March 15, Plenary meeting of the GRADUA2 Network
(Network members and experts from the participating institutions)
09:00     Welcome by Dr. Enrique Zepeda, Vice-President of International Affairs of the Monterrey Tech System
09:15 Meeting agenda
09:45 Summary of the objectives of and the results expected from the GRADUA2 Project
10:15 Presentation of participants
Name, position, institution and expectations
11:15 Break
11:30 Presentation and discussion of the results of the survey on the graduate follow-up analysis conducted in the countries with GRADUA2 Network members (Dr. Teofilo Ramos)
13:00 Lunch
15:00 Review of the topics to be addressed by the group of experts and the expected results:
1 Manual on instruments and recommendations for graduate follow-up
2 Questionnaire to discover the improvements and impact of the GRADUA2 Project on the participating institutions and the institutions that will be taking part in the seminar
3 Guide for self-assessment of weaknesses and strengths in graduate follow-up
16:30 Break
16:45 Integration of 3 work groups to address the topics and define the coordinator for each group
17:30 End of the day's activities
20:00

Dinner

 
  March 16, Seminar on Graduate Follow-up for University and Government Officials
(GRADUA2 Network members and experts will also be participating in this seminar)
Site: Auditorium of the Monterrey Tech’s Graduate School of Business Administration and Leadership (EGADE). Ave. Fundadores and Rufino Tamayo, Valle Oriente, Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Objectives of the Seminar:
1. Communicate the state of the art in the matter of graduate follow-up, based on the experiences of Latin-American and European universities.
2.

Convey the relevance of graduate follow-up studies as a means to:

• Learn about graduates’ professional careers: their position and evolution in the labor market
• Evaluate the institutional results regarding graduates’ education and satisfaction
• Evaluate the institutional results regarding employer satisfaction
• Promote the university-productive sector relationship, and, in general, the university-society relationship
• Incorporate improvements into the curricula
• Strengthen the university-graduate relationship
• Support the different publics served by a university in decision-making processes
• Define the institutional development policies
09:00
Welcome by Mr. Patricio López del Puerto, President of the Monterrey Tech's Virtual University
09:15
 Presentation of the GRADUA2 Project
 
09:30
 Relevance of graduate follow-up studies in the context of higher education (Tracer studies and Higher Education Management)
Presented by: Universität Kassel, Germany
10:15
Questions and Answers
 
10:30

Methods for analyzing graduates' positions in the labor market
Presented by: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

11:30
 Questions and Answers
11:45

Break

 
12:00

Analysis of graduates' professional careers and satisfaction with regard to the education they received

Presented by: Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru

13:00
 Questions and Answers
13:15
 Lunch
 
15:00

Graduates in the labor market: impact studies and employer evaluations

Presented by: Universidad Politecnica de Valencia

16:00
 Questions and Answers
16:15
 Break
16:30

Current situation of graduate follow-up studies in Latin America and Europe : results of a survey conducted in the countries with GRADUA2 Network representatives

Presented by: Monterrey Tech , Mexico

17:30
 Questions and Answers

 
17:45
 End of session

 

 
  March 17, Continuation of Seminar

09:00 The use of results from diverse graduate follow-up studies in universities' continuous improvement processes
Presented by: Universidad Catolica de Colombia
10:00 Questions and Answers
10:15 Presentation of the successful experiences of the Italian inter-university consortium ALMALAUREA in relation to:
  The establishing of links between the universities, the productive sector and graduates
    Follow-up of graduates' working life
  Evaluation of the effectiveness of the education provided by the universities
  Presented by: Consorzio Interuniversitario ALMALAUREA
11:15 Questions and Answers
11:30 Break
11:45 National Employment Observatories: the French experience
Presented by: Céreq (Centre d'études et de recherches sur les qualifications), Université de Nice Sophia Antipolis and Université de Toulouse I
12:45 Questions and Answers
13:00 Lunch
15:00 Evaluation of graduates' social commitment: The case of the Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
Presented by: Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico
16:00 Questions and Answers
16:15 Break
16:30 Closing by Dr. Teofilo Ramos (GRADUA2 Project Coordinator)
17:00 End of seminar
 

 

 
  March 18, GRADUA2 Network work meetings

9:00 Objectives of the meetings:
  1.       Develop the graduate follow-up instruments and recommendations manual
  2.       Design of the questionnaire to determine the improvements and impact of the GRADUA2 Project on the participating institutions and the institutions that will be participating in the seminar
  3.       Design of the guide for self-assessment of strengths and weaknesses in graduate follow-up
09:30 Work sessions for each of the teams formed on March 15
11:30 Break
11:45 Continuation of work sessions
13:00 Lunch
15:00 Continuation of team work sessions
16:15 Break
16:30 Continuation of team work sessions
17:30 End of the day's activities
20:00

Dinner

 
  March 19, GRADUA2 Network work meetings

09:00 Integration sessions or summary of each team's results
09:30 Plenary presentation of each team's results
12:00 Break
12:30 Agreements on administering the questionnaire to determine the improvements and impact of the GRADUA2 Project, and applying the self-assessment guide
13:00 Review of administrative matters and commitments for the Paris meeting
13:45 Close of the meeting
14:50 Lunch
15:30 Departure of participants


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