La Universidad de Celaya es una de las 22 IES que ya cuentan con convenio con el INAI y que firmaron el Acta de Instalación de la Red de Academia Abierta para la formación, investigación y socialización de los derechos de acceso a la información y de protección de datos personales para el Estado de Guanajuato.
La red tiene como objetivo coordinar, incorporar y dar cauce a los intereses de todos los actores que participarán en el ejercicio de apertura institucional vigente y subsecuente, así como establecer una ruta crítica para la integración, difusión y cumplimiento de un PAL 2022-2024, con la prospectiva de darse seguimiento durante el marco de implementación del tercer ejercicio de apertura institucional en la entidad.
Constituirse como el órgano máximo de toma de decisiones en materia de apertura académica para la formación, investigación y socialización de los derechos de acceso a la información y de protección de datos personales en el estado de Guanajuato, así como de los compromisos y acciones que de éstos se deriven; 2. Coordinar las actividades de formación, investigación y socialización de los derechos de acceso a la información y de protección de datos personales entre las IES que formen parte de la Red de Academia Abierta.
¿Cómo beneficia a los universitarios Uni? Se estableció un vínculo que fortalecerá la #transparencia del estado con las juventudes como verdaderas generadoras de políticas públicas, lo cual puedes ver aquí: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=436480272128071
Celaya, Guanajuato (November 11, 2023) - The University of Celaya celebrated the inauguration of the I4.0 AUTOMATION CELL at the Center for Innovation in Engineering on Saturday, November 11, as part of the 35th anniversary of its founding. Carlos Esponda Morales, General Director of the University of Celaya System, Dr. Martha Aguilar Trejo, Rector of the institution, and Mr. Juan Yúdico Herrasti, Councilor of the eastern region of Fundación Empresarial Guanajuato, presided over the ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the beginning of this new stage in the educational field.
The acquisition of the I4.0 AUTOMATION CELL was made possible thanks to a co-investment of 30% from FIDESSEG and 70% from the University of Celaya, which represents a milestone in engineering education in Mexico. Bosch Rexroth's one-of-a-kind XITE Automax 600 equipment incorporates Industry 4.0 technologies, artificial intelligence, big data and the cloud in its automated processes.
Representatives of companies from the industrial sector such as BOSCH LATINOAMERICA, GKN, PRETTL, SKILLTECK, HUTCHINSON, IECA, as well as elementary school educators, academic directors, teachers and students, joined in this event. Also present were leaders of the STEM and PERAJ social programs, as well as student mentors and the children who are the raison d'être of these programs, accompanied by their mothers.
The AUTOMATION CELL I4.0, with the Automax equipment, will not only enrich the education of the students of the University of Celaya, but will also have a positive impact on the education of more than 300 children participating in the project "Integral Development of Celaya's Children", which integrates the institutional programs STEAM and PERAJ, bringing educational innovation to the community.
At this event, the UniElectric Car, an electric vehicle developed by students who participated in the "Towards Electric Mobility" competition, was also on display, highlighting the commitment of the University of Celaya to the integral and avant-garde education of its students.
The I4.0 AUTOMATION CELL not only represents a significant technological advancement for the University of Celaya, but also demonstrates a continued commitment to academic excellence and preparing students for the challenges of the future.
The Importance of Food Safety By Eng. Carla Zuria Jordan
Did you know that there are more than 250 different diseases that are transmitted by contaminated food and beverages? How many times a year do you get sick to your stomach? Do you know what was the mistake that caused that annoying illness?
The WHO estimates that every year some 600 million people - almost 1 in 10 of the world's population - fall ill and 420,000 die from contaminated food.
It is essential that people know about the subject, we all eat about three times a day, but many times we do not know the correct handling of food.
This is especially important for the food industry and food service, as contaminated food causes losses in the millions in shrinkage, recalls, lost productivity and medical expenses. One case of food poisoning can make thousands of people sick.
The reputation of a company and its brand can be lost in minutes due to a case of food poisoning that its customers or diners share on social networks and goes viral. In addition, businesses can be fined and shut down.
But enough of the bad news. Now let's talk about the solution. PREVENTION is the key, i.e. not allowing food or its ingredients to become contaminated in the first instance, with well-designed and implemented control measures.
Fortunately, there are nowadays food safety management systems designed specifically for the food sector, which provide us, so to speak, with a step-by-step recipe to ensure that food companies never have intoxicated customers.
