Announcement | Fall 2020 Semester starting in a hybrid and staggered format
San Pedro Garza García, May 26, 2020
Dear UDEM Community:
We have come to the end of the semester under completely atypical conditions. We did not expect the health contingency to change our lifestyle and that we would be faced with new paradigms. We acknowledge the incredible effort that all of our students, teachers, and collaborators have made to fulfill their commitments in spite of the changes that we have had to implement in order to confront this situation. I feel deeply thankful to all of you for your understanding and for adapting so nimbly to this new scenario.
We have made an extraordinary effort to work from home and curb the risk of contagion and we will need to continue under this modality for some more time. Therefore, the Fall 2020 semester will begin on September 1, 2020 at the Universidad de Monterrey, in a hybrid and staggered modality, in compliance with instructions from health authorities to resume activities.
This modality combines distance and in-person teaching, therefore permitting the limited and orderly interaction of a percentage of our population to comply with the social distancing protocols in order not to put our UDEM community at risk.
We are fully aware that enjoying our facilities, using the labs and workshops, and fostering interaction among students are important parts of the university experience. We believe we can achieve this through the staggered hybrid format of which we will be giving you more detailed information over the upcoming weeks.
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
In view of the current health emergency situation and since the wellbeing of our university community is our priority, the Universidad de Monterrey has made the decision to cancel all of its exchange programs for the Fall 2020 term, at the high-school, undergraduate, and graduate levels.
LET’S STAY SAFE
If any of you feels that your physical or emotional health is at risk, we remind you that we have the following resources at your disposal:
| Line | Telephone number | Service |
|---|---|---|
| CETIA Responde | (81) 2722-4050 | Support in situations of stress, anxiety, a crisis, or similar concerns. |
| Orienta | (800) 999-2233 (800) 999-1444 |
Advice from professionals in the emotional, medical, and nutritional areas, to name a few. |
| Línea COVID-19 | (81) 8215-1000 option 0 | Health orientation and queries about COVID-19. |
| App Tu Puerto Seguro (Your Safe Harbor) Service for Prepa UDEM and PPSC students |
Downloadable from APP UDEM | A safe space to make complaints or request personal support or support for a friend or fellow student that the student thinks might be at some kind of risk. |
| Note: The information shared on these contact resources is treated anonymously (Orienta), confidentially and sensitively. | ||
The health and wellbeing of our UDEM Community is our priority. Therefore, we invite you to continue to comply with the recommendations issued by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Health Secretariat of the Government of the Republic and the Health Secretariat of the Government of the State of Nuevo León to curb the spread of the virus.
In order to stay in constant communication, we kindly ask you to keep track of our official communication channels, your institutional e-mail address, social media, and the website www.udem.edu.mx/coronavirus where you will find information on what to do during the pandemic, announcements, ways to help, news reports, and informative videos from our Health Sciences professors, among other worthy contents.
Dear UDEM Community, this is a time to stay united in spite of the distance. We are convinced that if we live and uphold our values and principles, we will succeed in overcoming this situation and coming out of it even stronger. Let us lift our prayers to God for this crisis to be over soon. Once again, thank you all for helping us accomplish our mission: forming human beings who inspire the best version of themselves.
Warm regards,
Mario Páez
President