Study in Mexico The ITESM international strategy

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Study in Mexico The ITESM international
strategy

• Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
• Info session Leuven, Belgium
• 23rd April 2009

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The Tecnológico de Monterrey University System
(ITESM)

• Founded by civil society in 1943
• Supported by 27 non-profit organizations
• Private, non-denominational, educational
  institution
• High school, graduate and undergraduate divisions

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Tecnológico de Monterrey

• 33 campus
• 8,804 faculty
• 91,417 students
• 4,423 int. students
• 168,358 alumni

Virtual University

• 24,453 students (14,574 grad, 8,380 posgrad)

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Mission 2015

• to form persons with integrity, ethical
  standards and a humanistic outlook, who are
  internationally competitive in their professional
  fields at the same time, they will be good
  citizens committed to the economic, political,
  social and cultural development of their
  community and to the sustainable use of natural
  resources.
• Statement of international has been present
  since previous mission statement 1995
• http//www.itesm.mx/2015/english/index.html

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4,174 foreign students at Tec (2005)
Europe34
Northamerica38
Asia4
Africa 0.5
Southamerica22
Oceania 2.5
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Foreign students at Tec
4,353
4,174
4,065
3,909
3,393
3,163
3,058
2005
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The international network
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Higher Education System in Mexico

• Academic Degrees
• 3 academic degrees which are normally awarded in
  Mexico. The first academic degree is the
  licenciatura, comparable to the French
  license or the US mayor.
• Average duration of study theoretically to 4
  years (although it can be observed that many
  students even after having passed all their
  classes in 3 to 4 years need another 1 to 4 years
  to write their thesis and to obtain their final
  certificate/degree documents). There is a legal
  term for not yet graduated persons, which is
  pasante. Writing a thesis is not limited by a
  temporal framework as is the case of Europe.
• A recent development, starting from the private
  universities, is the large scale offer of
  licenciatura degrees without having written any
  thesis.
• Academic Qualifications awarded are
• licenciatura first degree (theoretically 8
  9 semesters)
• especialidad special courses (1-2 semesters)
• maestría Master (theoretically 2-4 semesters)
• doctorado doctorate (theoretically 4-6
  semesters) 1,100-1,400 PhD/ year

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Higher Education System in Mexico

• Role of private providers of higher education
• There are twice as many university students
  enrolled in public universities than in private
  universities. University students distribution
  (ANUIES, 2003)
• Public universities 1,244,942 students (66.8)
• Private universities 620,533 students (33.2)
• Public universities often are faced with serious
  financial problems and a dense bureaucratic
  administration. These facts lead in the past 20
  years to the foundation of expensive and fast
  growing private universities, which are mostly
  oriented toward the US-American model of a
  private higher education institution.
• Private universities play an important role,
  generally they have a high quality of education.
  They offer student facilities, like specialized
  labs, teachers, partnerships with foreign
  universities. Their role is also to provide
  students with opportunities for better jobs and
  possibilities for an international career.
  Employing companies and enterprises view the role
  of these institutions as providers of people well
  prepared, people who are internationally
  competitive.

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ITESM System

• A multi-campus university system
• Today, Tecnológico de Monterrey is a multi-campus
  university system with 33 academic campus in
  different regions of the country.
• Statute of a Free University
• Tecnológico de Monterrey was founded in 1943 by
  Eugenio Garza Sada and a group of businessmen.
  Tecnológico de Monterrey is a private, non-profit
  institution independent of and not related to any
  political party or religious group.
• Virtual University
• In operation since 1989, Tecnológico de
  Monterrey?s Virtual University has become a
  pioneering institution in distance education
  extending to various Latin American countries.
• Internationally accredited programs
• Administration and Business CMTY Association
  to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB)
  USA, EGADE Association of MBAs (AMBA) , European
  Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) UK, an
  organization that belongs to the European
  Foundation for Management Development (EFMD)
  Belgium.
• Food industries Institute of Food Technologists
  (IFT) Chicago
• Engineering CMTY Accreditation Board for
  Engineering and Technology (ABET) - International
  Accreditation
• Journalism CMTY Latin-American Accrediting
  Council on Education in Journalism (CLAEP)