These systems have been improving practices over time in the food industry, from Good Manufacturing Practices, HACCP and systems approved by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI). They have incorporated new Prerequisite Programs such as Allergen Control and Food Fraud prevention, and have evolved in accordance with the needs of society and the global challenges that arise. Nowadays it is essential to be updated and take care of food safety throughout the food chain for the protection of consumers.
The University of Celaya, in conjunction with Innoqua Consultancy and Training in Food Safety, will soon offer a Diploma in Food Safety, for which you can request information by writing to fernanda.alfaro@udec.edu.mx and WhatsApp: 4614237773
Celaya, Guanajuato (April 27, 2023) - On April 27, the University of Celaya, in the framework of its 35th anniversary, hosted the LV Ordinary Session of the Council of Private Universities and Related Institutions (CUPRIA) with the participation of representatives of private universities that make up the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES), who discussed and reached agreements in favor of the development of higher education in our country.
At the inauguration of this event, Dr. Carmen Rodríguez Armenta, head of the General Directorate of University and Intercultural Higher Education (DGESUI), on behalf of Dr. Francisco Luciano Concheiro Bórquez, Undersecretary of Higher Education, stated that the SEP does not conceive education only in terms of the public sector, but that private institutions are also a fundamental part of making it possible today to cover 5.2 million higher education students in Mexico.
For his part, Dr. Luis Armando González Placencia, in his first session as Executive Secretary General of ANUIES, reaffirmed the association's interest in maintaining proximity and equal treatment with private HEIs: "Today more than ever we are working to strengthen and consolidate higher education and turn it into a key element that will drive the country's development. Universities are becoming agents of change in the localities and regions they serve," he said.
In her speech, Dr. Martha Aguilar, rector of the University of Celaya and president of the LV session of CUPRIA, endorsed the commitment of the private IES with the permanent search for academic excellence, the integral formation of students and the development of their communities.
The LV CUPRIA session was attended by rectors and representatives of the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Universidad Anáhuac, Universidad Iberoamericana de México y de Puebla, ITESO, Universidad Autónoma de la Laguna, UPAEP, UDLA, CETyS, UVM, Universidad Intercontinental, Universidad La Salle, Universidad Hipócrates, Instituto Tecnológico Latinoamericano, Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara, Universidad del Valle de Atemajac, Centros de Estudios Universitarios de Monterrey, Universidad Montemorelos, Universidad de Monterrey, Universidad Regiomontana, Universidad de la Sierra, Universidad del Noreste and Universidad Cristóbal Colón.
The plenary session reviewed and analyzed current topics such as the Inter-Oceanic Corridor Project of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, the Progress in the Work Program of the Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation System, how to integrate a Node to Promote the Social and Solidarity Economy to achieve a linkage and impact with the university's environment and the importance of fundraising within the framework of sustainability, among others.
In view of this agenda, the Executive Secretary General commented: "The universities must work to increase university and scientific cooperation, but they must also be sensitive to current issues such as inclusion, gender, interculturalism and human rights, among others, in order to coordinate efforts that contribute to strengthening the development of higher education and us as a society.
Among the distinguished guests were: the Executive Director of CASE Latin America, Angélica Careaga; the general coordinator of CIEES, Miguel Ángel Tamayo Taype; the general director of COPAES, Alejandro Miranda Ayala; the general director of Universia Mexico, Arturo Cherbowski; and the general director of CENEVAL, Antonio Ávila Díaz.
At the end, Dr. Luis Armando Gonzalez thanked Dr. Martha Aguilar Trejo, Rector of the University of Celaya, for her strong support and acknowledged her dedication for accepting the challenge of holding this LV Ordinary Session of the Council of Private Universities and Related Institutions, as well as the commitment of the University of Celaya to the quality and development of Mexico demonstrated during these 35 years of existence.
The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP) provides many benefits to young people who make the decision to accept the challenge and live the experience of being high-achieving students; these benefits are evident in their daily lives, as well as in their academic path to university (and even after graduation) thanks to the program's global approach and the mechanisms it has to promote the development of disciplinary andsoft skills in students.
There are many schools in the world that offer the IB Diploma Program and one of them is the Preparatoria de la Universidad de Celaya. (https://www.udec.edu.mx/prepa–uni/) that has been offering this program since 2015, with six generations of graduates. I am part of the seventh generation and we will graduate in May 2023, to continue writing more success stories.
