Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Querétaro
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The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Querétaro Campus (in Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro) commonly shortened as Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro or ITESM Campus Querétaro, is a campus of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
private
university system
in Santiago de Querétaro
, Mexico
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The Querétaro Campus of Tecnológico de Monterrey first opened its doors on August 14, 1975. Founded by a local group of businessmen lead by Don Jesús Oviedo Avendaño and having as its first president Dr. Rafael Rangel Sostmann. The first academic programs were, besides the High School, Agriculture, Computer Sciences, and Business Administration.
Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education commonly shortened as Monterrey Institute of Technology or Monterrey Tech is one of the largest private, nonsectarian and coeducational multi-campus universities in...
private
Private university
Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...
university system
University system
A university system is a set of multiple, affiliated universities and colleges that are usually geographically distributed. Typically, all member universities in a university system share a common component among all of their various names...
in Santiago de Querétaro
Santiago de Querétaro
Santiago de Querétaro is the capital and largest city of the state of Querétaro, located in central Mexico. It is located 213 km northwest of Mexico City, 96 km southeast of San Miguel de Allende and 200 km south of San Luis Potosí...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
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The Querétaro Campus of Tecnológico de Monterrey first opened its doors on August 14, 1975. Founded by a local group of businessmen lead by Don Jesús Oviedo Avendaño and having as its first president Dr. Rafael Rangel Sostmann. The first academic programs were, besides the High School, Agriculture, Computer Sciences, and Business Administration.
Accreditations
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSSACSSACS may refer to:* St Andrew's Cathedral School, an Anglican school in Sydney, Australia* The South African College Schools, a school in Cape Town, South Africa...
). - ABETAbetAbet may refer to:* Abet Guidaben , former Philippine Basketball Association basketball player* ABET, Inc., a non-profit organization that accredits higher education programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology....
(Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) - The Association of MBAsAssociation of MBAsThe Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(AMBA) - Padrón Nacional de Posgrados de Calidad (PNP-C) del CONACyT
- IB (International Baccalaureate)
Mission
To prepare upstanding, ethical individuals with a humanistic outlook, who are internationally competitive in their professional fields, and become citizens committed to the economic, political, social, and cultural development of their communities and to the sustainable use of natural resources.Agriculture, Food and Biotechnology
Intensive and precision agriculture production systems. Dairy Sciences. Food technology and food Sciences. Biotechnology for the AgroFood Sector.Architecture and Design
New urban space design. Industrial Design. Not only functional, but social, cultural, aesthetic, economic, and ecological design.Business and Management
Entrepreneurship. Accounting. Marketing. Finance. International trade. Global Business.Engineering and Science
Mechanical. Mechatronics. Industrial Engineering. Aerospace. Automotive.Humanities and Liberal Arts
Communications and Digital Media. International Relations, regional development, public policy. Spanish. Animation and Digital Art.High School
- Bilingual Program
- Multicultural Program
- International Program (IB - International Baccalaureate)
Internationalization
- As per 2010, international student population accounted for 9.5% of the total -from 21 different countries-.
- Of the May 2010 graduating class, 36% studied abroad at least one academic period.
