Social Responsibility
Social Responsibility done by Tec de Monterrey´s students places professional and personal talent at society´s service and wellness, in order to contribute to generate proposals for the attention, treatment and, if possible, to solve country´s social needs. At Tec de Monterrey, Social Service contributes with competencies to develop citizen and ethical commitment, hence other competencies in students.
Tecnológico de Monterrey contributes to social impact and transformation on a daily basis thanks to the efforts of the campuses. (Use this title and change the information.) The social service departments, together with the academic areas, outline liaison strategies with social organizations, seeking to have a positive impact on the surrounding community. The individuals who, through their daily efforts, build a better Social Service area, working always at the Campuses, are as follows: When sending an email, please include in the subject: SOCIAL SERVICE and in the message specify the Campus to which you belong and your student ID number.
For any questions or comments about Social Service, write to:
serviciosocial@servicios.itesm.mx
Social service is an educational model component that seeks to promote the development of competences, especially the transversal one that develops the ethical and citizen commitment (training in human sense) from the experiential learning in activities and service projects to the society.
It is also a training experience that strengthens the development of students' graduation skills, putting personal talent and professional excellence at the service of others and contributing, from the professional field to the generation of proposals for attention, reduction and solution to the social problematic the country is facing.
The social service is a qualification requirement established in the 24th article of the General Education Law and in the regulatory law of the 5th article of the Mexican Political Constitution and applies to all the Tec de Monterrey campuses at a professional level. It is also a qualification requirement to fulfill at least 480 hours of social service and a Social commitment of the students of Tec de Monterrey, since 78% of graduates perform more than 480 of social service and on average a student performs more 560 hours throughout his career.
It is a requirement for all of our students to line up with the General Social Service Policies and Regulations.
Prior-2019 Study Plans
Social service for students of study plans prior to 2019 includes the following experiences:
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Induction activities
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During the second or third semester of your career. It is a requirement to register subsequent social service experiences.
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Social Service Projects
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In Partner organizations.
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Social Service projects developed
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Social Service projects developed Through subject groups, in organizations, as long as they are identified with the attribute Course with Transversal Citizenship (CCTR).
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I Experiences, with human sense
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By semester, summer or week, depending on the period designed for this purpose.
Post-2019 study plans
Students of Post-2019 study plans must approve the total hours of social service by mixing between the following experiences:
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Tec Induction Week for Social Service
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Training unit that marks the start of social service, graduation requirement and requirement to register subsequent social service experiences.
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Tec Week with Human Sense
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One week length training unit with the social service and human sense identifier, designed by teachers to train in skills that develop ethical and citizen commitment.
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Blocks with Human Sense
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One block length training designed by teachers to train skills for ethical and citizen commitment and identified with the attribute of social service and human sense.
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Social Immersion
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Social service experience scheduled for intensive summer or winter periods. When these experiences are in a different campus or city in which the student belongs or lives, they cannot be combined with other social service experiences such as a solidarity project or training units with academic credits, in the same intensive summer or winter period.
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Solidarity project
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Social service experience proposed by a student, a teacher or a partner training organization, can be developed during a semester or during the intensive periods of summer or winter.
Social Responsibility Projects