The IB Diploma Program at Prepa de la Uni is considered a challenge by IB students themselves, as it takes you out of your comfort zone and approaches your learning and skill development in a different way. We believe that those who like challenges and have a clear vision of their life project are the ones who profile themselves to be IB students, enrolling in the Diploma Program. Unfortunately, it seems to me that there are few who are really informed and based on my experience, it seems to me that many of those who do not enter the Diploma Program do so because they are unaware of the benefits of this program, its structure, its evaluation methodology, its scope and how the IB environment is lived day to day in our high school classrooms.
That is why in this article I want to share with you some of the most memorable IB experiences shared with me by several graduates of the first, second, third, fourth and fifth IB generation of Prepa Uni, whom I interviewed to answer questions whose answers, I am sure, you will be interested to read in order to enter the challenging but fascinating world of the IB Diploma Program.
The graduates of Prepa IB at the University of Celaya whom I interviewed are: Ana
Flores (1st generation), Regina Oviedo (1st generation), Fernanda Cervantes (2nd generation), Mariana Santibáñez (3rd generation), Sofía Andrade (4th generation) and José Santibáñez (5th generation). All of them are from different generations, but they share common experiences from the IB Diploma Program that they still keep in their hearts and that accompany them during their studies at the university or even in their working life. They were very charismatic and friendly during the interview and I thank them for their great willingness to share what it was like for them to be IB Diploma Programme students at Prepa Uni.
Below, I share with you several key questions with an answer in which I synthesized the feelings and comments in common that I identified among the interviewees, with the intention of letting you know, from the voices of IB alumni, the reasons why they consider it was worthwhile to have studied the IB Diploma Program at Prepa Uni:
1. What is the usefulness of the IB in your university life?
Respondents commented that it helped prepare them to work under pressure and helped them to be more organized in terms of time. They also commented that it helps them to be better prepared for the challenges that university brings and to take them more calmly, compared to students who did not take the IB Diploma Program. They commented that they feel capable of researching and learning on their own and that they also feel they have very good skills, especially in terms of thinking, as they are critical, analytical and reflective.
2. What is it like to be an IB graduate?
What they shared with me is that it is very special to be part of a global community, where everyone went through very similar experiences. They also commented that they feel a great satisfaction for having achieved something they set out to do, because now they know that with determination and perseverance, they can achieve all the goals they desire.
3. Would you recommend that other young people enter the IB Diploma Program?
All the interviewees recommend it. In general, they mentioned that it is advisable for high school students to take the program because it brings many benefits and it is a very good experience, although it is also necessary to take into account the way each person faces the challenges and handles the pressure.
4. How was your IB Diploma experience?
Based on the responses of the six IB graduates interviewed, the experience was mostly good, although there were things that sometimes did not go so well; however, they were supportive of each other and thus had a more satisfactory experience. For the most part, the groups were very united and there was a very pleasant atmosphere. On the other hand, the teachers were always attentive and willing to support them.
5. What difficulties did you encounter during the IB Diploma course?
The general response was that the biggest challenge was learning to organize their time and activities to meet deadlines, especially internal evaluations. On the other hand, there were some who found some subjects more difficult than others. Apart from that and the final exams, they considered that there were no major difficulties.
6. What advice would you give to someone who is taking the IB Diploma at Prepa Uni?
The interviewees agreed that the main advice is to support each other... they are each other's best support, as they are going through the same thing. Another common piece of advice was time management and deadlines, never leave anything to the end; finally, that the most important thing is mental health so be balanced and give yourself time to exercise, socialize and have fun.
7. Do you regret taking the IB Diploma?
No (all agreed); none of the interviewees regret having taken the IB Diploma Program and if given the option again, all would enter, without exception.
8. Did the IB Diploma help you improve your life skills outside of school?
Yes, they commented that the IB Diploma made them more sociable, helped them to be more organized and more present in the world: to be global citizens.
9. Was the IB Diploma Program worthwhile?
It was worth it, although it had its challenges, the benefits are superior and are long term.
Analyzing the responses of my six graduates interviewed, I could see that all agree that the IB Diploma Program brings with it both benefits and challenges, but with the great difference that the difficulties you may face are only temporary and are what ultimately make you a resilient and more prepared person. Although sometimes you may feel pressured, that happens, while the benefits remain in the student's life and will accompany you during your journey through college and in your life project. From the voices of the graduates, some of the most outstanding benefits they recognize from the IB Diploma program at Prepa Uni are that:
It opens your mind.
It makes you more organized.
Change your way of thinking.
It prepares you for the pressure of college.
It makes you understand the topics, not just learn them (memorize them).
It can help you decide on your college career.
