UNM President David J. Schmidly recently hosted a reception for members of the ISTEC board of directors at University House. The board, with members from Latin America and the United States, meets at UNM this week to report on 2007 activities and plan and budget for 2008 initiatives.
Schmidly said, “We are proud to host the ISTEC board of directors for their annual meeting and to have ISTEC call UNM home. One of my goals is to expand international initiatives to include dual degree opportunities so that students can earn both a UNM degree and one from a school abroad. This will help us grow the number of students taking advantage of study abroad.”
ISTEC, the Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium, was founded at UNM in 1990 and is housed at UNM in Hokona Hall. ISTEC is a non-profit organization made up of education, research, industry and multilateral organizations throughout the Americas and the Iberian Peninsula.
The consortium was established to foster scientific, engineering and technology education, joint international research and development efforts among its members, and to provide a cost-effective vehicle for the application and transfer of technology.
“Through ISTEC, 120 universities advance the acquisition of and use of technology for research and education,” said Theo Crevenna, UNM special advisor on Latin America and Iberia. He said ISTEC also provides training and workshops on use of technology and technology transfer.
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