MIT and Tec de Monterrey team up to boost innovation in Mexico
By REBECA RUIZ
| MÉXICO CITY CAMPUS
In
collaboration with Tec de Monterrey, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) has presented the MIT REAP Focus Mexico initiative, an entrepreneurship
acceleration program from MIT.
The aim of the
initiative is to identify and propose projects and programs that foster social
and economic development through science, technology, innovation, and
entrepreneurship.
Five work teams
have been assembled across Mexico in Chihuahua, Querétaro, Guadalajara,
Guanajuato, and Mexico City. Participating in each group are universities,
government, entrepreneurs, and companies that will promote initiatives to
accelerate development.
MIT REAP
Director Travis Hunter explained that the aim of this program is for
enterprising communities from around the world to get involved with MIT to
strengthen business ecosystems through innovation.