In general, the graduates perceived themselves at a higher level of performance compared to their university peers, as they felt more prepared for the reasons listed above. There were those who also mentioned some social benefits, especially from the theater class, as it helps you to be more open, express your ideas, express yourself better, etc.
And well, just as the IB Diploma Program has many advantages that will propel you to become a high-achieving student who stands out for being: inquiring, caring, thoughtful, informed and educated, a good communicator, balanced, reflective, bold and open-minded, it also has its counterweights, since being an IB student requires constant work, discipline, concentration, commitment and optimal time management.
So, if you are determined to accept the challenge and live the IB Diploma experience, you must be prepared to be a determined person, with the conviction that it will work, and to be aware of the decision, because it is a decision that will change the course of your future by enhancing not only your knowledge, but also your way of seeing and living life. It is an investment of time that can turn your life or your way of thinking and seeing the world, making you a much more prepared person with a more global vision.
Of the six interviewees with whom I spoke, there are two who have already graduated with a degree in Communication and Audiovisual Media also from the University of Celaya; they shared with me the advantages that they can perceive from the IB Diploma in their work, mentioning that in the curriculum it is well regarded to be a graduate of the IB, since it is a globally recognized program that opens many doors. The attributes they developed while in IB, allowed them to get scholarships during their undergraduate studies and stand out among their peers, besides being currently committed professionals with an excellent preparation. Being IB is worth it! Be IB!
I invite you to be the one to discover the world of possibilities that the IB Diploma Program offers from your own experience. If you are interested in receiving more information about the IB Diploma Program at the University of Celaya or in answering any questions or concerns that you or your parents may have about this program, please feel free to contact the IB Diploma Program Coordinator at the University of Celaya: Alejandra Núñez via email at: alenugo@udec.edu.mx or by phone +52 (461) 613 90 99 Ext. 1411.
Student of the IB High School of the University of Celaya.
4th semester - June 2022
Why is it worth doing a monograph?
TheExtended Essay(EE ) provides you with a unique opportunity to explore an academic area of personal interest. It is a research paper that you write independently, giving you the advantage of demonstrating your passion, enthusiasm, intellectual initiative and creative approach to a topic of your choice, on which you conduct an in-depth and focused analysis in order to critically answer questions of global importance. It is one of the elements at the heart of the IB Diploma program.
Through the Monograph production process, you develop important transferable skills - such as research, critical thinking and self-management (the importance of which I will explain later in this article) - that are communicated in the form of a written academic paper. It is important to highlight the commitment you will have to the research process and in the reflection you will make on this process, highlighting your intellectual and personal journey, and how this process comes to change you during your learning, as well as impacting the final version of your work.
In this article I will tell you what a Monograph is, what you will learn by doing a Monograph and why it is one of the most important benefits you can get from the IB Diploma Program(International Baccalaureate).
Preparing a Monograph gives you the great advantage of developing skills not only useful for your day to day life as an IB student, but also very valuable in the long term for when you enter university, since they will facilitate your research and writing of texts, lab reports or even your thesis to finish your degree. That is why producing a monograph provides you with the following benefits:
It teaches you to inquire, which is very important because you will always be looking for new information from different sources, you will want to learn more and more, making you a person with extensive knowledge about different areas.
It teaches you to understand topics in a conceptual way; that is, you will understand concepts without the need for examples, you will be able to visualize difficult concepts to understand them more easily.
It teaches you to understand social and political problems in a broader and more global way, allowing you to learn about different social contexts in order to understand the world and social relations more clearly.
Satisfy your interests since it is highly personal work that is designed to give you the learning you need as an IB student.
In evaluating you, they will do so in a way that will not only help you learn concepts about your work, but will also help you improve and grow as a human being.
Thanks to the Monografías process you will develop skills that you already have, but that in other jobs you don't usually use much and that, nevertheless, are of vital importance for any area of life you can think of; sometimes it is complicated to develop them with simpler tasks that teachers assign us, so you should take the opportunity to practice them; the skills I am referring to are the following:
Thinking skills: to analyze and understand any information presented to you concisely, quickly and effectively.
Communication skills: to express -in a clear and understandable way for any reader- what you think, then it will serve you for any work that requires you to explain something about any topic. In addition, you will strengthen your ability to formulate arguments clearly and coherently.
Social skills: when you have to talk to your consultant to explain your work, you will improve the way you relate to other people; this will help you establish interpersonal relationships that translate into contact and friendships that will be useful in the present and future.
Self-management skills: being a job that you have to produce from start to finish, taking special care and attention in your organization and time management, you will learn that you alone can do a job without anyone chasing you, you will achieve the difficult task of not leaving the tasks or activities to the end.
