Electronic diplomaApril 2019

Ing. Luis López MonrealDirector of Academic Normativity and Registrar Office

26 campuses in México18 offices around the world

STUDENTS

GRADUATES

Of our students, 58% have international experience upon graduating

The Tecnológico de Monterrey was founded in 1943

In the past:

Issuance of Professional diploma and Professional license (printed)

Before October 2018

6 – 12 months

Graduation

Rights Payment

File Deliveringto SEP

Professional License Delivering

Professional License issuance

FileIntegration

Legalization Process

In the past

Traditional face-to-face Model

1. Procedure for obtaining theprofessional license: from 6 to 12months

2. High margin error3. Falsification4. Excessive physical documentation

for the procedure5. High risk of abuse or loss of

documents during the process6. Long and delayed process for

degree recovery and professionallicence in case of loss or theft.

In the present:

Issuance of Professional diploma andprofessional license in electronic format

Since October 2018

SEP Initiative

With the purpose of reducing the time for the process the degree and theissuance of the professional license, the SECRETARIAT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION(SEP), decides a model that offers: Agile, simple, immediate, and Secure digitalservice.

7 universities for the pilot1 phase: April 16,2018 (IPN and Tecnológicos de México)2 phase: July, 2018 (Tec de Monterrey), electronic diploma and electronicprofessional licenseImplementation in the whole country: October, 2018

Requieres electronic diploma with electronic signatures of the institution, SEP and the student (FIEL)

In the present

Graduation

Generation of XML files

Rights payment Professional license delivery

Issuance of professional license

6 – 12 days

Process of validation and authentication

Notification of the registered diploma

and degree

Current Process, benefitsFrom any part of the world, graduates fromTec de Monterrey can receive theirelectronic professional diploma and processtheir electronic professional license.

1. Time reduction for obtaining the professional license (5 min)

2. Meets expectations for thestudents (portability, agilitydigital electronic portfolio)

3. In addition to our digitaliniciative to streamline andautomate academic /administrative process andservices

Example:

Requirements professional license

Electronic diploma

CURP, FIEL, payment to SEP

Request in link SEP https://www.gob.mx/cedulaprofesional

Example of electronicprofessionallicenseGraphic Version(Archive PDF)

1. Opcional: Professional diploma printed (Tec de Monterrey)

2. Professional diploma in electronic format: xml and graphic representation(Tec de Monterrey)

3. Professional license: xml y pdf(SEP) CEDULA

ELECTRONICA

Get in this process….

What is the future?

Next stepsMay 2019

Needs

• Internationalization• Mobility• Online procedures• Portability• Reliability in academic

credentials• Verification of studies anywhere

in the World.

Tec de Monterrey graduatesaprox. 10,000 students per year

Blockchain Technology applied to academic degrees

2019: Start delivery of academic degrees in electronic format )in addition to the traditionalformat) backed and secured with Blockchaintechnology.

Blockchain: Technology that allows the transfer of data in a Secure way in integra thanksto data registration protocolsand verification processes.

Advantages: Our graduates can count on an electronic document that:■ It is not possible to falsify■ Confirms the academic Degree

obtained■ It is verifiable electronically by any

agency that so requires..■ It is recoverable immediately

Advantages: This document con be included electronically in: ■ CV, ■ Job applications■ Application for admission to other

studies■ Electronic portfolios,■ Scholarship applications■ Social networks (p.ej.LinkedIn).

New issuance of digital diploma

1. Issuance of academic degrees in digital format with blockchain technology (in addition to the traditional and electronic SEP)

1. Generation of a graphic document containingblockchain elements and standard xml SEP

Blockchain diploma Prototype

Example Blockchain diploma and itsvalidation

Graduated student on December 2018 Tec de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro

1. Electronic diploma: xml and graphic representation (México)2. Blockchain diploma (international application)3. Electronic professional license (professional practice in México) 4. Academic certifications and labor competencies.

Additional:Traditional diploma

Integration of digital credentials portfolio of the graduate.

BlockchaindiplomaElectronicdiplomaElectronicworking license

Graduation

Generation of XML files

Rights paymentDelivery of electronics professional

license

Issuance of electronics

professional licence

6 – 12 days

Validation and authentication

process

Notification of the registered degree

and diploma

In the future:

Portfolio ofdigital credentials

Electronic diploma delivery (blockchain)

Ing. Luis López Monrealllopez@tec.mxDirector of Academic Normativity and Registrar Office www.itesm.mx