Universidad Regiomontana
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The Universidad Regiomontana is a institution of higher education in Monterrey
, México
. This university has origin in the Instituto Modelo de Educación, this was converted in the UR by the Eduardo Elizondo (former governor of Nuevo León). In 1974 a group of entrepreneurs bought the university. This entrepreneurs were Rogelio Sada Zambrano, Bernardo Garza Sada
, Eugenio Garza Lagüera
, Andrés Marcelo Sada, Hernán Rocha, Jorge Garza, Alfonso Garza, Rodolfo Barrera, Manuel Llaguno, Humberto Lobo, Alberto Santos de Hoyos, and Alberto Fernández Ruiloba.
The UR has a high school. three schools Economics
and Administration (FACCEA), Humanities
(FHCS) and Engineering
and Architecture
(FIA). Also offers 17 Master's degrees.
Prestigious Awards and Rankings:
Educación Turística (CONAET), the national council for quality in tourist education.
Notable Alumni:
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
, México
Mexico
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. This university has origin in the Instituto Modelo de Educación, this was converted in the UR by the Eduardo Elizondo (former governor of Nuevo León). In 1974 a group of entrepreneurs bought the university. This entrepreneurs were Rogelio Sada Zambrano, Bernardo Garza Sada
Bernardo Garza Sada
Bernardo Garza Sada was a Mexican businessman who founded the Grupo ALFA conglomerate in 1974. He also served as ALFA's former president...
, Eugenio Garza Lagüera
Eugenio Garza Lagüera
Eugenio Garza Lagüera was a Mexican businessman and philanthropist who served as chairman of the board of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Femsa; Latin America's largest beverage corporation...
, Andrés Marcelo Sada, Hernán Rocha, Jorge Garza, Alfonso Garza, Rodolfo Barrera, Manuel Llaguno, Humberto Lobo, Alberto Santos de Hoyos, and Alberto Fernández Ruiloba.
The UR has a high school. three schools Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and Administration (FACCEA), Humanities
Humanities
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(FHCS) and Engineering
Engineering
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and Architecture
Architecture
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(FIA). Also offers 17 Master's degrees.
- UR is located in sunny Monterrey (population 3.5 million), known as La Ciudad de la Montañas, for being surrounded by the Sierra Madre Oriental mountains
- UR has only 5,000 students which allows for more personal attention to each student.
Prestigious Awards and Rankings:
- GATE certificated the virtual master program, the UR was the first university in Latin America to be certificated.
- FIMPES (Federation of Private Mexican Universities)
- ISO 9001-2000
- Certification for quality from the Consejo de Acreditación de la Enseñanza de la Ingeniería (CACEI).
- The department of Administración de Empresas Turísticas received accreditation of the Consejo Nacional para la Calidad de la
Educación Turística (CONAET), the national council for quality in tourist education.
Notable Alumni:
- Adalberto Madero, Senator
- Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz, Governor of Nuevo León
- José Carlos Lozano, Director of the Center of Investigation of the ITESM
- Raúl López Palomino, consultant, business man, and writer
- Mirthala Leal Escamilla, Director of the infantile rehabilitation center HOGA
- Laura Solano Martino, Director of institutional relations for FEMSA
- Felipe de Jesús Cantú Rodríguez, former mayor of Monterrey
- Rocío Heredia, Metalsmith/Visual Artist
- Hernán Galindo, theatre Director
- Diana Mirella Estrada, visual artist
- José Quintero, professional photographer
- Juan Carlos Pérez Góngora, member of Parliament
- Adal Ramones, actor, TV and Theater producer
- Claudia Salinas, fashion model and actress