CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
ADDRESSED TO PROFESSORS INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THE VISITING INTERNATIONAL PROFESSORS “GLOBAL SUMMER” PROGRAM AT UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE DE ATEMAJAC (UNIVA), MEXICO, IN ITS 2025 EDITION
Within the framework of its current International Development Plan, the Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA), the Catholic University in Mexico, issues this call to professors from international universities that hold a partnership with UNIVA, either by bilateral agreement or by common consortium membership, to participate in the 2025 edition of the Visiting International Professors Program «Global Summer 2025», which will be carried out in person.
The Global Summer program is an initiative developed annually by UNIVA, and which promotes Internationalization at Home through the visit to Mexico of international professors from partner higher education institutions. Participating professors teach a course to regular UNIVA students at any of its campi in Mexico. In its eight editions held to date, Global Summer program has accumulated a total of 242 participating professors, from 70 partner universities, located in 20 countries.
For participating professors, the Global Summer program also offers the opportunity to meet peers from both UNIVA and other universities, opening the possibility for multiple academic collaborations in other scenarios, such as research and networking activities. Additionally, UNIVA will invite international professors to deliver academic talks and to participate in additional academic activities, as well as cultural programs, with the aim of enriching their personal and professional experience in their collaboration with Mexico.
HOW WILL THE 2025 GLOBAL SUMMER EDITION WORK?
The program will work with the participation of Professors in face-to-face modality. In other words, professors from UNIVA’s partner international universities will teach an intensive, in-person class to our students at one of our UNIVA campus facilities, during the Summer 2025 semester (minimum 3 weeks, maximum 4 weeks, between the months of May and August). In this case, the professors are not hired by UNIVA; rather, they participate as cooperating professors. UNIVA will, then, cover the expenses related to their academic participation in Mexico, considering the terms in this call.
The Global Summer program offers participating professors the opportunity to meet their peers from UNIVA, as well as with organizations from different sectors, such as government, business, and society, depending on the interests of the visiting professor. Furthermore, the program promotes the delivery of talks, interviews with the media, visits to companies and consortiums, among others, in order to enrich the academic and cultural experience of both the visiting professor and the students enrolled in the course, in addition to contributing with the richness and cultural interaction with our country. Cooperating professors are also invited to participate with UNIVA in some of the extra-class academic activities mentioned above.
The program invites professors to participate in any of the five major disciplinary areas of the institution:
- Social Sciences and Humanities.
- Economic-Administrative Sciences and International Business.
- Exact Sciences and Engineering.
- Health Sciences.
- Communication, Languages, and Multimedia.
Each subject has a duration of 56 class hours, distributed in a stay of 3 to 4 weeks, teaching face-to-face lessons for an average of 3 hours a day, from Monday to Friday, at the time agreed with the corresponding academic area of UNIVA, prior to the start of the course. The class schedules may change. The class may be scheduled sometime between the third week of May and the first week of August. Professors will agree, with the academic authorities of UNIVA, the dates in which they could teach the course, considering that it would have to be for up to 3 or 4 consecutive weeks.
SCHEDULES
· The subjects will be taught in face-to-face mode, at the corresponding UNIVA campus facilities.
· The times of the courses will be scheduled by the host UNIVA campus and agreed upon, in advance with the visiting professor.
· Some subjects are offered at night, or on Saturdays.
BENEFITS
• In addition to the delivery of the course, UNIVA will offer a proposal of academic and cultural activities for guest professors.
• Professors will receive a certificate of participation with curricular value.
• UNIVA will offer accommodation for guest professors during their stay in Mexico, as part of the program.
• The guest professor will receive a stipend of $10,000 Mexican pesos for a 4-week stay, to cover their food and transportation expenses within the city where the UNIVA host campus
is located. This stipend can be delivered completely in cash or part in cash and part in kind.
• For shorter stays, the stipend will be proportional to the period of stay.
APPLICATIONS
Professors interested in participating must send their application via email to Prof. Renata Saucedo, Officer for Internationalization Programs at Home of the UNIVA System, to the following email address: verano.global@univa.mx . The application should include the following documents:
- Application letter: free format, indicating which subjects you would like to be considered in, and as well as your teaching and professional experience related to the proposed subject, as well as the academic degree in which you want to teach classes
- In the same letter, mention the time frame of 3-4 consecutive weeks, in which you will be able to participate in the program, taking into account that this time frame would have to be between the third week in May and the first week in August.
- Letter of recommendation issued by your academic department, in your home institution (in Spanish or in English), highlighting your academic-administrative performance, and the authorization to make the trip between May-August.
- Proof of the last evaluation obtained by you, as a professor, issued by your home institution as well as the evaluation issued by students.
- Updated Curriculum Vitae (in Spanish or in English).
- List of courses in which the applicant has teaching experience.
Note:
-At UNIVA, the Professors must have a degree higher than the degree in which he or she teaches courses.
-For your application to be official, you must provide ALL the required information.
IMPORTANT DATES
Application deadline: December 9th, 2024.
Notification of selection: between February 5th and 10th, 2025.
In-person participation dates: previously agreed with the corresponding UNIVA academic department, for a 3-4 week period, between the 3rd week of May and the 1st week of August 2025.
Should you have any questions or need further information, please contact Prof. Renata Saucedo, Officer for Internationalization Programs at Home of the UNIVA System at: verano.global@univa.mx
IMPORTANT
At the time of making your application you must have a valid passport and visa (if necessary).
To be able to apply, you must have a minimum master’s degree and at least 2 years of teaching experience.
Sincerely,
“Saber más para ser más”
Prof. Sandra Hernández Salazar
Head of International Development
DGA | UNIVA University System
Universidad del Valle de Atemajac (UNIVA)
