MEXICO the University 4.0 concept . The institution finds itself within a deep Digital Transformation , which ensures operational continuum , as an answer to global interaction necessities and technology developments able to improve information exchanges .
The TEC21 model also resulted from a deep , thorough analysis of more than 40 universities worldwide , in order to provide ITESM of reference points to aim to in its journey toward an innovative educational model for the 21st century . ITESM President Salvador Alva defines the university ’ s Digital Transformation as one of his top five priorities for upcoming years .
University 4.0 : cornerstone of Digital Transformation This concept emerges from the necessity to develop entrepreneurs and professionals enabled to perform in the scope of digital business . This environment has been determined by factors such as the Digital Transformation Initiative , launched in 2015 by the World
Economic Forum ( along with the report “ The Future Of Jobs ”), and it is also shaped by ITESM ’ s productive relationships with companies that share bonds with the university . The “ 4.0 ” suffix is related to the current stage of the industrial revolution , a continuation of its preceding eras , highlighted by the increased use of certain resources , such as water and vapor on its first stage , followed by electricity , and the computer , afterwards , until arriving to this day and age of IoT sensors and automation . University 4.0 takes advantage of commonly known ( and used ) interconnected resources , taking knowledge acquisition levels above the centuries-old traditional model of a writing board , students ’ desks and printed media , which still prevailed until five years ago .
“ Our visionary initiative makes ITESM a pioneering university within the Digital Transformation scope ,” says Bruno Zepeda , CFO for ITESM .
TEC21 educational model The TEC21 model is an answer both to global evolution toward
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