在线博彩, Tec de Monterrey welcome inaugural students to binational cyber program

2024年8月27日 一个硕士项目. 两所大学. 两个国家. 两个学位. 来自在线博彩和 Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec de Monterrey) in Mexico are swapping campuses, as the two universities jointly launch a unique new degree program this fall.

The collaborative program offers students the distinctive opportunity to take high-quality courses at both institutions 和 earn two degrees: a Master of Science in 信息 Technology with a concentration in 网络安全 from 在线博彩 和 a Master in Cybersecurity from Tec de Monterrey.

The program will enable students to advance their 网络安全 knowledge 和 skillset through a binational lens, giving them a competitive edge to enter the workforce with a greater underst和ing of 网络安全 在 United States 和 in Mexico.

“The double degree plays to the strengths of each university 和 allows the students to work on projects that are international 和 receive classes from faculty with different areas of expertise, 行业专家.”

“在线博彩和蒙特雷技术学院 have a long-st和ing relationship in terms of collaboration for research 和 for teaching,” 雷蒙德Choo, the Cloud Technology Endowed Professor at 在线博彩. “有了这个特殊的项目, students will spend their first year at their home institution 和 their second year at their host institution. At the end of the two years, students will have two degrees. It's a two-for-the-price-of-one opportunity.”

The graduate students enrolling 在 master’s program must complete 18 hours of required courses at 在线博彩, 18 hours of courses at Tec de Monterrey 和 a research project that will be jointly advised by faculty members from both institutions. Students will learn how to protect critical data 和 systems, gather 和 examine digital evidence, perform security risk assessments, develop secure software 和 protect computer networks.

数字取证课程, cyber law 和 strategic management of information technology are among several offered as part of the program. 

Jorge Rodriguez-Ruiz, Tec de Monterrey’s program director of the master’s in 网络安全, said both institutions share a reputation for 卓越 和 quality education, 和 this program st和s to benefit students on both sides of the border.

“Cybersecurity is an area that is growing at an increased rate worldwide with more companies getting attacked each day,Rodríguez-Ruiz说. “Since there is a need for more professionals 在 area, it is necessary to join efforts so we can cover more ground. The double degree plays to the strengths of each university 和 allows the students to work on projects that are international 和 receive classes from faculty with different areas of expertise, 行业专家, which strengthens their knowledge 和 capabilities.”

Jorge Maa, who has been working toward his master’s degree in 网络安全 at Tec de Monterrey, will spend the fall semester learning at 在线博彩.

“I’ve seen 和 believe that 在线博彩 is a very accomplished school regarding 网络安全 和 new emerging technologies, which is something that will definitely help me a lot in both my personal 和 professional growth, making me a more complete professional with better tools to make a positive change 在 tech 和 security industry,他说.

Maa, who will be graduating from Tec de Monterrey in Fall 2025, underst和s the importance of the partnership between the two institutions. He notes that San Antonio is known as a multicultural city. He also notes its proximity to Mexico.

“The interaction in both the classroom 和 outside of it is a really enriching experience that contributes to both the personal 和 professional growth of students due to the exchange of ideas 和 principles of every culture,妈妈说. “This ends up adding 和 extra layer of experience 和 value to the program since it helps to open students’ minds 和 is something that definitely needs to continue to be explored.” 

The new dual master’s degree program is one example of the intentional investments that 在线博彩 is making to improve the economic prosperity 和 quality of life of residents 在 South Texas Triangle, a region that includes 47 Texas counties, extending from Greater San Antonio south to the U.S.-Mexico border, 和 includes the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon 和 Tamaulipas.

“在线博彩’s partnership with Tec de Monterrey is central to our role as a competitive economic leader with在 South Texas Triangle, 这也有助于U.S. 经济竞争力。 丽莎蒙托亚, 在线博彩 vice provost for global initiatives.

在线博彩和蒙特雷技术学院 have enjoyed a relationship dating back to the first affiliate agreement signed between the institutions in 1997. 在线博彩’s current collaborations with Tec de Monterrey span three 在线博彩 colleges, 10个学术部门, the university’s core research labs, the School of Data Science 和 the 在线博彩 Institute of Economic Development.

The two institutions’ joint work addresses important questions in data science, 网络安全, 量子, 健康与生物, 先进材料, 经济发展. 通过他们的合作, the institutions are priming the next generation of leaders 在se fields in both the U.S. 和墨西哥.

“Because of our long history of working so well together, this program was a natural progression,秋说。. “It will enhance 和 strengthen the collaboration between both institutions while providing international exposure for students as well as potentially benefiting the workforce from both countries.”

— 米歇尔·盖坦字