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Programmes for International students
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Programmes for International students

• Spanish courses The student learns Spanish
  quickly. Levels basic, intermediate and
  advanced. Also specialized courses Spanish for
  Business, Spanish for Medical uses, etc.
• Certificates 16 week duration courses. 15 USA
  credits or 25 ECTS in one semester to obtain the
  certificate. European students may inscribe 6
  subjects to fullfill their universitys
  requisites and get the certificate. These are not
  exclusive for international students. They are
• Certificate in Construction Management
• Certificate in Political Sciences
• Certificate in Latin-American Studies
• Certificate in Latin-American Business Management
  
• Certificate in Environment and Sustainable
  Development
• Certificate in International Business
• Certificate in Audiovisual Journalism
• Certificate in Production of Audiovisual Media
• Certificate in Legal Transactions and
  International Business
• Certificate in Tourism

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Programmes for International students

• Internship program and research projects These
  programmes are for undergraduate and graduate
  students. It offers a work experience in a deep
  sense. Only available in certain campuses
• Regular courses in Spanish Encourage learning
  the language and helps build relationships with
  national students.
• Regular courses in English Subjects for foreign
  students with little knowledge of the Spanish
  language. These classes are also attended by
  national students to improve their level of
  English. Only available in certain campuses
• Social service Gives the opportunity to
  contribute to local communities working together
  with social assistance organizations, hospitals
  and schools. Social incubators - knowledge
  transfer in education, entrepreneurship, health,
  etc.
• Professional service The international student
  will have the opportunity to work in a local
  company to discover how to do business in Mexico
  and improve their communication skills in
  Spanish. These are part of the academic programme
  and students will receive 3 credits for 280
  working hrs during a academic period (half-time)
  and 6 credits for 560 working hrs during a
  academic period (full-time practices).

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Application Process and Evaluation

• With agreement Universities sign an agreement
  for student mobility and pre-arrange the
  academic/financial requisites. In such case, the
  application process will start one semester in
  advance. E.g semester abroad Aug-Dec 09 gt start
  application Jan-May 09.
• Without agreement When there is no supporting
  academic agreement, students can apply to ITESM
  presenting the SAT exam for undergraduate
  programmes and the GRE for graduate programmes
  (available in Europe).
• Normal academic charge 48 to 60 units
• Semester evaluation 3 partial evaluation final
  evaluation. Typically, this examinations will
  account for 20 to 35 of total evaluation. The
  other is class participation, class project,
  classmate evaluation and sometimes virtual
  participation.

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Admission requirements

• Applying to Tecnológico de Monterrey No-degree
  seeking International Program is very simple,
  please determine the type of student you are,
  Exchange or Independent Student
• Exchange Students Students applying through an
  existing exchange between the students home
  university and Tecnológico de Monterrey, you must
  be nominated by your exchange program office or
  similar. In most of the cases, the student will
  pay tuition directly to their home university.
  Send by courier or express mail the following
  documents (please dont use any regular mail).
• Tecnológico de Monterrey Admission Application
  Form. Request it via email at ip.mty_at_itesm.mx.
  You will require the approval of your study
  abroad advisor.
• Your most recent School Transcript with a minimum
  average of 80 (Mexican system) or GAP of 2.5 (USA
  system). Cases of average between 70 79 (GPA
  2.0 2.5) will be considered at length.

