EDUCATION
Carlos Slim Foundation recognizes the importance of education for the comprehensive development of a nation, as a tool to create a free, healthy, fair and prosperous society. Each year, our programs are designed to contribute to the students’ formation by giving them access to diverse resources and by supporting them since their first years of life, until their graduate studies.
Our conviction is that true development and true prosperity, are the results of training and the quality of work that each person performs.
ONLINE EDUCATION
APRENDE
Aprende.org started with the purpose of contributing to eradicate the roots of poverty and its causes. This platform integrates all the digital programs in the fields of education, culture, health and employment of Carlos Slim Foundations and other world-wide renowned institutions, such as MIT OpenCourseWare, Edx, Udacity, Coursera, Khan Academy in Spanish. They are available and free of charge for everybody through Telcel cellular network in Mexico.
Vis-à-vis the challenge posed by the pandemic, Aprende.org has facilitated digital inclusion to fight marginalization and inequality through free, open, high-quality education with certified self-managed contents.
Results
4'176,260 total of students
299'960,451 total hits
3 operational specialties
16 diploma courses
4,528 courses
2,149 other resources
97,688 community in social media
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PruébaT
Courses, classes, interactive quizzes, digital books, info-graphics, admission exam simulators of all levels of education. These resources promote the acquisition and strengthening of mathematical, digital, scientific, technological and language skills, life self-diagnostics and teaching updating.
This tool allows identifying aptitudes and attitudes towards diverse topics.
Results
6'527,822 registered students
20,655 contents in video, interactive drills, exercises, simulators and exams
1'151,522 downloads of books published by Carlos Slim Foundation
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KHAN ACADEMY IN SPANISH
In alliance with Khan Academy, through educational videos and practice drills, this resource offers self-learning and assisted learning in Mathematics, Sciences, Computing, Economy and Finance(inside and outside the classroom)
ACADÉMICA
Technological platform that promotes knowledge creation and exchange among students, teachers and researchers of prestigious higher education institutions. This resource encompasses different areas where participants are allowed to create, share and exchange knowledge of free access and at no cost, aiming to strengthening their education and professional development. Up to date, there are 507 agreements signed with institutions of higher education, research institutes and companies.
MIT OPENCOURSEWARE
Telmex and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) through their alliance, make available to the students, professionals and researchers, the Institute’s content, developments and projects, free of charge, as a contribution to the new decade of open education online.
Platform that, together with Carlos Slim Foundation, provides courses, certificates and degrees from world-class universities and companies in all areas of knowledge at the highest level available to the population.
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Platform that gives access to training opportunities with technical focus, centered in the development of digital technologies and business skills.
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Alliance that offers access to courses and programs in different areas of knowledge created with world’s leading universities and organizations.
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MARIO MOLINA NOBEL PRIZE IN APRENDE
Section dedicated to awakening the curiosity for science and showing who was the Mexican scientist Mario Molina; the way in which he discovered the ozone layer depletion; his participation in signing one of the most important environmental treaties in the world and other great contributions he made to humanity.
In the National Biodiversity Pavilion there is an exhibition with the most representative objects of his career, such as the microscope that was part of his basic set of instruments and the Nobel Prize medal in Chemistry.
FACE-TO-FACE EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
The greatest numbers of neuronal connections occur in the first years of life.
Being aware of the impact that emotional bonds and experiences have in the overall development of human beings, we train adults who are responsible for taking care and educating children.
SCHOLARSHIPS
Carlos Slim Foundation and Telmex Telcel Foundation have granted 718,129 scholarships through different educational programs.
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TELMEX TELCEL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
Through this program, scholarships have been given to students with outstanding academic performance at bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral level throughout the country. The scholarships include monthly financial support, computers and free access to Infinitum, as well as invitations to exclusive activities like workshops, courses and conferences.
CARLOS SLIM HEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS
They are given to students of excellence in the areas of medicine, nursery and nutrition. The scholarships include computers and free Internet.
CARSO DIGITAL SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarships are granted to children of Carso Group employees at elementary, middle and high school level or equivalent. The scholarships include a computer and free access to Infinitum, aiming to promote digital inclusion.
