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What will higher education look like in 2049? Share your vision through science fiction.

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What will higher education look like in 2049?

 

How will it include all people, regardless of its background? How will it cater to the different ways in which each individual learns? What will be the role of educators? How will it integrate the technological advances in the field (such as 3D printers, virtual reality, augmented reality, biometrics, gamification, personalized learning algorithms, neuroscience)? How will the growing demand for education be met? How will students and teachers interact? How will they access the classroom resources? How will students be evaluated? Will there be any changes in higher education certificates? How will the curriculum change?

If we put our mind to it, higher education in the future will be radically different. The first step is to imagine it.

If you are creative, a pioneering and a visionary, and you have dreamed of a better and improve education, we need you. Tell us how you envision the higher education in 2049.

We’ll reward the best SCI-FI short film, graphic novel or short story that inspires a new generation to transform higher education, an education that promotes the comprehensive development of all human beings.

 

 

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Who are we?

Imagine being able to help solve educational problems that the majority consider impossible. Imagine working with the brightest minds in the world, backed by the most innovative universities. Imagine being part of a community of innovators, where your voice and opinions count, which celebrates creativity and ambition. All this is possible with TecPrize. TecPrize, an open innovation platform which seeks to improve Higher Education through disruption, all the while forming leaders and advancing knowledge worldwide. TecPrize is an iniciative of Santander Bank and TecLabs, an educational innovation disruptive unit of Tecnológico de Monterrey. 

 

Tecnológico de Monterrey is a university founded in 1943, whose vision is to educate leaders with an entrepreneurial spirit, human sensibility and who are internationally competitive. It has 31 campuses in Mexico, 25 offices worldwide and 16 international liaison offices around the world. It offers 54 professional majors, 57 master's degree programs and specialties, 10 doctorate programs, and 3 baccalaureate programs, with which it serves more than 85,700 students. The institution is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and it is ranked number 206 in the world's top 900 universities ranking, according to the QS World University Ranking (2016-2017). In the employability ranking, Tec de Monterrey is ranked first in Mexico and 56th worldwide. In the QS University Rankings: Latin America (2016), it is ranked number 7 and it is the only university in Latin America included the Top Schools for Entrepreneurship Ranking (2016) of the Princeton Review, occupying the 17th position.


Guidelines

Prize

TecPrize: 10x Learning Prize offers a total prize pool of $20,000 USD.  The prizes will be awarded as follows: 

  • Best Short Video - $12,000
  • Best Short Story - $4,000
  • Best Comic - $4,000

Submission Requirements 

All stories must have been previously unpublished. The stories submitted must be original or give an innovative focus to material previously published. Any indication of "copying" is grounds for disqualification.
Any application created by more than one person will be considered as one. If selected as winners the authors will share the prize.

Besides the previously mentioned, competitors must comply with the following requirements, depending on the format in which you decide to submit your story.

 

SHORT VIDEO  

  • Videos must be uploaded to Youtube before submission. When you are ready to submit your entry, click on "Accept challenge". For a tutorial on how to submit your entry, click on this link.
  • Applicants must make sure to have the right to use the images and audio included on the video.
  • No matter the language of the short film, videos must have english or spanish subtitles.
  • Applicants should submit their videos in the best resolution possible. Remember that the winning video may be shown on a large screen during the awards ceremony. 
  • Original videos should last at least 1 minute and a maximum of 4 minutes.
  • Name your video: TECPRIZE, followed by the name of your story.

SHORT STORY

  • Stories must be typed, double spaced, and in English or Spanish. If written in another language, the writer must include an English or Spanish translation.
  • Stories must be a minimum of 2,000 and a maximum of 4,000 words. Word count must be included in the header of the document.
  • Submit story in .doc, .docx, .pages, or PDF form; save file as: SHORTSTORY_TECPRIZE_TITLE.doc
  • When you are ready to submit your entry, click on "Accept challenge". For a tutorial on how to submit your entry, click on this link.

COMIC

  • Create your own comic book with a minimum length of 16 pages and a maximum length of 25 pages, including the cover page.

  • Use letter-size paper (8.5 x 11) 

  • Computer generated images are acceptable as long as they are your original work (no clip art)

  • Submissions are non-returnable.

  • Submit story in PDF of JPG format, save file as: GRAPHICNOVEL_TECPRIZE_TITLE.doc

  • The winner will be asked to submit the graphic novel physically

  • When you are ready to submit your entry, click on "Accept challenge". For a tutorial on how to submit your entry, click on this link.

