The University of New Mexico collaborated with the Woodrow Wilson Center and El Colegio de La Frontera in Mexico to develop a “Master Plan for the Competitive and Sustainable Development of the U.S.-Mexico Transborder Region: 2020 Vision.” Juan de Dios Pineda, director, Special Office for Latin American Initiatives, led UNM’s efforts in the project.
“This collaboration has given UNM a front-row seat in the development of this valuable body of knowledge and planning, one that should enhance UNM’s reach and prestige in southern border international affairs,” Pineda said.
Pineda brought together opinions, views and proposals from a variety of decision-makers, experts, public officials, researchers, scholars and academics from various New Mexican institutions.
“We had great participation and extensive research presented between all cooperating higher education institutions within the United States border region related to the issues in the plan such as education, immigration, economic development, health care, sustainability, population, security, transportation and infrastructure,” Pineda said.
The final study was presented at the XXVII Border Governors Conference in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, earlier this fall. The conference was hosted by Governor Jose Natividad Gonzalez Parás. All 10 border governors and representatives attended.
“We presented a joint plan that will guide us on our path toward a state of competiveness, sustainability and well-being that allows us to leverage the region’s development” Pineda said.
Visit the XXVII Border Governors Strategic Master Plan for Competitive and Sustainable Development of the United States- Mexico Border Region at Strategic Guidelines.
For more information, contact, Juan de Dios Pineda at pinedaj@unm.edu or (505) 277-0837; (505) 277-1811.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu
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