rosemary maroun shehin ministry of education of the state of jalisco

ROSEMARY MAROUN SHEHINMINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF THE STATE OF JALISCO

The State ofJalisco•Guadalajara is the second most important city of the country. It isalso one of the most developed in terms of cultural, trade andeconomic levels in Mexico.It is a major food producer in the country.Capital: GuadalajaraIt is known as the “Sillicon Valley” due to its booming developmentof electronic industry.Population:7.350.355(2010) It is the second touristic destination in the country and the city ofPuerto Vallarta is internationally recognized.It has a vast cultural offer, such as the Guadalajara InternationalBook Fair, the International Festival of Mariachi, the October Fest,just to mention some of them.In the education field, Jalisco has a diversified supply of universitiesand higher education institutions, including the University ofGuadalajara, the second largest public university in México.It will host the XVI PAN AMERICAN GAMES (October 13-30).

The importance of theinternationalization strategies from thegovernment sectorOCDEApproachesMutual Understanding(political, cultural,academic, aid goals)Skilled migration(human resourcestowards specificsectors)Revenue generation(education as acommercial product)Capacity building(accelerated growth ofquality services inhigher education)

One of the main functions of the Secretary of Education of the State ofJalisco is:THE CASE OFJALISCO"Coordination within the State of, internationalrelations in education and promote programsof cooperation and academic exchangesbetween the State Educational System andother countries. "

It is the only Department of Education that has anOffice of International Relations in Mexico;THE INTERNATIONALRELATIONS OFFICEReports directly to the Office of the Secretary ofEducation;It has the largest network of cooperation agreements,a total of 160 , of which 24 belong to the InternationalSister Schools Program;It has specific student and academic exchangeprograms (Alberta, Shanghai, Italy, South Korea).Maintains a constant flow of visits by delegations of thecountries where exist a cooperation agreement.

InternationalAffairs Office,Governor´s OfficeMexico´sMinistry ofForeignAffairsSister StateCouncilJALISCO MINISTRYOF EDUCATION(SEJ)INTERNATIONALACTIVITYFederal Ministryof Education(General Office ofInternationalRelations)Jalisco peopleresiding in theU.S.SEJ InstitutionalprioritiesInternacionalizationof education(SEJ)Projects andprogramsdeveloped by thesigning ofexistingagreementsDiplomatic meetingswith the Governorand the Secretary ofEducationInterestsexpressed byeducation levels ofthe State Ministryof EducationHigher EducationInstitutions ofJalisco

InternationalSchools ProgramSisterJALISCO MINISTRYOF EDUCATION-EDUCATIONALPROGRAMSInternationalWeekEducation

Binational Migrant Program(PROBEM)JALISCO MINISTRYOF EDUCATION-EDUCATIONALPROGRAMSShort Stay Program for Special Education Teachersbetween SEJ and the Lombardy Regional Institutefor Educational ResearchJalisco Education Group

Exchange Program for HighSchool Students Jalisco-Alberta,CanadaJALISCO MINISTRYOF EDUCATION-EDUCATIONALPROGRAMSExchange Program for SpanishTeachers, Shanghai MunicipalEducation CommisionTraining Program for EnglishTeachers, Bellevue CommunityCollege, Washington State

Exchange program for master´s degree,Kyung Hee University, South KoreaJALISCO MINISTRYOF EDUCATION-EDUCATIONALPROGRAMSNew developing programs:Quebec Province- The Governor of Jalisco and the Premier of Quebec signed aComprehensive Cooperation Agreement on October 2009.New Zealand-The Ministry of Education signed an Agreement with importantUniversities in N.Z., to promote cooperation on agro-businessbetween our education institutions.Free State of Bavaria (International Internships Program )-It has been established with the Government of Bavaria the firstofficial Program to invite students of each region to do theirinternships in another country.Colombia-It has been promoting cooperation in the Fashion Industry amongbusinesses and universities of Jalisco and Antioquia.

INTERNATIONAL BEST PRACTICESIN EDUCATIONMAIN AREAS OFINTERNATIONALCOOPERATIONMAIN ACTIVITIES:*Lectures (also online).*Workshops.*Conferences.*Advisory onspecific programsand policies.Topics that havebeen discussed:*School-industrypartnerships.*Tourism andcuisine.*Educationmanagement.*Robotics.*Mathematicsmethodologies.*Evaluation.*Bilingualeducation.*Indigenouseducation.*Specialeducation.

Development of Job Description Manual for theEscuela Nacional de Hotelería de Nicaragua(CONALEP).CONSULTING ANDTRAININGPROVIDED TOOTHER COUNTRIESFROM JALISCOCourses about special education and school forparents to teachers in Guatemala, Nicaragua,Salvador and Honduras (Department ofEducation for Democratic Values and SpecialEducation Department).Advice on curriculum development of coursesfocused on civic education and values in Chileanhigh schools(CECyTEJ).Advice on curriculum development for thecreation of the Bachelor of Physical Education atthe Polytechnic University of Nicaragua(Department of Physical Education.).

YEAR TOTAL Destinations2010 90INTERNACIONALMOBILITY 2001-2010200920082007141192194 United States, Spain, France, Nicaragua,2010 2006Belgium, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Canada,India, Chile, China, Japan, Singapore,1512005South Korea, Italy, Germany, Panama,Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala, Costa832004Rica, Portugal ,Colombia20037120022001593954Total 1074

1. Promotion of specific programs currently inoperation.KEY BENEFITSTHROUGHINTERNATIONALCOOPERATION2. International Mobility savings: air fares, hotel, andfood, for US dollars 60,000, equivalent to six millionpesos.3. Training courses for the whole educationalcommunity.4. International mobility of students, teachers andstaff throught out the world.5. International Reseach networks.

¡Thank you!Rosemary Maroun ShehinMinistry of Education of the State of JaliscoAv. Prolongación Alcalde 1351, Torre deEducación. Piso 7. Col. Miraflores, Guadalajara,Jalisco. C.P. 44270 Tel. & fax (33) 38192706E-mail: rosemary.maroun@jalisco.gob.mx