UA, Guadalajara school sign cooperation pact
by Sheryl Kornman on Jan. 31, 2008, under Education, Local, SpecialThe University of Arizona and Universidad de Guadalajara in Jalisco, Mexico, agreed Wednesday to work together on global issues by sharing students and faculty expertise.
Carlos Briseño, the Guadalajara university’s president, was in Tucson to sign an agreement between the schools.
UA President Robert N. Shelton created UA’s Office of Western Hemispheric Programs last fall. This collaboration between the schools was developed by that office.
It will allow students to attend either university. Tuition paid at one institution will be honored by the other.
The universities will tackle global issues such as access to health care, according to a news release from UA.
