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Tecnológico de Monterrey
TypePrivate
Established1943
PresidentRafael Rangel Sostmann
Academic staff
1628 full-time
Students92,875[1]
Undergraduates55,311[2]
Postgraduates11,079[3]
Location
Monterrey
,
Nuevo León
,
México
CampusUrban
143 acres (579,000 m²)
Athletics100 varsity teams
ColorsReflex blue and White   
NicknameBorregos Salvajes(Rams)
Websitewww.itesm.mx

The Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) or simply Tecnológico de Monterrey is a private university in Mexico founded in 1943 by Eugenio Garza Sada. It is also known as Monterrey Tech, Tec de Monterrey, or simply "Tec", reflecting its origins as a technological university. It has sometimes been referred to as "The MIT of Mexico and Latin America".[4]

From its beginnings, ITESM has expressed a strong support for entrepreneurship and social commitment. It was the first Latin American university in connecting to the internet back in 1986. In addition to hosting Mexico's first connection to the Internet, ITESM was also charged with managing the country's domain registry (mx). Although ITESM is a relatively new institution, it awards the largest number of engineering degrees after the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and is among the most important private universities in Mexico and Latin America.

The ITESM education model is called the "Redesigned Education Model", because it redesigns traditional didactic models around technology, and certain attitudes and values shaped around entrepreneurship, knowledge, culture, resourcefulness and social consciousness. Part of the education redesign includes having certain courses taken partly or exclusively online. It also includes field work, such as practices in the private initiative. Learning foreign languages is a must, especially English. In 2003 the first course in French was given, although French lessons were given much before that.

In addition to being one of the first serious users of Internet in Mexico (In the 1980s), ITESM was also a pioneer in the use of wireless technologies among Mexican enterprises. These technologies have been extensively used to facilitate online education throughout the campuses.

In 2005, the Monterrey Campus was ranked #74 in The World's Top Arts and Humanities Universities ranking of The Times Higher World University Rankings. In 2006, the Wall Street Journal's survey of corporate recruiters ranked the institute's business school as #7 in the international business school category (for schools which see a large percentage of its graduates obtain jobs outside the U.S.), ahead of MIT, Haas, Wharton and Stanford, and just behind Columbia University and Thunderbird.[5]

In 2006 the IMRE and the survey company Mitofsky (which also reported the 2006 presidential elections for Televisa), performed a study in which the ITESM was considered the most prestigious institution in Mexico. The report included other public and private universities, such as UNAM, ITAM ,UIA, and important Mexican and foreign companies like Nestlé and Bimbo, among others [4]. The Institute has more than 33 campuses nationwide and 19 receptor centers located all over Mexico, with nine offices located throughout the Americas (including Guayaquil, Quito, Santiago, Chile, Panama City) and Europe.

Educational Model

The ITESM's educational model focuses on the students and their learning, for which students are held responsible; the professor plays the role of facilitator and guides the students in discovering knowledge and its applications on their own.

In order to achieve these objectives, the educational model emphasizes collaborative work and uses didactic techniques such as problem-based learning, project-oriented learning, and the case-solving method. In this way knowledge is applied to solving real life problems, making studying meaningful and becoming the object of critical reflection and social commitment.

The educational model includes numerous processes which are enhanced by the use of information technologies and telecommunications. The students use their computers to do homework, fulfill their learning objectives and interact with their classmates and professors, which favors the students’ active participation, encourages responsibility, facilitates internationalization and forms authentic learning communities.

The symposiums and seminars in diverse academic disciplines which take place every semester allow students to learn the latest tendencies in contemporary thought, science, and technology. These activities, which are a very important part of academic life, help the students develop their teamwork and leadership skills.

Principles

The ITESM has a series of principles that constitute the foundation of the identity and unity of all its campuses and academic entities. The regulations and norms that must be observed by all members of the educational community stem from these principles. They include concepts like entrepreneurial freedom, social mobility, freedom of expression and equal opportunities of admission and permanence of students. The complete list of principles can be viewed here.

