, of which he said is run and ruled by sustainability issues, and that’s why one of the projects with this French institution would be the exchange of students and professors focused on energy studies: “We are considering the creation of an international laboratory, the proposal is to build it at UAS and have their support in order to achieve a globally advanced laboratory, so that our University can set itself at the forefront on energy matters”. He explained that the legal status of the agreement, as in the case of Compiègne, still in process.

The MBA assured that this visit contributes to both the internationalization and the linkage considered in the Plan of Institutional Development Consolidation 2017 of our University.

Precedents

UAS’ participation on this forum was possible thanks to the approach between PhD Enrique Cabrero Mendoza, General Director of the National Council of Science and Technology (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología), and PhD Juan Eulogio Guerra Liera, Rector of the UAS; the above, during the last General Assembly of the National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior), in Guadalajara City (Jalisco, Mexico).

Source: Direction of Communications UAS. http://dcs.uas.edu.mx/index.php?sec=3&op=2&tipo=i&id_noticia=6033. Translated by Belem Ruiz (Edition and Communication, PIT-UAS).