The University of La Laguna, along with a dozen other European universities, is part of a strategic alliance with the non-profit foundation IMFAHE. This organization promotes higher education through innovative programs inspired by the best practices of elite American universities such as Harvard or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Thanks to this collaboration sponsored by the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalization and Cooperation, This teaching center strengthens the international profile of its students and faculty and fosters innovation, connecting them with a global network of experts and facilitating collaborations with world-renowned institutions.
Membership in IMFAHE allows access to a global network of contacts through the Global Talent Platform – IMFAHE Connects, where students and professors from the University of La Laguna exchange ideas with experts from innovative ecosystems on five continents such as Harvard, MIT, Google, Airbus, Thermo Fisher or Bank of America, among others, facilitating real-time access to knowledge, networks and resources.
It also includes professional support from an international mentor through the International Mentor Program, in which students at the University of La Laguna receive guidance from leading international professionals in their field. This program has been highlighted by the magazine. Nature Biotechnology as a high-impact educational program.
Likewise, access to scholarships and international placements at centers of excellence is promoted. Students at the University of La Laguna thus have the opportunity to obtain scholarships to undertake professional internships in internationally renowned organizations, which enhances their academic and professional development.
Some examples of creditors of the IMFAHE scholarships at the University of La Laguna are the ones of Judith Hernandez, student who completed professional internships at The Broad Institute of Harvard & MIT; Eva Tosco, who was at the Imagine Institute, Paris; Genesis Palacios, a student who completed a professional internship at the University of Texas; or Javier Pérez, at the University of California, San Francisco.
The program also facilitates the development of cross-disciplinary training courses, taught by international experts (internationalization from home), open to the entire university community and certified with 30 hours by IMFAHE, with the aim of successfully navigating the job market. Other initiatives include courses in innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership, preparing students to be impactful leaders, and courses in scientific careers, which provide tools for success in a global scientific and research environment, among others.
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