Historical Milestones

  • 1943 The ITESM is founded by a group of businessmen headed by Eugenio Garza Sada in Monterrey, Mexico.
  • 1945 The Institute adopts "The Ram" as mascot.
ITESM Main Building ("Rectoría") and mural
  • 1947 The Monterrey Campus is inaugurated (previously, classes were held in several buildings in downtown Monterrey).
  • 1967 A new campus in Guaymas is inaugurated, becoming the first Campus outside of the city of Monterrey.
  • 1968 The first Ph.D. degree is granted in chemistry with specialty in organic chemistry.
  • 1969 Becomes the first Latin American University with a formal computer science degree.
  • 1973 Two new campus are inaugurated. One in Mexico City, and another in Ciudad Obregón.
  • 1975 Queretaro Campus is founded in the capital of the state, Santiago de Queretaro.
  • 1975 Prepa Tec Campus Eugenio Garza Sada is founded.
  • 1976 The State of Mexico Campus is founded in a suburb north of Mexico City.
  • 1978 The Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine is founded, next to the San Jose Hospital, in Monterrey.
  • 1980 The ITESM introduces in Mexico personal computers as tools for learning.
  • 1987 The ITESM gets hooked to Bitnet.
  • 1989 The CETEC is inaugurated at the Monterrey Campus.
  • 1990 The Mexico City Campus is founded.
  • 1995 The ITESM opens its Business Graduate School, called Escuela de Graduados en Administracion y Direccion de Empresas, by its initials EGADE.
  • 1996 Prepa Tec Campus Santa Catarina is founded
  • 1997 The Virtual University is founded.
  • 1998 President Ernesto Zedillo honors the 3rd largest campus, ITESM-CEM (Greater Mexico City) with the "National Quality Award."
  • 2001 The Santa Fe Campus in Mexico City begins its operations.
  • 2003 President Vicente Fox inaugurates in Monterrey the Center for Advanced International Learning (CIAP), at Campus Monterrey, and celebrates the 60th Anniversary of the Institute. In Puebla, President Fox inaugurates the latest of the 33 campuses of the system: Campus Puebla.
  • 2005 President Fox inaugurates in Mexico City the Center for Business and Technologic Development (CEDETEC), at Mexico City Campus.
  • 2006 Campus Guaymas (the first Campus outside of the city of Monterrey) switches over to the Tec Milenio University format.

Monterrey Campus

The Monterrey Campus is the main site of the ITESM at Monterrey, Mexico. The campus extends over 125 acres (0.5 km²), and includes 8 buildings with classrooms, a building for the library, 5 administrative buildings, 5 cafeterias, several habitation buildings for students, gymnasiums, a theatre and a world-class football stadium (also used by the professional soccer team Rayados de Monterrey).

The buildings are separated by gardens featuring a diverse array of local species of trees. The gardens are also populated with over 20 species of birds (including ducks, woodpeckers and peacocks), squirrels and even a few deer (which inhabit the area in front of Aulas 4).

Aulas (Classroom Buildings)

  • Aulas 1 - Where most chemistry labs are located.
  • Aulas 2 - Holds the School of Architecture, the offices for the Humanities and Physics Departments, and the offices for the ISC (Computer Systems Engineer) and ITC (Telecommunications Engineering) majors.
  • Aulas 3 - Holds some administrative offices, and the Math Department.
    The CIAP building
  • Aulas 4 - Holds the Chemical Engineering, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering laboratories, as well as the Industrial Design workshops.
  • Aulas 5 - Holds the Center for Biotechnology.
  • Aulas 6 - Has several small auditoriums, located in each of the floors, as well as hosting part of the "Virtual University".
  • Aulas 7 - Where workshops for Industrial Design, Mechatronics and Computer Science are located.
  • School of Architecture - Housed, since January 2007, in the former physical plant building. It includes two large workshops and twelve classrooms.
  • The CIAP (Aulas 8) - Frecuencia Tec, the radio station of the Campus is located here. Also, the soon-to-be-launched student newspaper ¨El Borrego¨ is edited here (in the place where the cultural magazine "Mientras Tanto" used to be produced), and there is also a movie studio. The Center for Communication Studies can also be found here, as well as a business incubator, and the Business Landscaping Institute

The radio station's frequency is 94.9 FM. It is produced exclusively by students and covers the whole metro area of Monterrey. It can be accessed online here.

Administrative Buildings

  • The CETEC (Center of Technology Applied to Manufacturing), is a major landmark of the campus, and where the computer science labs are located. It is sometimes jokingly referred to as the "Servilletero" ("Napkin holder"), because of its shape. Next to this building, the manufacture laboratories are located, here, several Mechatronics projects are held.
  • The CEDES (Center for Sustainable Development) and the Total Quality and Environmental Quality Center are located in this building. It also holds the broadcasting studios for Tec de Monterrey's Virtual University.
  • The Main Building, which serves as the dean's tower or "Rectoria", houses the major ITESM system's administration. Once the original location of the library, it now hosts the Biblioteca Cervantina, a library containing thousands of incunabula, as well as rare manuscripts, artifacts and historic photographs from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
  • The Library, with 4 stories. Holds a broad catalog of books, magazines, newspapers, monographies, tesis, and multimedia material. Featuring a Do-it-yourself system for book and multimedia loans. It also hosts the Digital Library, a broad number of internet databases accessible by the students even from the campus network or any internet connection.
  • The Student Center. Where student congresses and events are held. Conferences, congresses and fairs are held here, and student organizations are given a place to work. Famous visitors include HRH Felipe, Prince of Asturias, Mexican writer and Nobel Laureate Octavio Paz, Spanish Philosopher Fernando Savater, Peruvian writer and former presidential candidate Mario Vargas Llosa, former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar, former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, and the CEO of Microsoft Bill Gates, among many others.

