Executive Secretariat for Integral Development (SEDI)

Department of Economic Development

Mobility and Training Program for Engineers in the Americas, FINAM

1The Mobility and Training Program for Engineers in the Americas, FINAM, is an initiative proposed by the Working Group on Human Resources Training and Engineering of the Plan of Action of Panama (WG2). The goal of this program is to strengthen engineering education and training for undergraduate and graduate students and research professors in the Americas. It also aims to promote knowledge transfer, joint research, mutual recognition among engineering education institutions, and collaboration with industry.

The program calls for academic cooperation projects involving at least two institutions from different countries and lasting from 3 to 6 months. Engineering education institutions are invited to submit proposals based on mobilities of students and research professors, in keeping with the principle of reciprocal exchanges and a balanced flow of people between countries. Selected projects will have the support of the program and its partners.