Academic relevance and feasibility model of the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

Abstract

Derived from institutional, national and international policies, the Universidad Autónoma de Taulipas (UAT) defined the Academic Relevance and Feasibility Model in order to provide a basis for the processes of updating and designing new professional options. The aim of this paper is to present the elements of the model, as well as the preliminary results of the studies carried out on each of the participants that make up the model. The methodology used in the studies was quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional and nonexperimental, having as subjects of study upper middle school students who were in their last school term in May 2019, the graduates of the 2019-2 school term, and the employers of UAT graduates. The study results about the students showed that most of them are interested in continuing their higher education, that 53.6% are interested in the careers offered by the UAT, and that the 10 careers of higher interest are Nursing, Industrial Engineering, Medicine, Accounting, Computer Systems, Agronomy, Psychology, International Business and Law. As far as the employers and university graduates are concerned, there is a coincidence in terms of the technical skills, knowledge and abilities required in the field of employment.