Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City Campus
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Tecnológico de Monterrey, campus Ciudad de Mexico (CCM) is located in the Tlalpan
borough of Mexico City
near the intersection of Periferico Sur
and Calzada México-Xochimilco. It is physically small, densely-packed campus that is divided into two parts. In one are the academic and administrative facilities, and in the other are the sports facilities. The design of its buildings reflect the various architectural styles that exist in Mexico City from the 17th to the 20th centuries., and is designed to reflect the historic center of this city
.
The campus offers programs and degrees from the high school/preparatory level to the doctorate level. Most university and graduate school programs focus on the sciences and technology, with a number of business and legal programs. The campus also sponsors research programs in the applied sciences as well as recreational and counseling programs for its students.(campus p19) The campus was founded in 1973 and was originally located in downtown Mexico City. When the campus had grown sufficiently, land in the southern part of the city was purchases and a new campus built there in 1990. Since then the campus has grown with new programs and new installations.
and Hispanic
cultures that make up the Americas. Students are required to study both English and French
. The Interdisciplinary Bicultural program has similar requirements as the Bicultural program, but learning through projects and field experiences is emphasized. The International Baccalaureate is part of a Europe-based program that can be found in 119 countries around the world.
University-level studies are separated into four administrative divisions: Health Sciences, Humanities
and Social Sciences, Engineering
and Architecture
and Business. The Health Science Division offers degrees in Biomedical Engineering
, Nutrition
, Medicine and Biotechnology
. The Humanities and Social Science Division offers degrees in Communication
, Law, Journalism
and Mass Media
, Political Science
, Organizational Psychology, International Relations, Animation and Digital Art, Liberal Arts, Law as well as dual degrees in Law/Economics, Law/Political Science and Law/Finance. The Engineering and Architecture Division offers degrees in Architecture, Industrial Design
, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanics Administration Engineering, Mechanical-Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics
Engineering, Computer Science
, Electric and Computer Engineering and Business and Information Technologies Engineering. The Business Division offers degrees in Business Administration, Financial Administration, Public Accounting and Finances, Economics, Marketing, International Business, Administration of Human Capital and Knowledge, Creation and Development of Businesses, as well as dual degrees in Economics/Finance, Economics/Political Science.
The campus considers research to be a fundamental component of its educational mission and is oriented to making a scientific, economic and or social impact on the ITESM system in general. Most of the projects carried out here are of a technological nature, focusing on applied sciences. Research projects are divided into groups called “cátedras de investigación”. There are fifteen of these at Campus Ciudad de México, working with Campus Santa Fe with a total of ninety researchers. These groups research issues such as risk management, civil society, marketing, international law, mechatronics, e-learning, Mexican studies, international studies, ethics and human rights, technological innovation, logistics and supply chains, electromechanic Microsystems, public policy, economic regulation and indicators and the information age. Research is carried out in Centers, such as the Center for Design and Engineering and the Center for Business Studies, to link researchers with resources inside and outside of the ITESM university system. Researchers at this campus and Campus Santa Fe published 23 books, and 53 specialized research articles in international journals. Since the campus is oriented to applied technologies, the granting of patents is a valuable marker of research here as well. In 2008, the ITESM system was the number one organization with patent applications in Mexico, five of which originated with this campus.
CEDETEC, which stands for Centro Avanzado Empresarial y Tecnológico) is an installation that is co-sponsored with CCM by the cement maker Cemex
. The facility has sixty-nine high-tech laboratories for classes and individual study in fields such as communications, engineering, design and architecture. Part of this facility is the Media Center with laboratories equipped to train students to produce television programs, films, videos, teleconferences, commercials, animation and more using high-definition (HD) technology. The center belongs to the Humanities and Social Science Division of the school as a space “dedicated to promote creativity, innovation, and technology for students in the communication, animation, digital art, journalism and mass media fields.” The facility also offers classes for the general public in computer programs such as Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator. Pro Tools, Maya and Final Cut
Like student clubs, sports associations on campus are meant for “integral formation” in addition to developing physical conditioning. Sports programs have trained professional staff and installations and allow student to compete in tournaments both inside and outside the Tec of Monterrey system. Programs offered here include: American football, soccer, track and field, basketball, volleyball, Tae Kwan Do, tennis, swimming, Tae-bo, spinning
, aerobics
, Pilates
and yoga
. The campus has also its own radio station named Concepto Radial
, which programming is mainly run by students.
Academic and personal counseling is available to students in confidentiality and with specialists. One-on-one counseling is available as well as workshops in psychological and emotional issues as well as academic development, such as study strategies. There is also vocational counseling.
