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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.

 

 

Do you want to get involved?

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

 

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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Challenge Updates

Ya disponible la serie completa de webinars! | Complete webinar series is now available!

April 11, 2018, 8:23 a.m. PDT by Leon Velazquez

¡Ya estamos en la recta final!

Si todavía no envías tu cuento, cómic o cortometraje, ¡todavía estas a tiempo!

If you still do not send your story, comic or short film, you're still on time!

Apóyate en estos cinco webinars, imagina una historia de ciencia ficción y participa con tu mejor trabajo.

Lean on these five webinars, imagine a science fiction story and participate with your best work.

¡La convocatoria cierra el 27 de abril!

The call closes on April 27!

¡Clic aqui para participar ya! | Sign up now!

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Ciencia Ficción 10x:

Escribe, ilustra y produce tu historia de Ciencia Ficción!

Science Fiction 10x:
Write, illustrate and produce your Science Fiction story!

EP01: ¿Qué es la Ciencia Ficción? | What's Science Fiction?

Instructor: Susana Ruíz

Prezi

 

¡Clic aqui para participar ya! | Sign up now!

 

EP02: ¿Cómo escribir un cuento corto? | How to write a short story?

Instructor: Maria José Vázquez de la Mora

 

¡Clic aqui para participar ya! | Sign up now!

 

EP03: ¿Cómo escribir sobre el futuro de la educación? | How to write about the future of education?

Instructor: Éder Villalba

 

¡Clic aqui para participar ya! | Sign up now!

 

EP04: ¿Cómo ilustrar un cómic? | How to draw a comic?

Instructor: Félix Hinojosa Macías

 

¡Clic aqui para participar ya! | Sign up now!

 

EP05: ¿Cómo producir un cortometraje? | How to produce a short film?

Instructor: Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga

 

 

No lo dudes más y participa ya!

Don't hesitate and sign up now!


En 30 minutos! Webinar: ¿Cómo producir un corto en una semana?

April 5, 2018, 1:31 p.m. PDT by Leon Velazquez

A las 4:00 PM CST conéctate por Livestream: https://livestream.com/TecDeMonterrey/TECPrize

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Este jueves 05 de abril terminamos la serie Ciencia Ficción 10x: Escribe, ilustra y produce tu historia en sólo 30 días!

Título: ¿Cómo producir un cortometraje en una semana?

Fecha: jueves 05 de abril de 2018

Hora: de 4pm a 5pm CST

Instructor: Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga

Regístrate en Livestream aquí para agregarlo a tu calendario

Descripción: En este curso revisaremos lo básico que necesitas para producir un cortometraje en tiempo límite.

Este webinar se impartirá en español

Sobre el instructor:

Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga es Doctor en Comunicación Audiovisual y Publicidad por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona desde julio de 2010 cuando presentó su examen de grado. En 2015 publica su primer libro: Cuatro sexenios y un cine dorado, que forma parte de su tesis doctoral. 

Ha combinado la investigación y publicación de artículos alusivos al cine, a la comunicación y a los medios digitales, con la realización de proyectos audiovisuales. Es guionista, director y musicalizador del cortometraje Diáspora, que fue exhibido en el Festival internacional de cine de Cannes 2014, en el Short Film Corner.

Actualmente es Director Regional del Departamento de Industrias Creativas en el Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara

Tw: @andresrbg7

Fb: AndresRBG7

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On Thursday, April 5th we will finish the Science Fiction 10x series: Write, illustrate and produce your story in just 30 days with our last webinar!

Title: How to produce a short film in a week?

Date: Thursday, April 05, 2018

Time: from 4pm to 5pm CST

Instructor: Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga

Sign up in Livestream to add it to your calendar

Description: In this course we will review the basics you need to produce a short film in a time limit.

This webinar will be taught in Spanish

About the instructor:

Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga has a PhD in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising from the Autonomous University of Barcelona since July 2010 when he presented his degree exam. In 2015 he published his first book: Four sexenios and a golden cinema, which is part of his doctoral thesis. He has combined the research and publication of articles alluding to cinema, communication and digital media, with the realization of audiovisual projects. He is a scriptwriter, director and musician of the short film Diáspora, which was screened at the International Film Festival of Cannes 2014, at the Short Film Corner.

He is currently the Regional Director of the Department of Creative Industries at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara

Tw: @andresrbg7

Fb: AndresRBG7


Último webinar: ¿Cómo producir un cortometraje en una semana? [Ciencia Ficción 10x S01E05]

April 3, 2018, 9:38 a.m. PDT by Leon Velazquez

Este jueves 05 de abril terminamos la serie Ciencia Ficción 10x: Escribe, ilustra y produce tu historia en sólo 30 días!

Título: ¿Cómo producir un cortometraje en una semana?

Fecha: jueves 05 de abril de 2018

Hora: de 4pm a 5pm CST

Instructor: Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga

Regístrate en Livestream aquí para agregarlo a tu calendario

Descripción: En este curso revisaremos lo básico que necesitas para producir un cortometraje en tiempo límite.

Este webinar se impartirá en español

Sobre el instructor:

Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga es Doctor en Comunicación Audiovisual y Publicidad por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona desde julio de 2010 cuando presentó su examen de grado. En 2015 publica su primer libro: Cuatro sexenios y un cine dorado, que forma parte de su tesis doctoral. 

