Institutional development · Teaching, learning and curriculum · Mexico
Tec de Monterrey Ciudad Obregón hosts 17-team hackathon on water, waste and talent
Tec de Monterrey's Ciudad Obregón campus organised and hosted the third Innovation Hack, bringing together more than 110 students from three institutions to tackle three challenges for southern Sonora.
Why it matters: Business and engineering students at three institutions in southern Sonora worked on challenges about water use, waste reuse and keeping local talent.
Tec de Monterrey said its Ciudad Obregón campus organised and hosted the third edition of the Innovation Hack, involving more than 110 students.
According to the university, the event brought together 17 student teams from the Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cajeme and Tec de Monterrey's Ciudad Obregón campus.
The students, from schools of engineering and sciences and of business, faced three challenges on sustainable water use, reuse of waste and retention of local talent, the university reported.
The university said the event was led by Gloria Rivera, director of the School of Business, and Fernando Rea, director of the School of Engineering and Sciences.
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Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
More than 110 students from three institutions in southern Sonora took part in the third Innovation Hack, working in 17 teams on three challenges covering water, waste and local talent retention.
