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Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education is a university in Mexico , often referred to as ''Monterrey Tech''. Its Spanish name is '''Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey''', 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 satellite locations throughout the country. 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 the country. 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. 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 School of Medicine is founded, next to the San Jose Hospital, in Monterrey. In 1980 , the ITESM introduces in Mexico Personal Computer s 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 2nd largest campus, ITESM-CEM (near 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 2005 , President Vicente Fox inaugurates in Mexico City the Center for Business and Technologic Development (CEDETEC), at Campus Mexico City. 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. Most courses are bilingual, and 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 Bird s (ducks and peacocks being the most interesting ones), and some Deer (which inhabit the gardens in front of Aulas 4). Aulas (Classroom Buildings)
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. Undergraduate programs offered at the Mexico City Campus
Graduate programs offered at the Mexico City Campus
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 campus nationwide, and 19 receptor centers, located all over Mexico , with nine of them located throughout the Americas (including Guayaquil , Quito , Santiago, Chile , Panama City ) and Europe . Famous graduates :''See also articles in the category
Famous faculty members :'' See also the category Criticism The Institute was recently criticized when Carla Solares Romero, a 17 year old student, asked President Fox what he thought of the inconstitutionality of the Desafuero and the lack of respect for her electoral rights. 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 and other faculty members 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 to prevent her from talking to the press. The event was notorious because of the lack of respect for Freedom Of Speech coming from a university. Even though this was misunderstood by the press since when checking the tapes, actually nobody said nothing about taking her out of the high school. The ones that said that were the students that were told to avoid the press in order to protect their fellow student, since the media was not able to talk to her they asked the other students what they have been told and they only answered: "I think she should say goodbye to the Tec". She was isolated because when the President asked her question he did it in her ear after the Conference had ended and when the media asked him what he had said, he answered: "Don't ask me, ask her". The media went over to the unprevented student who become scared and the security personel made a barrier between her and the media and she was retired from the place to help her being hurt. She understood that perfectly and is currently studying at the ITESM since she made no fault against any regulations. {Link without Title} In yet another sign of lack of respect for Freedom Of Speech , the school blocked a website developed by students from the Monterrey Campus within its campi, which included reviews and comments about the faculty posted by other students who had taken courses with them. It was a website similar to the popular Ratemyprofessors.com in the United States. The website raptadoporaliens.com was used by students as a guide to choose courses based on these reviews, as a result, some professors who had been reviewed as easier became the most difficult ones. External links Campus Monterrey
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