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Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey) is a university in Mexico, often referred to as Monterrey Tech, though it is also known by its initials ITESM or by its shortened name Tec de Monterrey, or simply Tec. Originated in Monterrey, Mexico, it has currently over 30 campus throughout the country.

With the promulgation of Tecnológico de Monterrey first Mission (1985-1995) one of its strategies was to support the development of the investigation in the institution.

Due to this, in year 1986 became the first university of Latin America in connecting to the Internet. Besides to lodge the first connection to Internet, was the first Institution that had the responsibility to grant domain names (NameServer) in Mexico (mx).

It provides Mexico's second largest variety of engineering degrees after the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and is one of the most important private schools in Mexico and Latin America.

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History

The ITESM was founded in 1943 by a group of businessmen, headed by Eugenio Garza Sada, in Monterrey, Mexico. In 1945, the Institute adopts "The Ram" as mascot.

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In 1947, the Monterrey Campus is inaugurated (previously, classes were held in several buildings in downtown Monterrey).

In 1967 a new campus in Guaymas is inaugurated, becoming the first Campus outside of the city of Monterrey.

In 1968, the first Ph.D. degree is granted, in chemistry with specialty in organic chemistry.

In 1969, the first Latin American University with a formal computer science degree.

In 1973, two new campus are inagurated. One in Mexico City, and another in Ciudad Obregón.

In 1976, State of Mexico Campus is founded in a suburb north of Mexico city.

In 1978, the Tec de Monterrey School of Medicine is founded, next to the San Jose Hospital, in Monterrey.

In 1980, the ITESM introduces in Mexico personal computers as a tool for learning.

In 1987, the ITESM gets hooked to Bitnet.

In 1989, a new icon for the city of Monterrey is inaugurated at the Campus Monterrey: The Cetec.

In 1990, Mexico City Campus is founded.

In 1995, the ITESM opens its Business Graduate School called Escuela de Graduados en Administracion y Direccion de Empresas, by its initials EGADE.

In 1996, Prepa Tec Campus Santa Catarina is founded

In 1997, the Virtual University is founded.

In 1998, President Ernesto Zedillo honors the 3rd largest campus, ITESM-CEM (Greater Mexico City), with the "National Quality award."

In 2003, President Vicente Fox inaugurates in Monterrey the Center for Advanced International Learning (CIAP), at Campus Monterrey, and celebrates the 60th Aniversary of the Institute. In Puebla, President Fox inaugurates the last of 33 campuses of the system: Campus Puebla.

In 2005, President Vicente Fox inaugurates in Mexico City the Center for Business and Technologic Development (CEDETEC), at Campus Mexico City.

In 2006 Campus Guaymas (the first Campus outside of the city of Monterrey)is closed. The Universidad Tec Milenio is inaugurated in Guaymas.

Education Model

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, resoursability, and social consciousness.

Part of the education redesign includes having certain courses taken partly online 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.

Every five years, during a satellite broadcast to all campuses, the institute addresses the student, staff, and administrative bodies. In this broadcast, the institute revisits its goals, evaluates its achievements and shortcommings, and sets the next goals with particular emphasis on the needs of an increasingly global society.

In addition to being one of the first serious users of Internet in Mexico (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.

Campus Monterrey

The Campus Monterrey is the site of the ITESM at Monterrey, Mexico. It 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, gymansiums, a theatre, and a World-Class stadium.

The buildings are separated by beautiful gardens, populated with over 20 species of birds (ducks and peacocks being the most interesting ones), and some deer (which inhabit the gardens in front of Aulas 4).

Aulas (Classroom Buildings)

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The CIAP building

The radio station's frequency of the campus is 94.9 FM, and though it is heard all over the city of Monterrey, it is produced exclusively by students. It can be accessed online [here].

Administrative Buildings

Cafeterias

The cafeterias serve meals for students, and the food is typically cheaper than American food. The quality of the food is controlled by the deparment of food services, which is always innovating a way of making food taste better and be more nutritious. 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), 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.

All of the Tec de Monterrey sports teams (at all the campuses) have the Borrego mascot. 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. Accordingly, it has been a long time since a non-Borrego team has been champion. The strongest ITESM teams are Campus Monterrey (who play at this stadium), Campus Mexico State, and Campus Toluca.

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 12th, 2006.

Mexico City Campus

Mexico City Campus is currently the second largest in the ITESM System. It was founded as a Graduate Business School in 1973 but in 1990 began providing undergraduate engineering education in its current Tlalpan Campus Its latest building, the Centro de Desarrollo Tecnológico CEDETEC-CEMEX, was inaugurated by Vicente Fox in 2005. Tony Blair visited Mexico City Campus a few weeks before the September 11 attacks, where he spoke about the challenges posed by globalization.

Academia

The ITESM has over 7,600 teachers, of which 99% hold a degree superior to the one they are teaching. Research is one of the priorities of the ITESM, and many important Mexican researchers find their home here.

Accreditations and acknowledgments

The ITESM holds the following Acknowledgements and Accreditations:

Worldwide presence

The Institute has 33 campi 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.

Criticism

The Institute was recently criticized when Carla Solares Romero, a 17 year old student, took out a flier that said "Si se hace el desafuero, se muere la democracia". This was during a conference organized in one of the ITESM's campus. Some of the students and faculty defended her, while the event organizers (No ITESM members) and one faculty member were upset. The director of the Interdisciplinary High School program was overheard saying she should say goodbye to the Tec. This all happened while Carla was isolated in a classroom, because she was being harassed by the press. The event was notorious because President Vicente Fox was in the conference and the press interpreted the incident as a lack of respect for freedom of speech. The head master once he knew about the incident he wrote a sorry note and made it be delivered to the girl.

Another case for lack of respect for freedom of speech was the banning of a popular cultural and critical university magazine Mientras Tanto. Although before the banning problems with editors had already come up, the last print to come out was the reason needed to stop its distribution. Being a mostly Tec paid magazine, there was no chance of saving it unless the university decided it. The last print featured a complete page where the magazine criticized the reelection of George W. Bush, calling the Bush voters as people who thought they lived in a "happy world". Although many thought it was a bad editorial decision, some considered the banning was not necessary.

Famous graduates

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Famous faculty members

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External links

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