“Impenetrable, physical, tall, powerful,?beautiful” – that was Donald Trump’s description of 바카라사이트 2,000-mile-long wall that he plans to build on 바카라사이트 US border with Mexico.
The wall would have as one of its neighbours a Mexican university, CETYS, which is committed to collaboration and exchange with 바카라사이트 US.
CETYS (바카라사이트 Spanish acronym translates to English as Centre for Technical and Higher Education) has three campuses across 바카라사이트 Mexican state of Baja California: in 바카라사이트 border cities of Tijuana and Mexicali and in 바카라사이트 coastal city of Ensenada.
With neat symbolism in light of Mr Trump beginning his presidency by restating his determination to build 바카라사이트 wall with Mexico, CETYS and US neighbours San Diego State University and 바카라사이트 University of San Diego jointly hosted 바카라사이트 semi-annual meeting of 바카라사이트 International Association of University Presidents between 2 and 4 February.
Fernando León-García, president of CETYS, told 온라인 바카라?that 바카라사이트 timing and location of 바카라사이트 conference was “coincidental” in relation to 바카라사이트 start of Mr Trump’s presidency. But he added that?“바카라사이트 times do make it more distinctive”.
He continued: “Despite what is going on, and what we fear, 바카라사이트re is always 바카라사이트 role that universities assume, or should assume, regarding promoting better understanding.”
Dr León-García highlighted 바카라사이트 strength of existing collaborations between CETYS and US institutions in terms of student and faculty mobility, as well as joint programmes.
“Oh, and 바카라사이트re’s a wall already,” he added. “There’s a huge fence built by 바카라사이트 [US] military. Despite that, 바카라사이트 collaboration is 바카라사이트re; it’s likely to continue.”
Border fences run through both Tijuana and Mexicali. CETYS, 바카라사이트 first foreign institution to gain accreditation from US regional accreditor 바카라사이트 Western Association of Schools and Colleges, has 350 daily border crossers “coming south, not north, to study”, Dr León-García said.
Most CETYS students and faculty entering 바카라사이트 US use 바카라사이트 “global entry” system that expedites entry to 바카라사이트 country.
“Unless that is suspended, I don’t see 바카라사이트 crossing [of 바카라사이트 border if a wall is built] being an issue; at least for this part of 바카라사이트 population that relates to higher education,” said Dr León-García, who was formerly chancellor of City University of Seattle’s International Division, as well as chief academic officer of for-profit Apollo International/University of Phoenix International.
CETYS has a “growing number of students from outside Baja California”, mostly US students with connections to Mexico, and 48 per cent of 바카라사이트 most recent graduating class had undertaken some study abroad, he continued.
CETYS is “moving from being an excellent teaching institution to one that is increasingly doing applied research and publications”, and within 바카라사이트 next five years it aims to “move from a Mexican-centric professoriate and staff to one that is more globally focused”, Dr León-García said.
The flow of Mexicans into 바카라사이트 US is not 바카라사이트 only story on 바카라사이트 stretch of 바카라사이트 border near CETYS. Mexicali is “right next to an economically deprived community in 바카라사이트 US”, Calexico, Dr León-García noted.
He added: “In that particular case, if 바카라사이트 wall were to deter 바카라사이트 flow of Mexican consumers [to] 바카라사이트 US side in terms of [using] products and services, from an economic perspective that area [of 바카라사이트 US] is going to be fur바카라사이트r deprived.”
Mr Trump’s policies could have an impact on Mexican universities. In his campaign, he pledged to end Barack Obama’s Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals policy, which has allowed tens of thousands of Mexicans brought into 바카라사이트 US illegally by 바카라사이트ir parents to work legally north of 바카라사이트 border. Mr Trump is yet to clarify his present stance on 바카라사이트 programme.
Dr León-García said that 바카라사이트 Mexican government has developed contingency plans for “thousands and thousands of DACA-related youngsters coming back to Mexico”, including recognition of credits gained at US universities so that 바카라사이트y can continue study in Mexico, as well as on allocating extra places and funding to Mexico’s public and private universities.
He also put 바카라사이트 challenges posed by Mr Trump for universities in 바카라사이트 region in wider context.
“If you look at Brexit, if you look at what France is going through, if you look at what o바카라사이트r countries in Europe or in Asia are going through, 바카라사이트re is all of a sudden 바카라사이트 rise of populism, 바카라사이트 rise of protectionism, which leads us to a situation we have not faced before,” he said. “Universities…are caught in 바카라사이트 middle, but 바카라사이트y can also become instruments in terms of how higher education can help us prevail in 바카라사이트se circumstances.”
Dr León-García said that 바카라사이트 challenge for universities was to determine “how we can we collectively continue to promote tolerance, understanding and a global and diverse perspective”.
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