El estudio, es un análisis de la eficiencia terminal (ET) como indicador de calidad, que se utiliza para evaluar la trayectoria del estudiante y se determina en términos de porcentaje, tomando como referencia la proporción del número de graduados con relación al número de estudiantes que ingresaron. La pregunta de investigación gira en torno a si estamos frente a un indicador que permite evaluar la calidad de las instituciones de educación superior (IES) o de sus programas, o es un indicador de evaluación para el monitoreo y seguimiento del proceso. El objetivo es demostrar que existen muchas variables que intervienen en la ET, que no siempre son atribuibles al sistema educativo y no debe utilizarse para evaluar ni admisibilidad o un proceso final de un programa, es un punto de partida para la mejora de la eficiencia terminal que plantea la necesidad de un nuevo enfoque conforme los ODS.

Net zero energy building design methodologies include integrative approaches and numerical tools to provide optimal performance and cost-effective results. Team integration, characterized by knowledge transfer between disciplines, has yet to be quantified for the design processes of these buildings. This article proposes a specific methodology for designing net zero energy buildings, tested through a case study design process conducted in an academic setting at Universidad Centroamericana in El Salvador, with the participation of students and faculty members. Through a survey, interdisciplinary knowledge transfer between team members was measured. We found that, without additional instruction, team participants outperformed a control group without project involvement by 16.4% (P < 0.002, t-test) in terms of interdisciplinary knowledge. This result implies that designers acquire new knowledge from other disciplines by interacting and solving design problems, although such acquisition is not uniform between disciplines. Remarkably, results show that the disciplinary groups that acquired the most knowledge about each other are Mechanical Engineering students and Architecture students. These results help us understand how to improve the design process, limit boundaries for disciplinary interactions, and determine which specific knowledge gaps to target per discipline in engineering and architecture education.

This article proposes Ignatian Mentoring as a framework for enriching academic mentoring with insights from Ignatian spirituality. While mentoring traditionally supports professional and personal development, especially for early-career faculty, the Jesuit tradition offers a deeper, holistic perspective inspired by spiritual accompaniment practices such as those found in the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus and the Spiritual Exercises. The framework is based on the mentoring program launched in 2021 by the International Association of Jesuit Engineering and Sciences Schools (IAJES), which connects faculty across a global network of more than 60 Schools. Based on two years of practical experience involving 76 individuals, the article outlines the aims, dimensions, and structure of Ignatian Mentoring, demonstrating its potential to enhance mentoring with a focus on discernment, personal growth, and effective remote collaboration.

Gender inequality in science remains a persistent This research presents the development and results of TAXODIM-RMD/V1.0, a tool containing a set of automated spreadsheets designed for the creation and comprehensive analysis of a building, essentially covering structural pre-dimensioning, the thermal behavior of the envelope, energy consumption, and carbon footprint in the early design stage to facilitate the comparative environmental assessment of building configurations. The proposal is based on an interdisciplinary approach between architecture, civil engineering, and energy engineering, integrating regulatory and environmental sustainability criteria. Two taxonomies were defined: one structural, which considers concrete, steel and masonry systems, and another energy-based, based on ASHRAE climate zones and consumption profiles in multi-family, school and office buildings. The tool consists of three modules: structural calculation under seismic regulations, thermal transmittance (U) analysis in the building envelope, and estimation of annual energy consumption according to climate and use. It also includes a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) based on the ICE database and the Level(s) framework.