In Mexico City, students attended lectures and got behind-the-scenes looks at the city’s government administration and its finance department. The exchange was fashioned to introduce students to issues of financial inclusion, urbanization and sustainability in Mexico and the U.S. Providing opportunities to experience global engagement is one of the most valuable learning experiences UT Dallas can provide to its students, Sabharwal said. The EPPS students who participated were Jonathan Craig Richards, Ali Alirezaieyan BS’21 and Sabrine Oujout BA’21, all public affairs master’s students. “It was great to learn from their similar experiences.”The input and presence of the CIDE students was invaluable as well, Benavides said.