Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Querétaro

Tecnologico de Monterrey campus
Querétaro
Use	Academic
Erected	August 14, 1975 [1]
Location	Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro, Mexico 20°36′48″N 100°24′13″W / 20.613329°N 100.403602°W / 20.613329; -100.403602Coordinates: 20°36′48″N 100°24′13″W / 20.613329°N 100.403602°W / 20.613329; -100.403602
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Website	www.qro.itesm.mx

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.

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 (SACS).
• ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology)
• The Association of MBAs (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.

Academic Fields

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.

Information Technology and Electronics

Digital Systems and Robotics. Computer Sciences.

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.

Publications

Retos Internacionales

Refereed Journal. Published every six months. Web page states it is an academic-research journal oriented to the development of international relations and global understanding. Director: Dr. Gabriel Morelos-Borja; Editors: Dr. Tamir Bar-On and Mtro. Mario A. Vázquez-Soriano; Assistant: LRI. José Manuel Guevara. Articles may appear in English or Spanish.

External links

• Campus site
• Campus Map
• Retos Internacionales Journal
• For international students

Categoría:Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey

References

1. ^ "Historia del campus" (in Spanish). Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Querétaro. http://www.itesm.edu/wps/portal/!ut/p/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKLN4j3DADJgFjGpvqRqCKOcAFfj_zcVP0goESkOVAkwFQ_Kic1PTG5Uj9Y31s_QL8gNzSi3NvREQD_pMIM/delta/base64xml/L0lJSk03dWlDU1EhIS9JRGpBQU15QUJFUkVSRUlnLzRGR2dkWW5LSjBGUm9YZmcvN18wX1A1?WCM_PORTLET=PC_7_0_P5_WCM&WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/wps/wcm/connect/QRO/Quer%C3%A9taro/Acerca+del+campus/Historia/. Retrieved 2008-09-02.