CALL Global Shared Learning: Classroom

Objective

The main objective of this call is to offer professors a different internationalization opportunity and enhance their professional development through innovation and the use of technology.

Through the application of the COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) methodology, professors, like their students, will be able to experience internationalization, collaborative work, and the development of meaningful interactions with international peers and students.
 

Tecnológico de Monterrey Professors from undergraduate programs of the nineteen campuses, from all disciplines, teaching or developing Tec21 Educational Units, and who are interested in seeking an approach to an international environment, promoting interaction through a digital environment, addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the United Nations (UN).

This call is intended for professors who meet any of the following criteria: 

- Professors seeking to implement the Global Shared Learning: Classroom international component for the first time.

- Professors with less than three GSL Classroom collaborations (each validated by a certificate of internationalization) at the time of applying for this call. 

- Professors who have completed a maximum of three GSL Classroom collaborations (each validated by a certificate of internationalization) and do not have a collaboration scheduled for the August - December 2025 semester.

Note: The certificate of internationalization is what officially validates each collaboration. Professors with more than 4 GSL Classroom collaborations, or with 3 completed collaborations by February - June 2025 (each validated by a certificate of internationalization) and who are about to implement their fourth collaboration during the August - December 2025 semester, will not be eligible to apply for the February–June 2026 call. We invite you to review the following information.
 

While participating in a GSL Classroom experience, professors must meet the following requirements:

• Interest in including an online internationalization element in their Educational Unit, motivating and promoting the development of multicultural teamwork skills both for themselves (professional development) and for their students.
• Willingness to innovate. 
   
• English language proficiency in case the interaction requires it, and clear communication skills (oral and written).
• Have the necessary skills to work and interact with other participants using technological tools, through a computer or a mobile device with Internet access.

• Complete the training course “Guide for the Design and Implementation of GSL Classroom”*. This training, with an approximate duration of 8 hours, is self-directed and is available in Canvas. To access this course you must register at the following link:

  - Registration "Guide for the Design and Implementation of GSL Classroom"

  
  The due date to complete this training course is September 26th, 2025, closing at 3:00 p.m. (MCT).

  
      *Note: Professors who have implemented a collaboration in previous periods may apply to this call, as long as they have satisfactorily completed the training course “Guide for the Design and Implementation of GSL Classroom”.

  
  **Note: The deadline to register for this training course is September 24th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (MCT). 

• Submit the requested documentation through the Application Registration Form (information sent by any other means will not be considered for the application):

  - Fill out the Application Proposal Format for this Call. There are two versions of this format (English and Spanish). Download and complete only the version that corresponds to your profile:

   - Application Proposal Format 
  Spanish version | English version

  - Complete and submit the Collaboration Commitment Form. If selected, you must fulfill all accepted commitments and actively participate in all stages of the GSL Classroom: planning, design, implementation, evaluation, and integration of the evidence portfolio.

  - Request and send the signed Direct Academic Leader Authorization Letter (signed by the Director of Department or the Direct Leader) to implement GSL Classroom within an Educational Unit.

  
  *Note: Make sure you are identified or logged in to your institutional @tec.mx account to access the documents.

  
  - Create a Video Presentation (1 to 3 min) for your application that includes a brief description of the proposal. This video is a fundamental part of the evaluation of your application and, additionally, is intended to facilitate the search for potential partners. Therefore, it must be recorded in the preferred language for the collaboration. Find the guide of recommendations and examples for your video at the following link: 
  Video Presentation. Guide of Recommendations and Examples

  
  If the application is accepted, professors must comply with the following: 

  
   - If you do not have an international partner, it is essential to actively participate in the search process through networking spaces, platforms and review of profiles in databases provided by the Global Shared Learning Coordination: Classroom. Finding the international partner is the responsibility of the interested Tec professor and must be confirmed at least 8 weeks prior to the start of the semester indicated in this call.

  
  *Note: All partner institutions must be validated by the Vice Rectory for International Affairs for Internationalization. We recommend that you begin planning with your partner once your application has been accepted and the institution has been validated by the Vice Rectory for International Affairs .
  - The international partner is required to have an active student group in the GSL Classroom collaboration and be part of a higher education institution that, as Tecnológico de Monterrey, can offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.

  
  *Note: The Vice Rectory for International Affairs and the Coordination of Global Shared Learning: Classroom are not responsible for finding the international partner. This activity is a commitment of the Tecnológico de Monterrey professor interested in carrying out the collaboration.

  
  - Notify the Global Shared Learning Coordination: Classroom if there are changes to the initially proposed UDF; Tec professors who will additionally join the collaboration, and/or number of Tec groups that will participate, in the initially approved application. The deadline to make this notification is prior to the start of the registration period for the semester in which the approved UDF will be taught.