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Admission requirements

• Independent Students All those students applying
  directly to Tecnológico de Monterrey, no exchange
  program is needed. Students are required to pay
  tuition and services directly to Tecnológico de
  Monterrey. Send by courier or express mail, the
  same documents mentioned before, plus
• Letter of recommendation (From a professor or
  advisor who knows your class works well)
• A non refundable Admission Fee of 100 USD that
  can be paid on any of the following methods
• Check from a US bank or from an International
  Bank with a partner in th US (the name of the US
  bank has to be printed on the forehead part of
  the Check.
• International Money Orders (Postal Money Orders
  are not accepted)
• American Express traveler checks.Note Checks
  should be issue to ITESM

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Requirements

• UPON ARRIVAL YOU MUST HAVE
• Evidence of health insurance with coverage in
  Mexico. A copy of the policy or your insurance
  card will be sufficient.
• Student visa (FM3) for semester or trimester
  students or a tourist visa (FMT) for summer term.
  Students doing a summer internship will also
  require a student visa.
• A valid passport and proof of financial solvency,
  such as credit or debit card statements for the
  cards you will use while in Mexico.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey's Spanish Placement Test
  if you wish to take courses in Spanish and are
  not a native Spanish speaker, and/or have sent
  your TOEFL/IELTS scores if you wish to take
  courses in English and are not a native English
  speaker.

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Academic Calender
UNDERGRADUATE AND NON BUSINESS GRADUATE PROGRAMS

• Summer Session / June - July 2009 / 5
  weeksInternship Application Deadline March 10,
  2009 Application Deadline April 24, 2009
  Arrival Day May 26, 2009 Mandatory Orientation
  Session May 27-29 / June 1, 2009 Classes
  Begin June 2, 2009 Classes End July 3, 2009
  Final Exams July 6-8, 2009 Internship Ends July
  28, 2009
• Fall Semester / August - December 2009Internship
  Application Deadline May 12, 2009 Application
  Deadline July 3, 2009 Arrival Day Aug. 3, 2009
  Mandatory Orientation Session Aug. 4-7, 2009
  Classes Begin Aug. 10, 2009 Classes End Nov.
  25, 2009 Final Exams Nov. 27-Dic 8, 2009

• Spring Semester /January - May 2010 Internship
  Application Deadline Oct. 6, 2009 Application
  Deadline Nov. 21, 2009 Arrival Day Jan. 5, 2010
  Mandatory Orientation Session Jan. 6-9, 2010
  Classes Begin Jan. 11, 2010 Spring Break March
  29- April 2, 2010 Classes End May 5, 2010 Final
  Exams May 7-18, 2010

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Tuition Fees

• Different for each campus. Depending on the type
  of exchange and programme the international
  student chooses, some examples
• Summer exchange example Mayan Route Tuition
  0, fee (Community service learning program)
  555, (Spanish for medicine) 282 living
  expenses
• Social service 0 tuition fee living expenses
• Internships and research practices depending on
  the case, 0 tuition fee cost of course
  living expenses.

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Funding for studies/research

• Erasmus Mundus External Cooperation Window
  MEXICO (EM-ECW) Programme is expected to be an
  opportunity to capitalize on the experience and
  best practice already acquired by Alban
  Programme. This programme aims at contributing to
  the improvement of education and training of
  human resources, promoting partnerships and
  institutional co-operation exchanges between
  Higher Education Institutions. More info at
  http//ecwmexico.eu/
• Other providers of scholarships are the national
  government (scholarships and research grants by
  the i.e. CONACYT only at the master- and PhD
  level), higher education institutions
  (scholarships by the UNAM), banks (credit system
  of the Bank of Mexico) and credits by the
  universities.

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Student Life

• Cultural, sport and student activities
• Do something with your free time! You may
  register (free) to our program of classes and
  workshops, where we offer a wide variety of
  options, such as Music, Gastronomy, Plastic and
  Graphic Arts, Tennis, Yoga, Tai Chi, Swimming,
  etc. or get involved in the student traditional
  events such as Queens Ball, and the Tree of
  Brotherhood.

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More information

• Website www.itesm.mx
• International Programme Offices per campus
  www.itesm.mx gt Experiencia internacional gt
  Programas para alumnos extranjeros gt Directorio
  de contactos
• Visit Campus websites www.itesm.mx gt Campuses
• Website www.studyinmexico.com.mx (in English)
  Special for our international students

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Thank you! Hope to see you in Mexico