Rules

Participation Eligibility:

The challenge is open to people of all ages, private teams, public teams, and collegiate teams. The contest is open to participants from all nationalities, unless otherwise prohibited by law. No entry fee is required.  

To be eligible to compete, you must comply with all the terms of the challenge as defined in the Challenge-Specific Agreement.  Submissions that contain inappropriate or offensive material will be disqualified.

 

Registration and Submissions:

Submissions must be made online (only), via upload to the HeroX.com website, on or before 11:59 pm CST on April 27, 2018. All incomplete submissions or submissions that are in the wrong format will be rejected.

 

Intellectual Property Rights:

As detailed in the Challenge-Specific Agreement – Competitors will forfeit all IP related to their submission.

 

Selection of Winners:

Each submission will be evaluated by our judges, who have been specially selected because of their creative and educational expertise.

Prizes will be awarded based on judging criteria.

 

Judging Criteria:

All applications will be judged based on the following criteria:

  • Unique vision of the future
  • Research and trends that support the possibility of the proposed future
  • Creativity and originality
  • Quality of the final product

 

Additional Information

  • By participating in the Challenge, each competitor agrees to submit only their original idea. Any indication of "copying" amongst competitors is grounds for disqualification.
  • All applications will go through a process of due diligence; any application found to be misrepresentative, plagiarized, or sharing an idea that is not their own will be automatically disqualified.
  • All ineligible applicants will be automatically removed from the competition with no recourse
  • No purchase or payment of any kind is necessary to enter or win the competition.
  • Void wherever restricted or prohibited by law.

 

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Conoce a nuestro juez Pei Garza | Meet our judge Pei Garza

May 27, 2018, 7 a.m. PDT by TecPrize


Pei Garza, reconocido como uno de los 50 Líderes Digitales en México por la revista Quién, es locutor de Grupo Fórmula y conductor de Estilo
D. F. Así mismo, es embajador de marcas como Samsung, High Life, Le Coq Sportif, Penguin, Samsonite y Zegna y cuenta con extensa experiencia en el marketing de marcas cómo: Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Kerastase y Redken. Pei es Socio de Lithium PR, una de las agencias de relaciones públicas líderes en México.

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Pei Garza, recognized as one of the 50 Digital Leaders in Mexico by the magazine Quien, is a radio boadcaster at Grupo Fórmula and a tv host of the show EstiloD. F. Pei is an ambassador of brands like: Samsung, High Life, Le Coq Sportif, Penguin, Samsonite and Zegna, and he has extensive experience in brand marketing working with brands like: Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Kerastase and Redken. Pei is also a Partner at Lithium PR, one of the leading public relations agencies in Mexico.


Conoce a nuestra jueza Tamara Camps | Meet our judge Tamara Camps

May 26, 2018, 10 a.m. PDT by TecPrize

Tamara Camps es Youtuber mexicana y creadora de contenido que aborda temas de actualidad y experiencias personales. Tamara busca dar voz y abordar temas que normalmente no se abordan por miedo o estigma y que pueden tranasformar nuestra sociedad.

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Tamara Camps is a Mexican Youtuber and content creator adressing current affairs and sharing her personal experiences. Tamara voices and tackles issues that are not normally addressed because of fear or stigma but that can transform our society.


Conoce a nuestra jueza Gabriela Jauregui | Meet our judge Gabriela Jauregui

May 25, 2018, 10 a.m. PDT by TecPrize

Gabriela Jauregui es autora de ManyFiestas recién publicado por Gato Negro, así como de la colección de cuentos, La memoria de las cosas (Sexto Piso, 2015), Leash Seeks Lost B*tch (The Song Cave, 2015), Controlled Decay (Akashic Books/Black Goat Press, 2008), y co-autora de Taller de taquimecanografía (Tumbona ediciones, 2012). Tiene un doctorado en literatura comparada por la universidad del Sur de California, así como una maestría en escritura creativa por la universidad de California, Riverside y otra en literatura comparada por la Universidad de California, Irvine. Su obra crítica y creativa se han publicado en revistas, catálogos y antologías en México, Inglaterra, Estados Unidos y Australia. Colabora para varias publicaciones culturales incluyendo Art Forum, frieze, Witte de With, Código y otras. Es co-fundadora y editora en el colectivo editorial sur+ ediciones y ha sido nombrada como una de las mejores jóvenes escritoras de América Latina en la lista Bogotá39.

