Project Summary:
This Global Learning Experience connected students from DePaul University and TEC de Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico, to collaborate on a strategic business analysis project focused on innovation, competitive challenges, and organizational sustainability. Working in international teams, students examined real-world business and industry issues facing companies, organizations, or governments undergoing significant change. Through cross-cultural collaboration, students developed project proposals, pitch presentations, and summary reports that applied strategic thinking, innovation frameworks, and data-driven analysis to address complex business challenges.
The project encouraged students to engage with diverse perspectives while evaluating competitive forces, technological advancements, regulatory changes, and evolving market conditions. Through both synchronous and asynchronous interactions, students strengthened their problem-solving, communication, and intercultural collaboration skills while developing actionable recommendations for organizational growth and innovation.
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- Students analyzed complex business challenges and opportunities using strategic thinking, innovation frameworks, and data-driven decision-making.
- Students demonstrated intercultural competence by collaborating with international peers and engaging with diverse perspectives throughout the project.
- Students applied critical thinking and business analysis tools to evaluate competitive environments and develop strategic recommendations for organizations facing change.
- Students strengthened their communication and teamwork skills by working across institutional and national boundaries to complete collaborative deliverables.
Faculty Feedback:
"Several of our students were familiar with and had visited the region of Mexico where our partner company was based. We had an open discussion where these students provided the class at large greater detail around culture and social norms of the area."
~ Brian A. Thompson, DePaul University
Brian A. Thompson
Institution: DePaul University
Discipline: Economics
Course name: Incentives, Policies, & Outcomes
Carlos Andrés Hernández Alamillo
Institution: TEC de Monterrey
Discipline: Business
Course name: Strategic Thinking