History of the campus Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico City

patio of aulas iv building

campus ciudad de méxico founded in 1973 on eleventh floor of building in colonia doctores in center of mexico city 97 graduate-level students, first general director, francisco abel treviño. 1977, 72 master’s degree candidates had graduated , open preparatory school system began twelve students. in same year, school moved larger building in same section of city. during 1980s facility grew, adding more students , more programs. research centers devoted quality management, productivity, computer science, international business , entrepreneurship opened. 1986, new campus has 1,035 students. near end of decade land purchased in tlalpan borough in south of city build permanent campus. decided build mix of architectural styles various centuries represent technological development on time. first stone ceremoniously laid in 1990 begin first phase of construction, included thirty classrooms, administrative building, football field, 2 tennis courts , parking. completed start of classes in august 1990.

the 1990s marked growth of campus, both in number of programs offered , new construction, student population of 2,800 students in 1991. of new programs added campus include master s degrees in education, applied economics (in conjunction university of pennsylvania), administration , economics , bachelor s degrees in communications, electronic , communications engineering, economics, international commerce, electronics systems engineering, administrative mechanics engineering, architecture, financial administration, journalis , mass media, organizational psychology, law , political science , others. virtual university project begun. first class of preparatory students graduated during decade, added international baccelaureate program later in decade. campus first in latin america partner mit, carnegie mellon , yale in form of consortium. new construction included aulas ii , aulas iii classroom buildings, main parking garage, student center , cafeteria. construction included major artworks such chess pieces done mexican sculptor miguel peraza. large chessboard , sculptures based on chess pieces have given facility nickname of “campus del ajedrez” (chess campus). “king” sculpture located next main library. other artworks include mural raul anguiano “el hombre, la palabra y la técnica” (man, word , technique) in centro electrónico de cálculo.

in 2000s, new postgraduate programs in industrial engineering, public administration, , marketing added first doctoral programs. these , other programs received accreditation association advance collegiate schools of business (aacsb). campus graduated first class of medical students in decade well. in cooperation mexican corporation cemex, campus opened centro de desarrollo empresarial y tecnológico-cemex, (center business , technological development) (cedetec-cemex). inaugurated president vicente fox quesada 14,630m2 of construction supply campus workspaces in architecture, industrial design, computer, mechanical, electronic industrial laboratories “laboratories” business, humanities , social sciences. houses center educational innovation, installations of virtual university, media center , “new business incubator.”