A delegation of universities in Peru and Chile visited ICHEI
Ms. Bi Xiaohan extended a warm welcome to the delegates, highlighting the meeting as a pivotal moment to foster mutual understanding and discuss potential collaboration. Prof. Alejandro Cruzata Martinez, President of the Lord of Sipan University, Mr. Javier Hugo Moran Ruiz, Dean of the School of Engineering of the Saint Ignatius Loyola University, Mr. Alberto Garrrido, Deputy Director of the Project Management Office of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, and Mr. Marco Melo, Subdirector of Operation IT of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, introduced their practices on digital teaching, management, and transformation, meanwhile exploring opportunities to collaborate with UNESCO-ICHEI and SUSTech.
Prof. Alejandro Cruzata Martinez, President of the Lord of Sipan University (Peru)
Mr. Alberto Garrrido, Deputy Director of the Project Management Office of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Chile)
UNESCO-ICHEI presented its global partnership network, IIOE and key projects such as micro-certification, and smart classroom, while also reflecting on previous collaborations within the Latin America and Caribbean region. Representatives from SUSTech Global introduced the progress of school operation and international student admission. The universities' delegates shared insights into their development and international partnerships with various universities, businesses, and organisations. The meeting facilitated initial discussions on collaborative opportunities in areas such as partnership network expansion, co-development and localisation of IIOE content in Spanish, industry-academic collaboration, and the organisation of joint regional events and initiatives. Post-meeting, the UNESCO-ICHEI delegation guided visitors through IIOE AI Lab.
The delegation visiting IIOE AI Lab
About Lord of Sipan University (Peru) Saint Ignatius Loyola University (USIL) is a private higher education and research institution located in Lima, Peru. It was founded in 1995 by Raúl Diez Canseco. The main campus is situated in the district of La Molina, with four sub-campuses in Pachacamac, Huachipa, Independence and Magdalena, with additional lectures, research, seminars and sports facilities. At the beginning of its establishment, USIL focused on business, management, and entrepreneurship. In recent years, USIL's international rankings have steadily improved. As of 2023, USIL consists of 9 faculties, including faculties such as the Faculty of Architecture, College of Arts and Humanities, Faculty of Business Studies, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Engineering, and Faculty of Health Sciences, offering 34 undergraduate and 13 graduate programs. According to QS rankings, USIL has remained among the top 10 Peruvian universities for the past few years. About Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Chile) <span style="font-family:system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, " font-size:16px;background-color:#f0f4fa;"="">Founded in 1888, the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is one of the six Catholic universities in Chile's higher education system and one of the two Pontifical Universities in Chile. In the 128 years since its founding, it has cultivated many outstanding talents in various fields such as politics, economy, culture, law, and science in Chile. Today, there are about 22,000 graduate and undergraduate students and about 2,000 professors at university. The university pays special attention to international academic cooperation programmes. Since 1997, the university has signed 23 exchange and cooperation programs with several universities in six countries in the Asian region, and has maintained mutual exchanges of about 260 teachers and students every academic year. After more than a century of growth, it has become a comprehensive university covering a wide range of disciplines and majors, such as medicine, engineering, social sciences, and natural sciences. Its famous subjects include mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, and so on. It offers a wide range of master's programmes and doctoral programmes. Famous graduate programmes include Agricultural Economics, Urban Development, Human Settlements, etc. while the famous PhD programmes cover Cell Biology, Physiological Biology, Ecological Biology, Mathematics, and so on. According to the QS World University Rankings Latin America Regional Rankings, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is the 2nd university in South America and the 1st university in Chile. |
Ms. Bi Xiaohan extended a warm welcome to the delegates, highlighting the meeting as a pivotal moment to foster mutual understanding and discuss potential collaboration. Prof. Alejandro Cruzata Martinez, President of the Lord of Sipan University, Mr. Javier Hugo Moran Ruiz, Dean of the School of Engineering of the Saint Ignatius Loyola University, Mr. Alberto Garrrido, Deputy Director of the Proje