  - If the collaboration is in a team-teaching format, all participating Tec professors must complete the training course on Canvas “Guide for the Design and Implementation of GSL Classroom” and send the Collaboration Commitment Form prior to the start of the collaboration. It is the responsibility of the Tec professor leading the collaboration to notify the GSL Classroom Coordination of the participation of additional professors, so that they can comply with all the requirements in a timely manner and obtain their certificate.

  
  - Inform your assigned GSL Classroom Coordinator of the Course Registration Number (CRN) of the Educational Unit where the experience will be implemented, no later than two weeks before the start of the semester.

  
  - Request from your academic leader the registration of the GLGC (Global Learning Global Classroom) attribute corresponding to your UDF. The GLGC (Global Learning Global Classroom) attribute audit will be carried out during Week 1 of the academic period in which the approved UDF will be taught. The GSL Classroom Coordination will contact those selected via email and request the necessary evidence.

  
  - Integrate and send evidence according to the dates and means stipulated by the Office of the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs, through the GSL Classroom Coordination.

  
  - Professors must maintain constant communication with their assigned GSL Classroom Coordinator through official channels (email and Microsoft Teams). Otherwise, their participation will be canceled if the professor does not respond in a timely manner. 

  
  - Professors who wish to apply again must have satisfactorily accomplished all of the above requirements and comply with the intended audience of the Call. Otherwise, their application will not be considered within this and future Calls.
   

To participate in the Call* professors must complete the following registration form: Postulate Educational Unit.

*Note: Professors participating for the first time can only apply one Educational Unit. 

This Form will be active from the date of publication of this call until Friday, September 26th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (MCT), for those Global Classroom collaborations to be implemented during the semester February - June 2026.

*Note: Participation in this call is voluntary and has limited space.
 

The Global Shared Learning: Classroom Coordination will analyze the applications to select those that will be developed and implemented in the period  February - June 2026 according to the following criteria: 

• Complete the training course "Guide for the Design and Implementation of GSL Classroom" (For those professors applying for the first time): 

  -Performance within the training course 

• Quality of the collaboration plan proposal 

  - Application Proposal Format (ESP | ENG)

          - The development of the activities in compliance with the COIL methodology, a detailed design of the activity that involves students in multicultural teams, the theme, and the connection between the mentioned Sustainable Development Goals and the proposal.

• Submission of application of the Educational Unit through the official Application Registration Form at the times indicated in this call.
• Compliance with the requirements established in this call.
   
• Commitment and availability of the participating professors.
• Impact on the number of students benefited (minimum 15 students).
• Stage of the education unit in the Tec21 Model:
  - Exploration
  - Approach
  - Specialization  
  - Concentration
• Teaching type
  - Individual. The GSL Classroom collaboration is carried out only by a Tec professor.
  - Joint. The GSL Classroom collaboration is carried out by two or more Tec professors, each with their respective Group.
  - Team-teaching. The GSL Classroom collaboration is carried out as a team by you or more Tec professors who reach the same Group of the Educational Unit.
• Scope (it will be sought that the scope of the initiative is available in the largest number of Tec campuses):
  - Local
  - Regional
  - National
• Feasibility of finding an international partner according to the proposed theme (interdisciplinary).
• Include at least one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals within the learning objectives or activities of the GSL Classroom.
• Language: Collaborations in English will be prioritized, to support the 2025 Strategic Plan of Tecnológico de Monterrey, specifically, the increase in the learning experiences offered in English and the development of effective communication skills of professors and students with international colleagues in a second language.
• Technological Tools: Have the necessary skills to work and interact with other participants using technological tools. Promote the implementation of innovative technology tools within the GSL Classroom collaborations. If you wish to specialize in a particular tool, it is recommended that you take the corresponding training course to acquire the necessary skills to create and manage the virtual spaces required for the collaboration.
• Professors' Type of Contract: Full-time professors will be prioritized to participate in the GSL Classroom initiative.
• Presentation video: Must adhere to the criteria established in the Requirements section of this call and comply to facilitate the search for an international partner.
• Direct Academic Leader Authorization Letter: For purposes of applying in this call, the letter must be signed by the authorizing leader of the Educational Unit in which the GSL Classroom initiative will be implemented. It must contain the name and code of the postulated Educational Unit, the professor’s information, and the autograph signature and information of the direct academic leader.
• Collaboration Commitment: Must respond to and accept all points on the form. It must contain the name and code of the postulated Educational Unit, as well as the information of the professor.
• Availability of international academic partners.
• Availability of resources in the Office of the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs. Intended for the necessary accompaniment to ensure the quality of the collaboration.
• Only 100 applications of the Educational Units of the Tec21 model will be selected.
• Professors who wish to apply again must have accomplished all of the commitments outlined in the “Collaboration Commitment” corresponding to their previous collaborations. 