Cafeterias

Currently, there are five cafeterias located throughout the Campus:

  • Centrales, located at the center of the Centrales building, between a residence hall for students who participate in the football team and the administrative offices, including the treasury.
  • El Jubileo, located in the basement of the Student Center.
  • El Borrego (The Ram), located between the Student Center and Aulas 3.
  • La Carreta (The Wagon), located between Aulas 1 and Aulas 2.
  • Comedores de Estudiantes, located next to Student Residence Hall Buildings.

The cafeterias serve meals for students, and the food is typically cheaper than American food. The quality of the food is controlled by the department of food services, which strives to make healthier and better-tasting meals. One particular dish that has become part of the "gastronomic culture" of the campus is Chilaquiles – it is prepared in a special way at ITESM cafeterias (And in a different way in each cafeteria)[citation needed], and consists of fried tortilla chips drowned in tomato sauce, with beans and cheese.

Auditorium

The Auditorio Luis Elizondo is one of the largest theatres in the city, seating 1800. It holds many cultural activities throughout the year, including student plays.

Stadium

Tec's stadium, or Estadio Tecnológico, is home to Tec's football team, the Borregos (the Rams), and the professional soccer team the Monterrey Rayados. The Rayados, whose main rival is the UANL Tigres, have no affiliation with the University; they just rent the Stadium.

The Tec Stadium was a venue for the Mexico '86 World Cup, the highest competition in World-Wide Professional Soccer. Also, the famous rock and roll band U2 gave a concert there on February 12 2006.

Satellite campuses

In addition to the main campus in Monterrey, Mexico, the ITESM network currently includes 32 regional campuses throughout the country.

*Aguascalientes *Apodaca *Chiapas *Chihuahua *Ciudad Juárez
*Ciudad Obregón *Colima *Cuernavaca *Estado de México *Eugenio Garza Sada – Prepa Tec (High School)
*Santa Catarina – Prepa Tec (High School)
*Guadalajara *Santa Anita - Gdl – Prepa Tec (High School) *Guaymas *Hidalgo *Irapuato *Laguna
*León *Mazatlán *Mexico City *Morelia *Puebla
*Querétaro *Saltillo *San Luis Potosí *Santa Fe *Sinaloa
*Sonora Norte *Tampico *Toluca *Veracruz *Zacatecas

Organization

It consists of academic departments rather than faculties. Both undergraduate and graduate studies are available. Tecnológico de Monterrey is also responsible for the PrepaTEC (Preparatory School), and Universidad Virtual (Virtual University).

The academic departaments at the campus Monterrey for undergraduate level are:

  • Management and Finance
  • Health Sciences
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Engineering and Architecture
  • Information and Electronics Technologies

Accreditations and acknowledgments

Several academic programs of the Tecnológico de Monterrey are accredited in México by the following organizations recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education (COPAES):

  • Association for the Accreditation and Certification of Social Sciences (ACCECISO)
  • Council for the Accreditation of Accounting and Administration Studies (CACECA)
  • Council for the Accreditation of Engineering Studies (CACEI)
  • Council for the Accreditation of Psychology Education and Research (CNEIP)
  • Mexican Council for the Accreditation of Architecture Studies (COMAEA)
  • Mexican Council for the Accreditation of Medical Education (COMAEM)
  • National Council for the Accreditation of Informatics and Computation (CONAIC)

Furthermore, the Tecnológico de Monterrey has programs which are accredited or recognized by the following international organizations:

  • The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International)
  • Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
  • Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)
  • Latin American Council for the Accreditation of Journalism Education (CLAEP)
  • The European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS)

Andrew Heiskell Award For Innovation in International Education, 2004 by the Institute of International Education[6]

Students and faculty

Some data about the students and faculty during the 2007 term is: [7]

Students: 92,875 (High School 26,485; Undergraduate 55,311; Graduate 11,079) Professors: 8,448 Full time professors: 33% Undergraduate professors with at least one master degree: 49.09% Graduate professors with at least one PhD: 16.19%

Sports, clubs and traditions

The Monterrey Campus football team has recently been national champions several times. Interestingly, five of the ten teams in the Mexican College Football League, the ONEFA, are from different ITESM campuses. The strongest ITESM teams are Campus Monterrey (who play at this stadium), Campus Mexico State, and Campus Toluca.


Noted alumni

Most of the alumni either work in the Information Technology industry or create their own business as the ITESM focus in developing those competences to theirs students. However a list of famous alumni are:

See also articles in the category ITESM alumni

Notable faculty

See Category:Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education faculty

References

  1. ^ [1]
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  4. ^ http://www.unam.mx/cgibin/Foros/agosto_1/config.pl?read=800 The Institute, IEEE
  5. ^ Wall Street Journal recruiter's scoreboard
  6. ^ Institute of International Education webpage
  7. ^ de Monterrey website

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