Campus Ciudad de México was initially founded in 1973 on the eleventh floor of a building in Colonia Doctores
in the center of Mexico City with 97 graduate-level students, with its first general director, Francisco Abel Treviño. By 1977, 72 master’s degree candidates had graduated and the Open Preparatory School System began with twelve students. In this same year, the school moved to a larger building in the same section of the city. During the 1980s the facility grew, adding more students and more programs. Research centers devoted to quality management, productivity, computer science, international business and entrepreneurship were opened. By 1986, the new campus has 1,035 students. Near the end of the decade land was purchased in the Tlalpan borough in the south of the city to build a permanent campus. It was decided to build it as a mix of architectural styles from various centuries to represent technological development over time. The first stone was ceremoniously laid in 1990 to begin the first phase of construction, which included thirty classrooms, an administrative building, a football field, two tennis courts and parking. This was completed for the start of classes in August 1990.
The 1990s are marked by the growth of the campus, both in the number of programs offered and new construction, with a student population of 2,800 students as of 1991. Some of the new programs added to the campus include master’s degrees in Education, Applied Economics (in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania
), Administration and Economics and bachelor’s degrees in Communications, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Economics, International Commerce, Electronics Systems Engineering, Administrative Mechanics Engineering, Architecture, Financial Administration, Journalis and Mass Media, Organizational Psychology, Law and Political Science and others. The Virtual University project was begun. The first class of preparatory students also graduated during this decade, which added the International Baccelaureate program later in the decade.
The campus was the first in Latin America
to partner with MIT, Carnegie Mellon and Yale
in the form of a consortium. New construction included the Aulas II and Aulas III classroom buildings, the main parking garage, the student center and the cafeteria. Construction also included major artworks such as the Chess pieces done by Mexican sculptor Miguel Peraza
. The large chessboard and sculptures based on chess pieces have given the facility the nickname of the “Campus del Ajedrez” (Chess Campus). The “King” sculpture is located next to the main library. Other artworks include the mural by Raul Anguiano “El Hombre, la Palabra y la Técnica” (Man, Word and Technique) in the Centro Electrónico de Cálculo.
In the 2000s, new postgraduate programs in Industrial Engineering, Public Administration, and Marketing were added as well as the first doctoral programs. These and other programs received accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The campus also graduated its first class of medical students in this decade as well. In cooperation with the Mexican corporation CEMEX, the campus opened the Centro de Desarrollo Empresarial y Tecnológico-CEMEX, (Center for Business and Technological Development) (CEDETEC-CEMEX). It was inaugurated by President Vicente Fox Quesada with 14,630m2 of construction to supply the campus with workspaces in architecture, industrial design, computer, mechanical, electronic industrial laboratories as well as “laboratories” for business, humanities and social sciences. It also houses the Center for Educational Innovation, installations of the Virtual University, the Media Center and the “New Business Incubator.”
Tlalpan
Tlalpan is one of the sixteen administrative boroughs of the Federal District of Mexico City. It is the largest borough, with over eighty percent under conservation as forest and other ecologically sensitive area. The rest, almost all of it on the northern edge, has been urban since the mid 20th...
borough of Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
near the intersection of Periferico Sur
Anillo Periférico
The Anillo Periférico is the name given to the outer beltway of Mexico City. The beltway gained major media attention when the Mexico City mayor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, started a project to turn a southern section of the ring into a two-story highway...
and Calzada México-Xochimilco. It is physically small, densely-packed campus that is divided into two parts. In one are the academic and administrative facilities, and in the other are the sports facilities. The design of its buildings reflect the various architectural styles that exist in Mexico City from the 17th to the 20th centuries., and is designed to reflect the historic center of this city
Historic center of Mexico City
The historic center of Mexico City is also known as the "Centro" or "Centro Histórico." This neighborhood is focused on the Zócalo or main plaza in Mexico City and extends in all directions for a number of blocks with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central The Zocalo is the largest...
.
The campus offers programs and degrees from the high school/preparatory level to the doctorate level. Most university and graduate school programs focus on the sciences and technology, with a number of business and legal programs. The campus also sponsors research programs in the applied sciences as well as recreational and counseling programs for its students.(campus p19) The campus was founded in 1973 and was originally located in downtown Mexico City. When the campus had grown sufficiently, land in the southern part of the city was purchases and a new campus built there in 1990. Since then the campus has grown with new programs and new installations.
Preparatory programs
The preparatory program has four divisions. PrepaTec Bilingüe (Bilingual), PrepaTec Bicultural (Bicultural), PrepaTec Bicultural Interdisciplinaria (Interdisciplinary Bicultural) and Bachillerato Internacional (International Baccalaureate). The Bilingual program emphasizes high academic standards, international programs, student-centered learning and critical thinking. Study of English is required. The Bicultural program differs in that it focuses on students’ better appreciation of both the AngloAnglo
Anglo is a prefix indicating a relation to the Angles, England or the English people, as in the terms Anglo-Saxon, Anglo-American, Anglo-Celtic, Anglo-African and Anglo-Indian. It is often used alone, somewhat loosely, to refer to people of British Isles descent in The Americas, Australia and...
and Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
cultures that make up the Americas. Students are required to study both English and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. The Interdisciplinary Bicultural program has similar requirements as the Bicultural program, but learning through projects and field experiences is emphasized. The International Baccalaureate is part of a Europe-based program that can be found in 119 countries around the world.