UNAM AND IPN SCHOLARSHIPS
Under the peso-for-peso support scheme for UNAM Foundation and for “Instituto Politécnico Nacional”, scholarships are granted to students from those institutions, both for food as well as for studying English.
SCHOLARSHIPS AT GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
The program’s goal is to train the future leaders of Mexico, granting scholarships to outstanding Mexican students, in order to pursue a two-year master’s degree at George Washington University.
FERNANDO SOLANA PROFESSORSHIP
It supports the linkage of UNAM students with members of the Mexican Foreign Affairs’ Service
DIGITAL VILLAGE
From 2013 to 2016 Carlos Slim Foundation, Telmex and Telcel, held the event of digital inclusion officially recognized as the biggest in the world, whose objective is to offer people of all ages, without considering their academic level or digital knowledge, access and training in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (TICs), through courses, workshops and conferences.
In its four editions held in Mexico City’s Main Square, the Digital Village has obtained 11 Guinness Records; one of them for being the biggest digital inclusion event of the world.
Results
1'232,762 visitors
11 Guinness Records
IZTAPALAPA DIGITAL VILLAGE
It’s an educational space located at Iztapalapa District, starting operations at the end of 2017. This Digital Village is equipped with technology, high-speed connectivity (3 GB) and free learning experiences, that contribute to enhance development opportunities, transform small businesses and improve the quality of life of girls and boys, young people and adults.
TELMEX DIGITAL LIBRARY
Since 2008 more than 3,600 Telmex Digital Libraries have been installed in schools, public libraries and cultural centers, among other public spaces with educational vocation.
They are spaces of comprehensive education, equipped with cutting-edge technology and Infinitum connectivity, aiming to develop skills and talents among the population and increase their opportunities for personal, academic and professional development, in order to improve their quality of life. Free of charge for teachers, students of all educational levels and general public.
Results
3,607 libraries
24,277 computers
360 in-person workshops
308 online courses
255 webinars
25'638,614 people benefited
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MEXICO 2Ist CENTURY
Annual educational event seeking to strengthen the values and leadership of scholarship recipients, through conferences given by world-class personalities who share their experiences and knowledge in political, economic, technological, sports and entertainment fields.
Results
180,000 scholarship recipients participating in 18 in-person meetings
377,792 scholarship recipients participating in 2 online meetings (2020-2021)
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TELMEX HUB
Center in which collaborative work is made, both in-person as well as online, through the training of communities specialized in the use of information and communication technologies. It’s objective is to contribute to the creation and strengthening of technological projects that have an impact in the Mexican society.
Results
2'177,305 online visitors
304,936 in-person visitors
4,848 events
INTTELMEX IT
Senior management development and training center that offers training programs in Senior IT Management.
Courses, diploma courses, certifications, specialties and master degrees are offered with the objective of training professionals and specialists in Information and Communication Technologies (TIC) through programs designed and given by renowned experts.
Results
23,772 participants
13,365 courses
8,973 certifications
Diploma courses: 934 students
Master degrees: 500 students
HELP ME GET THERE
This program benefits primary and secondary school children who live in remote rural areas, providing them a bicycle that allows them to ride long distances to their school, thereby contributing to prevent dropout and absenteeism of students in the classroom.
SEEING WELL TO LEARN BETTER
Telmex Telcel Foundation delivers glasses to primary and secondary school students with visual weakness, to improve their academic performance and their quality of life.
INNOVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION CENTER
The Technology and Innovation Center (CTIN) was built as a multidisciplinary space for the development of creative, technological solutions with social impact. They are currently participating in a training scheme receiving mentoring from the Group executives to foster and develop their skills.
Results
913 scholarship recipients
92 developed projects
254 hired people at Carso Group
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CARSO DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
Carso Digital Intelligence Center (CID) was established with the vision of becoming a center for technology learning as well as for the development of innovative and disruptive trends from the different industries were Carso Group participates through their subsidiaries and foundations.
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53 scholarship recipients
More than 40 projects developed
50 internal publications