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Gabriela Jauregui is the author of ManyFiestas recently published by Gato Negro, as well as the collection of stories, La memoria de las cosas (Sexto Piso, 2015), Leash Seeks Lost B*tch (The Song Cave, 2015), Controlled Decay (Akashic Books/Black Goat Press, 2008), y co-author of Taller de taquimecanografía (Tumbona ediciones, 2012). Gabriela holds a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Southern California, a master in creative writing from the University of California, Riverside, and a master in comparative literature from the University of California, Irvine. Her critical and creative work has been published in magazines, catalogs and anthologies in Mexico, England, the United States and Australia. She collaborates in several cultural publications including Art Forum, frieze, Witte de With and Código. She is co-founder and editor of the editorial group sur + ediciones and was recently named one of the best young writers in Latin America by Bogotá39.


Conoce a nuestra jueza Mariana Torres| Meet our judge Mariana Torres

May 24, 2018, 10 a.m. PDT by TecPrize

Mariana Torres nació en Angra dos Reis (Brasil) en 1981, pero actualmente, reside en Madrid, España. Mariana es diplomada en Guion por la ECAM, título que ejerce como profesora de Escritura Creativa. Así mismo, como socia-fundadora de Escuela de Escritores, Mariana imparte clases regularmente. 
Su pasión por la escritura la ha llevado a publicar relatos en varias antologías, entre las que destacan: Segunda parábola de los talentos (Gens Ediciones, 2011), Sólo Cuento IX (UNAM, 2017) y Nuevas voces de ficción latinoamericanas (Galaxia Gutemberg, 2018). Su primer libro de relatos, El cuerpo secreto, fue publicado en Páginas de Espuma en 2015. 
Mariana forma parte de la Asociación Europea de Programas de Escritura Creativa (EACWP), es una de las escritoras emergentes seleccionadas para el proyecto CELA (2017-2019) -coordinado por la institución holandesa Wintertuin, y ha sido seleccionada recientemente por el Hay Festival dentro de los 39 mejores escritores de ficción menores de 40 años en América Latina (Bogotá39-2017). 
Mariana es directora del cortometraje Rascacielos, estrenado en 2010.

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Mariana Torres was born in Angra dos Reis (Brazil) in 1981, but currently lives in Madrid, Spain. Mariana holds a degree in Script from the ECAM that she exercised as a Creative Writing teacher. Additionally, as a founding member of Escuela de Escritores, Mariana teaches regularly.
Her passion for the writing has led her to publish stories in several anthologies, among which: Segunda parábola de los talentos (Gens Ediciones, 2011), Sólo Cuento IX (UNAM, 2017) y Nuevas voces de ficción latinoamericanas (Galaxia Gutemberg, 2018). Her first book of short stories, El cuerpo secreto, was published in Páginas de Espuma in 2015.
Mariana is part of the European Association of Creative Writing Programs (EACWP), is one of the emerging writers selected for the CELA project (2017-2019) -coordinated by the Dutch institution Wintertuin, and was recently selected by the Hay Festival as one of the 39 best fiction writers under 40 in Latin America (Bogotá39-2017).
Mariana is the director of the short film Rascacielos, premiered in 2010.


Conoce a nuestra jueza Susana P. Ruiz | Meet our judge Susana P. Ruiz

May 23, 2018, 10 a.m. PDT by TecPrize

Susana P. Ruiz Espinosa es doctora en Estudios Humanísticos con especialidad en Literatura y Discurso por el Tecnológico de Monterrey, y promotora cultural desde 2001. Su línea de investigación abarca la literatura electrónica, los soportes digitales y la relación entre la obra y su materialidad. Actualmente es profesora de la carrera de Letras Hispánicas en el Tecnológico de Monterrey en el área de edición; coordina el proyecto de promoción a la literatura Biblionautas (ganador del premio México Lee 2011), así como diversos talleres de lengua y literatura en espacios tanto públicos como privados. Es autora del libro La obra literaria abierta: del soporte digital al impreso (2017).

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Susana P. Ruiz Espinosa holds a PhD in humanistic studies with a specialisation in literature and speech from Tec de Monterrey. Her research focuses on electronic literature, digital media and the relationship between work of art and its materiality. 
She is currently a professor in the department of literature at Tec de Monterrey. Additionally, as cultural promoter since 2001, Susana coordinate a project that promotes literature call "Biblionautas" (winner of the Mexico Lee 2011 prize), as well as various language and literature workshops held in public and private spaces. 
She is author of the book "La obra literaria abierta: del soporte digital al impreso"(2017).


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