University-level studies
Humanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
and Social Sciences, Engineering
Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
and Architecture
Architecture
Architecture is both the process and product of planning, designing and construction. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural and political symbols and as works of art...
and Business. The Health Science Division offers degrees in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine: It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve...
, Nutrition
Nutrition
Nutrition is the provision, to cells and organisms, of the materials necessary to support life. Many common health problems can be prevented or alleviated with a healthy diet....
, Medicine and Biotechnology
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is a field of applied biology that involves the use of living organisms and bioprocesses in engineering, technology, medicine and other fields requiring bioproducts. Biotechnology also utilizes these products for manufacturing purpose...
. The Humanities and Social Science Division offers degrees in Communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
, Law, Journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
and Mass Media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
, Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
, Organizational Psychology, International Relations, Animation and Digital Art, Liberal Arts, Law as well as dual degrees in Law/Economics, Law/Political Science and Law/Finance. The Engineering and Architecture Division offers degrees in Architecture, Industrial Design
Industrial design
Industrial design is the use of a combination of applied art and applied science to improve the aesthetics, ergonomics, and usability of a product, but it may also be used to improve the product's marketability and production...
, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanics Administration Engineering, Mechanical-Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics
Mechatronics
Mechatronics is the combination of mechanical engineering, electronic engineering, computer engineering, software engineering, control engineering, and systems design engineering in order to design, and manufacture useful products. Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary field of engineering, that is...
Engineering, Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
, Electric and Computer Engineering and Business and Information Technologies Engineering. The Business Division offers degrees in Business Administration, Financial Administration, Public Accounting and Finances, Economics, Marketing, International Business, Administration of Human Capital and Knowledge, Creation and Development of Businesses, as well as dual degrees in Economics/Finance, Economics/Political Science.
Post-graduate studies
There are three schools on this campus that offer post-graduate degrees: Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas (Graduate School of Administration and Business Management) or EGADE, Escuela de Graduados en Administración Pública y Política Pública (Graduate School of Public Administration and Public Policy) or EGAP and Escuela de Graduados en Ingeniería y Arquitectura (Graduate School of Engineering and Architecture) or EGIA. EGADE offers master’s degrees in Administration, Finance, Marketing, Business Economics and MBA-Executive. EGAP offers master’s degrees in Public Administration and Public Policy, International Law, International Studies, Economics and Public Policy, Political Analysis and Information Media and Law. EGIA offers degrees in Telecommunications Administration, Computer Science, Engineering Science and Industrial Engineering. Doctorate degrees are offered in Humanistic Studies, Financial Science, Administrative Science and Computer Science.Research
CEDETEC-CEMEX
Cemex
CEMEX is the world's largest building materials supplier and third largest cement producer. Founded in Mexico in 1906, the company is based in Monterrey, Mexico...
. The facility has sixty-nine high-tech laboratories for classes and individual study in fields such as communications, engineering, design and architecture. Part of this facility is the Media Center with laboratories equipped to train students to produce television programs, films, videos, teleconferences, commercials, animation and more using high-definition (HD) technology. The center belongs to the Humanities and Social Science Division of the school as a space “dedicated to promote creativity, innovation, and technology for students in the communication, animation, digital art, journalism and mass media fields.” The facility also offers classes for the general public in computer programs such as Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator. Pro Tools, Maya and Final Cut
Student life
The campus has a Direccion de Asuntos Estudiantiles (Student Affairs Office) or DAE, which offer four basic services: student clubs, athletics, art and culture classes and academic and personal counseling. Student clubs exist to assist in the “integral formation” of students in their communities by fomenting an appreciation of culture, history and social structures, as well as developing a sense of self as a member of the Campus. Student groups sponsor symposiums, congresses, trips and other activities, developing organizational and leadership abilities. Many of these groups are also sponsored by companies and other organizations outside of the school. The campus has fifty two different clubs divided by scholastic level and professional interests. The Difusión Cultural (Cultural Propagation) division offers recreational classes in culture and arts. It also sponsors events and shows such as the Dance Festival, the Song Festival, the Literary Creation Contest, the Safety Poster Contest and the National Leadership Congress.Like student clubs, sports associations on campus are meant for “integral formation” in addition to developing physical conditioning. Sports programs have trained professional staff and installations and allow student to compete in tournaments both inside and outside the Tec of Monterrey system. Programs offered here include: American football, soccer, track and field, basketball, volleyball, Tae Kwan Do, tennis, swimming, Tae-bo, spinning
Indoor cycling
Indoor cycling, as an organized activity, is a form of exercise with classes focusing on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity and recovery, that involve using a special stationary exercise bicycle with a weighted flywheel in a classroom setting.- History :Group indoor cycling was...
