SDSU Partners with a Baja California University

San Diego State University recently signed an International Memorandum of Understanding with CETYS Universidad in Baja California, for the new program which is made up of two concentrations: Business in the Global Marketplace and International Entrepreneurship.

The program, designed by SDSU and CETYS business faculty, will be available by Fall of 2015 and will offer CETYS students a certificate for completing a series of courses taught by SDSU faculty at CETYS. It is entirely self-supporting, paid for by CETYS, and the first program of its type in the region.

Concentrations at CETYS University allow students to take four to six courses at a foreign university and obtain additional skills and international competencies within a specific area.

“This option allows students to graduate CETYS with an added value to their degree; it is an excellent opportunity for border students, as it allows them to specialize in key areas of business and be more competitive in a global era,” said CETYS President Fernando Leon Garcia.

Extending the partnership

CETYS and SDSU have partnered over several decades, exchanging faculty and students in innovative programs which has enhanced education on both sides of the border. This program exemplifies the use of resources at both universities and the exchange of knowledge in the dynamic and growing binational region, where innovation and entrepreneurship are hallmarks of the future.

“We are looking at two institutions who value entrepreneurship and international programs. The program that we inaugurate today is really another significant step in building both a binational partnership between our universities, but also a broader binational partnership in this region,” said SDSU President Elliot Hirshman.