All participants will receive a written notification via email in which the status of their application will be announced. Notification will be made on October 8th, 2025.

The applications that are selected will have the support of the Office of the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs to carry out the professor linking process if necessary, and guidance to successfully integrate the GSL Classroom component into their Educational Units.
 

Benefits of Participating in GSL Classroom

Those professors who complete their collaboration and have complied with the requirements of GSL Classroom will receive a Certificate of Internationalization issued by the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs and the Vice-Rectory for Faculty, which validates the work with international partners and their experience in the model of Global Shared Learning: Classroom.

Likewise, students who meet the GSL Classroom participation criteria will receive a digital badge that recognizes multicultural teamwork in digital environments. For Tec students who receive this badge, the experience will be included in the Internationalization certificate issued at the end of their studies.

For students: 
- International experience
- Strengthening global learning through cultural exchange 
- Development of skills such as intercultural communication, teamwork, and use of technological tools 
- Significant learning 
- Digital badge

For professors: 
- International experience 
- Networking opportunity 
- Skill development 
- Promotes the achievement of learning objectives 
- Supports the development of skills 
- Differentiator of Educational Units 
- Supports progress in faculty classification 
- Boost research and publication opportunities  
- Certificate of Participation
 

Relevant Dates

- Deadline for registration to the training course "Guide for the Design and Implementation of GSL Classroom":
September 24th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (MCT)
Sign up here.

- Deadline to complete the training course “Guide for the Design and Implementation of GSL Classroom”:
September 26th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (MCT)

- Deadline for receiving applications from Educational Units:
September 26th, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. (MCT)
Register your application here.

- Informative sessions Call GSL Classroom: 

- September 9th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. (MCT). Sign up here.

- September 18th, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. (MCT). Sign up here.
 

- Notification of selected applications: 
October 8th, 2025.

- Deadline for changes to the initially proposed Educational Unit: 
Prior to the start of the registration dates of the academic period in which the approved UDF will be taught.

- Deadline for registration of GLGC attributes: 
Prior to the start of the registration dates of the academic period in which the approved UDF will be taught.

GLGC Attributes Audit: 
Week 1 of the academic period in which the approved UDF will be taught. The Coordination will communicate this via email to those selected.
 

Frequently Asked Questions

If I have questions, can I receive more information before submitting my Educational Unit?

Yes, you can request more information by sending an email to tecglobalclassroom@itesm.mx. The GSL Classroom team will receive your request and answer your questions.

Will I receive a confirmation of receipt of my proposal?

Yes. The application form provides a confirmation message when the submission is successful.

If I am a part-time professor, can I participate?

Yes, all undergraduate professors at Tecnológico de Monterrey can submit their application regardless of their type of contract, , as long as they meet the profile for which the call is intended. [For more information, check the section “Who is this call for?”]. 

Does GSL Classroom applies to any particular discipline?

No. The GSL Classroom is flexible and can be adapted to Educational Units in any discipline.

If I already have an international partner or peer, can I apply?

Yes. Having previous contact with an international faculty member to collaborate with facilitates the linking process. However, all partner institutions must be validated by the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs. We recommend that you begin planning with your international partner once your proposal has been accepted and the institution validated by the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs.

I am interested in including GSL Classroom in my Educational Unit, but I do not have any contacts in foreign universities. Can you help me find them?

Yes. Through our international counterparts, current contact networks, and international organizations, we can request information about faculty members with whom to collaborate. However, it is essential that professors actively participate in the search for their international partner to confirm the collaboration within the deadline indicated in the collaboration commitment. 

I do not speak English fluently. Can GSL Classroom be conducted in another language?

Yes. The important thing is to identify a common language in which participants can communicate. Educational Units can be conducted in Spanish, English, or any other language.

Is it necessary that an agreement already exists or be established with the University to carry out the collaboration?

The agreement is not a requirement for participating in a GSL Classroom collaboration. Global Shared Learning: Classroom Coordination works exclusively with COIL projects, we do not manage or sign agreements for the collaborations. However, all institutions participating in GSL Classroom must be validated by the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs.

What are the benefits of including GSL Classroom within an Educational Unit?
 

