Toshiba de Mexico (TDM), Catedras Toshiba:
Founded in 2002, Catedras Toshiba is an annual one- to two-week scientific/technological innovation lecture given by Toshiba Corporation engineers for engineering students and professors from Mexican universities. The objective of the lectures is to introduce the latest innovations to university level teachers and students. Catedras Toshiba has been held for senior and Ph.D. laboratory students of Instituto tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Universidad Autonoma Nacional de Mexico, and Academia Mexicana de Ingenieria. Since its inception, more than 500 students and faculty members have participated. Examples of the themes lectured are:
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Optical packaging technology
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X-ray sensors and related packaging technology
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Quantum effect devices and compound semiconductor devices
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Biosensors and related IC technology
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Digital Manufacturing
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Production systems, factory diagnostics and production simulation
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Next generation productions systems
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Biosensors and related IC technology
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BluetoothTM Technology and applications wireless LAN’s
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| President of Toshiba de Mexico speaking at community event in Mexico City. |
TDM Support for Remote Mexican Village:
TDM supports to eliminate the digital divide between Mexico City and a remote village, exploring opportunities for mobile technology in remote areas while benefiting rural communities at Tezontepec City, Ocuilan County, Mexico State (73 km from Mexico City and 15 km from Malinalco City). This helped the village to improve facilities, provided teacher support, and satellite Internet service by donating Toshiba Potable PCs, CTVs, VCR's, a projector, a home theater, a server, a wireless network, and digital cameras.
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| School children from rural community in Mexico learning with notebook PCs donated by Toshiba. |
Toshiba Charity Golf Tournament:
TDM sponsored a charity golf tournament which was held to raise money for a rural school.
Scrap Sale to Help Cancer Patients:
Toshiba Electromex, S.A. de C.V. (TMX) employees collected and sold scrap materials and donated the proceeds to "Aprocancer," an institution devoted to the care of low income cancer patients and to research at the Technology Institute of Monterrey.
Adopt-A-Tree:
With the objective of contributing to help protect the environment by planting trees, TMX asked the Mexican military to donate trees that will distributed among employees, so that the trees can be planted around their neighborhoods or their children's schools. TMX coordinated and distributed 950 trees.
Fondo Unido (United Way):
Helping the community through this activity, TMX employees help nurseries, hospitals, schools, and shelters by donating a part of their weekly salary. The children and the people who have no economic resources to pay for any medical or other necessities will benefit from this.
 
TMX's New Year's Blankets' Donation Day
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