The Universidad Tecmilenio (UTM) (Tecmilenio University) is a Mexican private university. The institution is a sister organization of the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.[4] The university has 30 locations and an online campus. The university has more than 60,000 students on its own at high school, undergraduate and postgraduate level, frequently through distance learning.[2]
Universidad Tecmilenio | |
Type | Private |
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Established | 2002 |
Rector | Bruno Zepeda [1] |
Students | 60,000+[2] |
Location | Monterrey, Nuevo Leon (principal campus) |
Campus | 30 across Mexico[3] |
Affiliations | Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education |
Website | www |
The university has undergraduate and master level programs in law, business, marketing, finance, psychology, tourism, engineering, information technology and computer science.[2]
As of 2009[update] the university has 30 campuses distributed over several Mexican cities.[3]
According to John Auters of the Financial Times, most campuses have no extracurricular activities nor sports facilities to lower costs.[5]
A national rectorate is based in Monterrey, Nuevo León, and oversees eight vice-rectorates:[4]
As of 2019[update] the rector is Héctor Mauricio Escamilla Santana, who is being overseen by Salvador Alva, president of Tecnologico de Monterrey.[4]
Tecmilenio University offers traditional and bilingual careers in areas of health sciences, humanities and social sciences, engineering, business and information technology. The masters cover three areas of study — humanities, business and information technology — and finally there is the continuing education which includes courses, seminars, certifications, among others.
According to university ranking 2011 in the journal College Guide from the editors of Reader's Digest Tecmilenio University is in the top nine universities in Mexico.
Mr Rangel Sostmann now wants to take the Tec's "brand" even further, by moving it into new segments of the market, and extend access. Thus, in smaller and poorer cities that do not have the resources to set up their own campus, there is a new brand: TecMilenio. Students at one of these facilities can combine study with work, and have most of their contact with professors via distance learning. There are no extracurricular activities, no sports facilities. However, they use the same materials as students on campus, take the same exams and receive the same qualifications. Critically, they pay less.
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