GSL Classroom adds an element of internationalization to the Educational Unit and provides several benefits: 

- Flexible and accessible alternative to offer an international experience to students and professors. 
- No additional cost for students. 
- Exchange of ideas and opinions between students and professors from different cultures. 
- Supports the development of transversal skills such as: 
  -Work in multicultural teams in virtual environments 
  -Use of technologies 
  -Intercultural communication 
  -Critical thinking 
  -Global citizenship 
  -Digital badges for students. 
  -Internationalization certificate for Tec and International professors. 
  -Tec professors have the possibility of applying to the GSL Classroom Background. 
  -Self-directed training for professors. 
  -Advice and support from the GSL Classroom team.
 

What are the commitments of including GSL Classroom within an Educational Unit?

  These commitments are expressed in the section "Global Shared Learning Guidelines: Classroom" of this call, as well as in the Collaboration Commitment which requires the signature of each professor as part of their application. 
 

What happens if you fail to comply with any of the guidelines in the Collaboration Commitment when agreeing to participate in GSL Classroom? 

In the event of noncompliance, the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs reserves the right to assess each situation and take the corresponding corrective measures. The professor would be at risk of not receiving the certificate of internationalization issued by the Vice-Rectory. Furthermore, the Educational Unit could lose the GLGC attribute, meaning students would not have the opportunity to participate in the international experience and, consequently, would not receive their digital badge. It is a fundamental requirement to fulfill every one of the commitments to participate in GSL Classroom. 

What happens if my application is not selected even though I already have an international partner?

Having an international partner at the time of applying for the call does not guarantee that your proposal will be selected. We recommend that you begin planning with your international partner once your proposal has been accepted and the institution validated by the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs. If the application is not selected, the professor is invited to apply in a new call in the next school term.

What happens if the postulated Educational Unit is canceled or will not be taught?

In case of cancellation of the postulated Educational Unit or for some reason beyond the professor it is not possible to give the experience, the Global Shared Learning: Classroom Coordination must be informed of the reasons for the non-opening of the Educational Unit through the check tecglobalclassroom@itesm.mx. If this happens, if the professor has an alternative Educational Unit, the possibility of implementing GSL Classroom in said Educational Unit will be analyzed, as long as it is viable for collaboration and the change is made within the deadline indicated for this process. If you already have an international partner, it is important to notify them of the situation. 

If I want to apply for two or more Educational Units, how do I proceed?

Professors who are new to the GSL Classroom model, may only apply for one Educational Unit. Professors who have previously implemented GSL Classroom may submit two or more proposals, however, please note that participation in GSL Classroom is limited to the specific number of collaborations (each validated by a certificate of internationalization) mentioned in the “Who is the call for?” section. Applying multiple proposals does not guarantee that all or any will be selected. If two or more Educational Units are submitted, each proposal must meet all the requirements and follow the application process described in the call. 

What can I do to apply for my Educational Unit if it does not meet the minimum number of students?

It is possible to collaborate by integrating two or more groups that are taught during the same period (block/subject), either by the same professor or together with another Tec colleague. The groups can be from the same Educational Unit, similar or complementary. In case of different Educational Units, each one must be applied. If they are different professors and each one of them has their own group, one application per professor is required.

Can the same collaboration be done with multiple institutions and/or international partners?

Yes. It is possible to collaborate with several institutions and/or professors. It is suggested that there be only two institutions (Tec de Monterrey + international partner university) for easier coordination. The more institutions participate, the degree of complexity increases; however, it is possible to collaborate taking care of the balance in the number of students from the different institutions for the formation of multicultural teams.

However, all partner institutions must be validated by the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs. We recommend that you begin planning with your international partner once your proposal has been accepted and the institution validated by the Vice-Rectory for International Affairs.
 

I teach an Educational Unit with one or more colleagues. Can I apply??

Yes. All the professors involved in the Educational Units must be aware of and agree with the application. Only one application would be submitted, as long as it is in the team-teaching format (for more details, see the “Evaluation and Selection” section). In the registration of the application, information will be requested from all of them. The requirements mentioned in this call apply to all professors involved (training course "Guide for the design and implementation of GSL Classroom", Collaboration Commitment Letter, among others). Please review the requirements of this call.
 

I am a professor who has 3 collaborations. Can I apply for an Educational Unit in this call?

A: Professors who have a maximum of three completed collaborations and who do not have any collaboration for the August-December 2025 semester may apply to this call. However, professors who are about to implement their fourth collaboration during the August-December 2025 semester, will not be able to apply for the February-June 2026 call.

I am a professor who has 4 or more collaborations, can I apply for an Educational Unit in this call?

A: Professors who have 4 or more collaborations will not be able to apply in this call. [For further information, please see the section "Who is the call for?”]

Contact

To request more information about this initiative, please send an email to: tecglobalclassroom@itesm.mx