Tec21 Can Be an Educational Model for a VUCA World

Abstract

We are undertaking probably the most innovative and transformational education initiative in the history of our institution. Tecnologico de Monterrey is expanding Tec21 Educational Model to every single discipline and academic program. This model is our response to the quest of how education should be brought to the 21st century. This article explains our model and how we gradually deploy it in order to start a new generation in fall 2019; we describe the main components of Tec21 through 4 pillars: Challenge-based Learning; flexibility in how, when and where students learn; inspirational faculty; and an engaging university experience. Since 2013, when we declared our intention to make a structural change in our educational model, this was an incremental experience. Results of implementation revealed that Tec21 Model helped students to develop their academic learning outcomes through Challenge-based Learning experience. For many years, universities have tried to bring the world into the classroom, it is clear that the time has arrived to do the opposite and take the classroom out to the world with Tec21 Model.