The proposed educational model integrates industry experience and needs into the academic formation of engineering students, ensuring a more relevant and practice-oriented preparation. A core principle of this model is fostering close collaboration between higher education institutions and diverse economic sectors, positioning industry as an active partner in the learning process.This study explores an initial approach to visualizing the alignment of collaborations between academia and industry with national economic trends and the employability outcomes of graduates from the Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering programs at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. It seeks to answer the following question: What strategies can be implemented to systematically structure and enhance the effective participation of educational partners, thereby maximizing their societal impact?The study adopts a quantitative and correlational exploratory design to analyze the distribution and responsiveness of educational partners in the primary, secondary, and tertiary economic sectors. This design is based on institutional data from more than 100 formal alliances, national economic indicators from the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), and graduate employability surveys. The results indicate that collaboration patterns have evolved over time, demonstrating strong alignment with industrial growth but limited diversification toward the expanding service sector, which currently represents the main source of graduate employment.The findings underscore the importance of data-informed strategies that integrate economic indicators, labor market dynamics, and curricular priorities in partnership planning. Given the preliminary findings that have emerged, it is advisable to reinforce the collaborative efforts with the tertiary sector, while concurrently preserving long-term industrial alliances, with the objective of enhancing employability and sustaining the long-term societal impact of engineering education.
