Post by pavel on Jan 25, 2016 16:06:11 GMT -6
Looking to Expand International Programs, UT-Austin Eyes Mexico
When he was a kid, University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves treasured spending summers in Mexico City, where he visited the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, his favorite museum in the world, and studied Spanish. His grasp of the language has since slipped away, but he says the trips broadened his horizons and nurtured his curiosity.
Now, he wants his students and faculty to experience something similar. Fenves has made growing UT-Austin’s international programs one of his top priorities in his first year in office. And no country will receive more attention than Mexico, where this week Fenves will take his first international trip as UT-Austin president.
“We want our graduates to be successful not just in Austin, not just Texas but as leaders not even just in the United States,” Fenves said. “Almost everything that is important has international implications.”
Mexico presents plentiful opportunities for UT-Austin and its students, Fenves said. The country’s economy has expanded significantly in the past decade, especially its fast-rising middle class. Companies seeking to gain a share of the Mexican market will probably be interested in students who have experience there.
Read more: www.texastribune.org/2016/01/25/looking-grow-internationally-ut-austin-looks-towar/
When he was a kid, University of Texas at Austin President Greg Fenves treasured spending summers in Mexico City, where he visited the Museo Nacional de Antropologia, his favorite museum in the world, and studied Spanish. His grasp of the language has since slipped away, but he says the trips broadened his horizons and nurtured his curiosity.
Now, he wants his students and faculty to experience something similar. Fenves has made growing UT-Austin’s international programs one of his top priorities in his first year in office. And no country will receive more attention than Mexico, where this week Fenves will take his first international trip as UT-Austin president.
“We want our graduates to be successful not just in Austin, not just Texas but as leaders not even just in the United States,” Fenves said. “Almost everything that is important has international implications.”
Mexico presents plentiful opportunities for UT-Austin and its students, Fenves said. The country’s economy has expanded significantly in the past decade, especially its fast-rising middle class. Companies seeking to gain a share of the Mexican market will probably be interested in students who have experience there.
Read more: www.texastribune.org/2016/01/25/looking-grow-internationally-ut-austin-looks-towar/