After significant research including a scan of universities, research on growing regional industries, and a full demographic profile of the region, U3 revisited the original list of 17 institutional users and identified six for further investigation. The six scenarios were singled out because they ranked highest on the scales of feasibility and City-established goal attainment (see attached Exhibits B and …show more content…
The Mexican scenario will be discussed in scenario #6. To fully understand the International University scenario, U3 conducted research on the existence of international universities in the U.S., international-domestic educational partnerships, and completed a scan of international higher education institutions. As a result of the research, U3 determined the most viable international partnership, aside from the Mexican institution scenario, would be a partnership with a Chinese institution. Below is a recap of the research as well as the resulting scenario planning