Research skills: you will be able to perfectly search for reliable and clear information that will be useful for what you are looking to do, so you will not have to waste your time in information that will not serve you for anything. You will learn to cite and give author credits so you don't go through life plagiarizing ideas that don't belong to you. You will be able to identify when a source of information is not reliable, so you will stop wasting your time on information of dubious origin.
TheExtended Essay is perhaps the most inquiry-based activity you will undertake during the IB Diploma Program, especially since it is a completely open-ended assignment, driven by your interest in the topic of your choice; you can do this work on activities or areas of knowledge that you enjoy or are passionate about and, if you choose correctly, it is a lot of fun. This is no coincidence: the goal of the Essay(EE) is to encourage students like you to intentionally examine, in depth and intentionally, important issues and areas of research that are of personal interest to you. Through research, as a student you not only learn about the topic of focus of your Monograph, methodology and critical thinking (i.e., you not only learn about the process of writing the Monograph), but another advantage is that you develop important transferable soft skills such as time management, perseverance, resilience and decision making.
In the following, I recapitulate -as a list- the reasons why it is very worthwhile to live the process of elaborating the Monograph during your studies of the IB Diploma Program; for this list I have been guided by Antoni Moragues, who has written a text on Aplicación de la Monografía en 1º de Bachillerato con la metodología del programa IB (Application of the Monograph in the 1st year of Bachillerato with the methodology of the IB program):
You will be able to distinguish between the basic and secondary aspects of the area you are studying.
You will mature the ability to identify problems and formulate questions.
You will be able to state the justification for your research (why it is important).
You will be able to plan your actions and thus manage your time to move forward.
Strengthen your ability to search for appropriate information from reliable sources.
You will be able to propose possible explanations or hypotheses that provide solutions to the problem.
You will mature in the application of research methodology and the collection of results.
Thanks to critical thinking, you will be able to compare the information you had at the beginning with the findings of the results.
You will be able to reach your own conclusions and argue them.
You will enhance your oral and written communication and expression, putting it at the service of your research and knowledge dissemination objectives.
But... what is a Monograph and how do I do it?
Okay! I think we're doing well so far, but exactly how do you do a Monograph?
First, it is important to be clear that the Monograph is an in-depth study of a well-delimited topic that you will have the opportunity to freely choose from a list of available subjects from the IB Diploma Program, such as: Literature, Drama, English (in this particular case, you will have the great opportunity to write the monograph in English language), Biology or Mathematics. The specific topic you will delve into can be related to any of these subjects that catches your attention; as a recommendation, I would say to make a list of topics that you like to talk about or that simply appeal to you; then look for which of the subjects your topic might fit into so that you can write your Monograph on something you really enjoy.
You will have a professor who teaches the subject you have chosen and who will advise you during the process of producing your Monograph; he or she will help you whenever you get lost with the instructions and will be checking your progress closely.
The result of your research will be translated into a structured written work, whose formal presentation follows predetermined guidelines provided by the IB and in which ideas and results are communicated in a reasoned and logical manner.
Here are some of the most important specifications that every student who aspires to become an IB student should take into account:
The Monograph is mandatory for all students taking the IB Diploma Program. At Celaya University High School you will have the opportunity to choose that program if you decide that the IB challenge is for you.
The Monograph is externally assessed, which means that an assessor you do not know will assess your work using assessment criteria established by the IB itself and used in all IB schools.
The Monograph process prepares IB students for success in university and beyond after the Diploma Programme. To choose a subject for the Monograph, students should consult the list of approved IB Diploma Programme subjects, taking into account the availability of advisors within the institution in which they are enrolled. It is presented as a formal academic work with a maximum length of 4,000 words, accompanied by a reflection form, which is a format in which you will write about your experience and how your processes and progress were; this reflection cannot be longer than 500 words.It involves approximately 40 hours of work by the IB student throughout the first three semesters of the IB Diploma Program.IB students are supported in a recommended supervision process of between 3 and 5 hours, which includes three mandatory reflection sessions, in which your advisor will help you and evaluate the work you have done.
The third and last mandatory reflection session is the final interview, which is a concluding interview with the supervising professor in which you will be able to see how your advisor perceived your progress and your learning from this work.
Now you know some of the most relevant benefits that, from my point of view, the Monograph production process offers you, one of the core components of the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme (DP). I hope you will make the decision to live the challenge of the program and become a high performing student because ... being IB is worth it!
