Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education: Difference between revisions

| name = Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education

| native_name = Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

| image = Logo Tecnologico de Monterrey.svg

| image_upright = 0.7

| established = {{start date and age|1943|09|06}}<ref name="50aniv"/>

| type = [[Private university|Private]]

| founder = [[Eugenio Garza Sada]]

| academic_affiliations = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]], [[Association of Pacific Rim Universities|APRU]], [[Universitas 21]], [[European Consortium of Innovative Universities|ECIU]], [[ANUIES]], [[CUDI]], FIMPES, [[Compostela Group of Universities|CGU]], [[Worldwide Universities Network|WUN]], [[Washington University in St. Louis]] McDonnell International Scholars Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mcdonnell.wustl.edu/|title=Home|website=McDonnell International Scholars Academy}}</ref>

| rector = David Garza Salazar

| chairman = Ricardo Saldívar Escajadillo

| studentsundergrad = 9157,200066 (2019)<ref name="cifras"/>

| undergradpostgrad = 576,066984 (2019)<ref name="cifras"/>

| postgradother = 627,984150 (2019)<ref name="cifras"/>

| othercity = 27,150 (2019)<ref name="cifras"/> [[Monterrey]]

| citystate = [[MonterreyNuevo León]]

| statecountry = [[Nuevo LeónMexico]]

| countrycampus = 26 across [[Mexico]]<ref name="campus"/>

| logo_sizelogo_upright = 281px1

The university was founded in 1943 by [[Eugenio Garza Sada]], an [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]-educated industrialist. As of 2019, it is the 15th university in the world with the [[List of universities by number of billionaire alumni|highest number of billionaire alumni]] according to ''[[Times Higher Education]]'' and the only university in [[Latin America]] to appear in the ranking.<ref>{{cite web|title=Where do Billionaires go to University?|date=April 11, 2019|url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/student/news/where-do-billionaires-go-university|access-date=February 27, 2021|via=The Times Higher Education Supplement}}</ref> ITESM is also known as being the first university to be connected to the [[Internet]] in [[Ibero-America]],<ref name="nic-mx-history">{{cite web|url=http://www.cem.itesm.mx/dacs/publicaciones/logos/espejo/2001/diciembre.html|title=El porvenir de NIC México |last=Islas | first = Octavio | author2=Gutiérrez, Fernando |date=December 2001|publisher=Razón y Palabra|language=es|access-date=July 5, 2008}}</ref><ref name="rediris">{{cite web|url=http://www.rediris.es/rediris/boletin/45/enfoque2.html|title=Fundamentos históricos de la Internet en Europa y en España|last=Sanz|first=Miguel A.|date=November 22, 2007|publisher=[[RedIRIS]]|language=es|access-date=July 4, 2008|quote=Así, fruto de esta decisión, la primera conexión plena desde España a la Internet tuvo lugar a mediados del año 1990 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080528061427/http://www.rediris.es/rediris/boletin/45/enfoque2.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = May 28, 2008}}</ref><ref group="nb">The first connection from Spain was completed in mid-1990 (see ''Sanz'') while the Institute was connected in February 1989 (see ''Islas'').</ref> having the top-ranked [[business school]] in the region according to the [[The Economist|''Economist'']],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/whichmba/executive-mba-ranking/2015/egade-tecnologico-de-monterrey|title=EGADE-Tecnologico de Monterrey|access-date=December 22, 2018|newspaper=The Economist}}</ref> and being one of the leaders in [[patent application]]s among Mexican universities.<ref name="patentes">{{cite web|url=http://www.impi.gob.mx/QuienesSomos/Documentos%20Varios/IA2009.pdf|title=2009 Mexican Institute of Industrial Property Annual Report|publisher=[[Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial]]|language=es|access-date=February 11, 2015|quote=Las universidades que presentaron más solicitudes de patente en nuestro país fueron: el Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM) con 37, la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) con 21 y la Universidad de Guanajuato (UG) con 10.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212072909/ school]] offers the only [[MD-PhD|MD-Phd]] program available in Mexico, in partnership with the [[Houston Methodist Hospital]].|archive-date=February 12, 2015 }}</ref><ref name="escuelademedicina.itesm.mx">{{cite web|url=http://escuelademedicina.tec.mx/programa-md-phd.aspx|title=Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud TecSalud del Tecnológico de Monterrey|website=Escuelademedicina.tec.mx|access-date=December 22, 2018}}</ref>

Following the historical trend of Mexico's largest universities,<ref name="wes-highschool">{{cite web|title=Education in Mexico|last=Rowling|first=Kevin|date=June 2006|url=http://www.wes.org/ewenr/06jun/practical.htm|publisher=World Education Services|access-date=October 20, 2008}}</ref> the Institute sponsors several [[high school]]s which are united under the name “HighPoint"HighPoint International School”School". This high schools share one or more national curricula: bicultural, multicultural and/or [[International Baccalaureate]], which is administered from [[Geneva]], Switzerland.<ref name="ibo">{{cite web|url=https://tec.mx/es/prepatec/programas-academicos|title=PrepaTec Programas Académicos (Spanish)|website=TEC.MX|publisher=International Baccalaureate|access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref> The bicultural focuses on better understanding of the English language, the multicultural program requires studying a third language and to have an exchange program abroad. Finally, the IB is an academically challenging program where students can obtain the [[IB Diploma Programme|IB Diploma]] when they graduate. Additionally, students can receive college credits both at the TEC and universities abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blogs.ibo.org/blog/2018/05/05/getting-ib-credit-at-university/|title=Getting IB diploma credit at US colleges and universities {{!}} IB Community Blog|language=en-US|access-date=June 30, 2019}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=September 2020}} Multicultural students are able to take IB courses if they wish with the focus on obtaining IB Subject Certificates. {{As of|2017|12}}, over 26,000 students in several campuses were registered as high school students within the system.<ref name="cifras"/>