, aerobics
Aerobics
Aerobics is a form of physical exercise that combines rhythmic aerobic exercise with stretching and strength training routines with the goal of improving all elements of fitness...
, Pilates
Pilates
Pilates is a physical fitness system developed in the early 20th century by Joseph Pilates in Germany, the UK and the USA. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States....
and yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
. The campus has also its own radio station named Concepto Radial
Concepto Radial
Concepto Radial is a Campus radio station at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City. Founded in 1988, students use Concepto Radial to create radio shows featuring rock and alternative music. In addition, the station's programming covers technology, music, sports,...
, which programming is mainly run by students.
Academic and personal counseling is available to students in confidentiality and with specialists. One-on-one counseling is available as well as workshops in psychological and emotional issues as well as academic development, such as study strategies. There is also vocational counseling.
History of the campus
Colonia Doctores
Colonia Doctores is an official neighborhood just southwest of the historic center of Mexico City. It is bordered by Avenida Cuauhtémoc to the west, Arcos de Belen Street to the north, Eje Central to the east and Eje 3 Sur José Peón Contreras to the south....
in the center of Mexico City with 97 graduate-level students, with its first general director, Francisco Abel Treviño. By 1977, 72 master’s degree candidates had graduated and the Open Preparatory School System began with twelve students. In this same year, the school moved to a larger building in the same section of the city. During the 1980s the facility grew, adding more students and more programs. Research centers devoted to quality management, productivity, computer science, international business and entrepreneurship were opened. By 1986, the new campus has 1,035 students. Near the end of the decade land was purchased in the Tlalpan borough in the south of the city to build a permanent campus. It was decided to build it as a mix of architectural styles from various centuries to represent technological development over time. The first stone was ceremoniously laid in 1990 to begin the first phase of construction, which included thirty classrooms, an administrative building, a football field, two tennis courts and parking. This was completed for the start of classes in August 1990.
The 1990s are marked by the growth of the campus, both in the number of programs offered and new construction, with a student population of 2,800 students as of 1991. Some of the new programs added to the campus include master’s degrees in Education, Applied Economics (in conjunction with the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
), Administration and Economics and bachelor’s degrees in Communications, Electronic and Communications Engineering, Economics, International Commerce, Electronics Systems Engineering, Administrative Mechanics Engineering, Architecture, Financial Administration, Journalis and Mass Media, Organizational Psychology, Law and Political Science and others. The Virtual University project was begun. The first class of preparatory students also graduated during this decade, which added the International Baccelaureate program later in the decade.
The campus was the first in Latin America
Latin America
Latin America is a region of the Americas where Romance languages – particularly Spanish and Portuguese, and variably French – are primarily spoken. Latin America has an area of approximately 21,069,500 km² , almost 3.9% of the Earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface area...
to partner with MIT, Carnegie Mellon and Yale
YALE
RapidMiner, formerly YALE , is an environment for machine learning, data mining, text mining, predictive analytics, and business analytics. It is used for research, education, training, rapid prototyping, application development, and industrial applications...
in the form of a consortium. New construction included the Aulas II and Aulas III classroom buildings, the main parking garage, the student center and the cafeteria. Construction also included major artworks such as the Chess pieces done by Mexican sculptor Miguel Peraza
Miguel Peraza
Miguel Peraza is a Mexican self-taught sculptor, born in Mexico City September 29, 1959. His production consists of about 300 works of small format and 34 monumental works, with many monuments along Mexico and Colombia, mainly in universities....
. The large chessboard and sculptures based on chess pieces have given the facility the nickname of the “Campus del Ajedrez” (Chess Campus). The “King” sculpture is located next to the main library. Other artworks include the mural by Raul Anguiano “El Hombre, la Palabra y la Técnica” (Man, Word and Technique) in the Centro Electrónico de Cálculo.
In the 2000s, new postgraduate programs in Industrial Engineering, Public Administration, and Marketing were added as well as the first doctoral programs. These and other programs received accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The campus also graduated its first class of medical students in this decade as well. In cooperation with the Mexican corporation CEMEX, the campus opened the Centro de Desarrollo Empresarial y Tecnológico-CEMEX, (Center for Business and Technological Development) (CEDETEC-CEMEX). It was inaugurated by President Vicente Fox Quesada with 14,630m2 of construction to supply the campus with workspaces in architecture, industrial design, computer, mechanical, electronic industrial laboratories as well as “laboratories” for business, humanities and social sciences. It also houses the Center for Educational Innovation, installations of the Virtual University, the Media Center and the “New Business Incubator.”