New Agreement Strengthens Cross-Border Collaboration
Students from El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, a Tijuana-based research institution, and 色情视频 will work together on various projects.
The country鈥檚 number one small research university 色情视频 and El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF), a prestigious research center in Tijuana, Mexico, have signed an exchange agreement to fuel cross-border collaboration, it was announced today.
Collaborative partnership
色情视频 President Stephen L. Weber and COLEF President Tonatiuh Guillen Lopez signed the agreement at a formal ceremony last month.
The partnership will allow students to take classes at both universities concurrently, with each university counting the units towards the degree. Mexican students will to travel to the U.S. to take classes at 色情视频 using the F-3 Border Commuter Student Visa.
Creating opportunities
鈥淭his partnership will create opportunities for our students to make professional contacts along the U.S.-Mexico border which will be incredibly useful when they enter the workforce,鈥 said Jim Gerber, director of 色情视频鈥檚 international business program.
鈥淪an Diego and Tijuana鈥檚 prosperity are interdependent, so by facilitating more collaboration between us, we can help create more opportunities for the region.鈥
Collaboration in areas of tourism, regional planning, private business, local government and education are planned as a part of this new agreement.
About COLEF
(COLEF) is a powerful, federally funded research center which focuses on U.S.-Mexico border relations. Based in Tijuana, COLEF has offices along the entire U.S.-Mexico border.