Apple Student Program for Colombia?

Question

Hi there,
I've being searching the whole site, trying to find a number or an email to send this inquiry to but I couldn't so Had no other choise but to post this on the Discussions hoping for someone in the high roll to see this post.
I've being a wanting Apple to give Colombia the Student discount program as it would help us (and me) to be able to buy one as their price is a bit high and considering the international economical situation, its hard to buy things nowadays.
I study Mecatronic Engieneering in the "Universidad Militar Nueva Granada" in Bogota - Colombia, and as hard as the name sounds, its a tricky career in which we need powerful tools to develop our projects which they have to do with Robotics.
Im hoping for this to be read and maybe Apple considering giving us an incentive ^_^ as im sure, we will do a great use of it.
Thank you all for your time.
Sincerely Yours,
Sebastian

Answer 1

Sebastian,
No need to convince me that Macs are awesome, I totally agree.
"Normally" Apple works through each school some way and the discount that applies to students would also apply to staff and faculty…if nobody at your college/university has ever gotten an educational discount, then it's likely your school has had no contact with Apple. While I don't know how Apple deals with universities outside the USA in any detail, I strongly suspect that Apple will not give you a discount outside some arrangement with your school. Were I in your shoes, I think I'd try to convince my school to establish a formal relationship with Apple. If that doesn't work, you might want to approach it from the other end…find someone at Apple who is willing to establish a connection to your school. Unfortunately the only language I learnt outside of English is German…so my ability to read Apple's Columbian pages is pretty limited…and so I couldn't find any "obvious to an English speaker" links to higher-ed contacts. If you can find an Apple contact, I would strongly urge you to talk to him/her from the standpoint of your school and not from your own perspective (your enthusiasm can color your discussion with Apple, but Apple is not going to deal with your personally, only with your entire school). It's very likely that Apple is going to want to talk to someone who can speak on behalf of all your students and faculty.
I am sorry that I can't be more helpful…unfortunately this forum is dedicated to issues that relate to iTunes U site administration…I'm not sure if any of us knows the best way to put you in touch with Apple in the way that you need.