| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 50.87 |
| Liaison | Cesar Nanni |
| Submission Date | Nov. 26, 2021 |
Universidad de Monterrey
AC-10: Support for Sustainability Research
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.00 / 4.00 |
César Alfredo
Nanni ME Center for Sustainability |
Does the institution have an ongoing program to encourage students in multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the student sustainability research program:
A high-performance co-curricular course called Research Assistant Training. Offer created for students to actively participate in a research work registered by a titular researcher and selected by him. Students have to fulfill 7 hours a week to complete the activities and responsibilities assigned by the researcher to promote the development of essential knowledge and skills in the scientific area. One of the areas of study that researchers have aligned with students is in the sustainability themes. Besides learning and working with a professor, students get credit for their work.
Does the institution have a program to encourage academic staff from multiple disciplines or academic programs to conduct sustainability research?:
A brief description of the faculty sustainability research program:
The University of Monterrey promotes the participation of the university community in research through different calls focused on various topics to receive project proposals capable of addressing real problems and generating new knowledge, scientific products, and possible applications. Research projects are open to members of the institution to participate. While it is not tagged as sustainability, the projects focus on air quality, mobility, emissions control, among others.
Has the institution published written policies and procedures that give positive recognition to interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, and multidisciplinary research during faculty promotion and/or tenure decisions?:
A copy of the promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
The promotion or tenure guidelines or policies:
Does the institution have ongoing library support for sustainability research and learning?:
A brief description of the institution’s library support for sustainability research:
Website URL where information about the institution’s support for sustainability research is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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