Ha combinado la investigación y publicación de artículos alusivos al cine, a la comunicación y a los medios digitales, con la realización de proyectos audiovisuales. Es guionista, director y musicalizador del cortometraje Diáspora, que fue exhibido en el Festival internacional de cine de Cannes 2014, en el Short Film Corner.

Actualmente es Director Regional del Departamento de Industrias Creativas en el Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara

Tw: @andresrbg7

Fb: AndresRBG7

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On Thursday, April 5th we will finish the Science Fiction 10x series: Write, illustrate and produce your story in just 30 days with our last webinar!

Title: How to produce a short film in a week?

Date: Thursday, April 05, 2018

Time: from 4pm to 5pm CST

Instructor: Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga

Sign up in Livestream to add it to your calendar

Description: In this course we will review the basics you need to produce a short film in a time limit.

This webinar will be taught in Spanish

About the instructor:

Andrés Barradas Gurruchaga has a PhD in Audiovisual Communication and Advertising from the Autonomous University of Barcelona since July 2010 when he presented his degree exam. In 2015 he published his first book: Four sexenios and a golden cinema, which is part of his doctoral thesis. He has combined the research and publication of articles alluding to cinema, communication and digital media, with the realization of audiovisual projects. He is a scriptwriter, director and musician of the short film Diáspora, which was screened at the International Film Festival of Cannes 2014, at the Short Film Corner.

He is currently the Regional Director of the Department of Creative Industries at the Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Guadalajara

Tw: @andresrbg7

Fb: AndresRBG7


EN 45 MIN: ¿Cómo ilustrar un cómic? [Ciencia Ficción 10x S01E04]

March 22, 2018, 7:15 a.m. PDT by TecPrize

RECORDATORIO

El episodio 3 de la serie Ciencia Ficción 10x: Escribe, ilustra y produce tu historia en sólo 30 días, se transmitirá HOY a las 9 a.m. CST.

¡No te lo pierdas!

English translation below

¿Acabas de enterarte? Todavía puede registrarte en Livestream y agregar el evento a tu calendario.
 

Título: ¿Cómo ilustrar un cómic?

Instructor: Félix Hinojosa Macías 

Descripción: En este curso aprenderás los aspectos básicos para crear tu cómic. Hablaremos de diseño básico, transiciones de paneles, burbujas de dialogo, tintas y colores.

Este webinar se impartirá en español

Sobre el instructor:

Felix Macías Hinojosa nació en Monterrey, México. Desde que era un niño, ha estado fascinado con la construcción, la creación y el dibujo, una pasión que lo ha motivado a dedicar su vida a la industria creativa.

Su trabajo como ilustrador y dibujante de cómics lo ha llevado a colaborar con personas de todo el mundo, diseñando desde personajes para comerciales hasta cómics e ilustraciones editoriales.

En su opinión, los comics y el arte secuencial se encuentran entre las ramas creativas más exigentes desde un punto de vista técnico y creativo.

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REMINDER

Episode 3 of the Science Fiction 10x series: Write, illustrate and produce your story in just 30 days, will air TODAY at 9 a.m. CST

Do not miss it!

 

Did you just find out? You can still sign up via Livestream and add the event to your calendar.

 

Title: How to illustrate a comic?

Instructor: Félix Hinojosa Macías 

Descripción: In this course you will learn the basics to create your comic. We will talk about basic layout, panel transitions, eye-catching inking, lettering, and enhancing story through color.

This webinar will be taught in Spanish

About the instructor: Felix Macías Hinojosa is was born in Monterrey, Mexico. Ever since he was a child, he has been fascinated with building, creating and drawing, a passion that has motivated him to devote his life to the creative industry. 

His work as an illustrator and comic artist has led him to collaborate with people from all over the world, designing from characters for commercials, to comics and editorial illustrations.

In his opinion, comics and sequential art are among the most demanding creative branches from a technical and creative standpoint.


¿Cómo ilustrar un cómic? [Ciencia Ficción 10x S01E04]

March 16, 2018, 9:53 a.m. PDT by Leon Velazquez

Próximo Webinar

Este jueves 22 de marzo a las 10:00 a.m. CST, continuamos con el episodio 4 de la serie Ciencia Ficción 10x: Escribe, ilustra y produce tu historia en sólo 30 días!

Únete para aprender técnicas y tips claves para ilustrar un cómic, seguido de una sesión de preguntas y respuestas en vivo.

Regístrate ahora para reservar tu lugar! Es tan fácil como seguir este enlace.


Fecha / Hora: 22 de marzo de 2018 a las 10:00 a.m. CST
Tema: ¿Cómo ilustrar un cómic?
URL de registrohttps://livestream.com/TecDeMonterrey/TECPrize

Nota: Este webinar se impartirá en español

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Next Webinar

This Thursday, March 22 at 10:00 a.m. CST, we continue with episode 4 of the 10x Science Fiction series: Write, illustrate and produce your story in just 30 days!

Join to learn techniques and key tips to illustrate a comic, followed by a live question and answer session.

Sign up now to reserve your place! It's as easy as following this link.

Date / Time: March 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. CST
Topic: How to illustrate a comic?
Registration URL: https://livestream.com/TecDeMonterrey/TECPrize

Note: This webinar will be taught in Spanish


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