Identity
Mission
''"Generate and offer educational services in high school, bachelor, and postgraduate studies; conjugating scientific and technological education on a humanism basis; promoting an attitude of permanent learning, a culture based on effort and a spirit of improvement; combining depth in the study of each discipline with a broad vision of the company, society and life; seeking to permanently raise academic quality; adapting our educational processes to the diverse needs of the students, and efficiently using the resources of the Institution to give access to broader groups of society"''Motto
''"We believe in the value of Science, generator of innovation and progress; of the Technique, which links scientific development with the productive plant and society, and Humanism, which strengthens our condition as human beings. We make it our purpose to promote an education that combines Science and Technique with Humanism"''History
Before Laureate
UNITEC was founded in 1966 by a group of Mexican entrepreneurs committed to the development and progress of the country. Its activities began with the bachelor degrees of Business Administration and Public AccountingCampuses
Marina Campus (Mexico City)
In 1968, the first campus of the University was opened in the building located, up to this day, in Avenida Marina Nacional 162, Col. Anáhuac I Sección, 11320 Ciudad de México, which is now part of the Marina-Cuitláhuac Campus. In 1975 started teaching the bachelor degrees of Business administration, Marketing, Finance and Economics, consolidating the Economic-Administrative Sciences area; a year later the Postgraduate Studies Division was created, teaching postgraduate specializations of Marketing,Dentistry Clinic
In 1970 the bachelor degree inCuitláhuac Campus (Mexico City)
This campus opened in 1990, in street Norte 67, San Salvador Xochimanca neighborhood. By 1994, its facilities were completed in their entirety with six buildings. With this campus, it establishes for the first time the School of Engineering with the bachelor degrees of Civil Engineering, Electrical engineering,Sur Campus (Mexico City)
Opened on 25 August 1997 for High School, bachelor, postgraduate programs, and continuing education. The campus was built on an area of 23,000 m², in which archaeological sites of the Mexican culture were found during its construction.Atizapán Campus (State of Mexico)
Inaugurated on 31 August 1999, located in the municipality ofEcatepec Campus (State of Mexico)
Opened on 30 September 2002, located in the State of Mexico, teaching high school and 12 bachelor degree programs.Zapopan Campus (State of Jalisco)
In response to the increase in demand, this campus began operations in September 2004; it is located in Anillo Periférico Poniente 79000, Jardines del Collí,Campus Cumbres (State of Nuevo León)
Opens its doors in September 2004, it is located at Palmas Avenue No. 5500, Cumbres Sector 4, Monterrey, State of Nuevo León. In 2008, this campus ceased to be part of UNITEC.Universidad Latina de Costa Rica
This university was acquired in 2005 and in 2008 ceased to be part of UNITEC.Universidad Americana (Costa Rica)
In July 2005, the Pro-Education Consortium, a Mexican private educational institution, acquired the Universidad Americana (American University). This consortium was composed by UNITEC inINITE
From 1996 to 2008, UNITEC through the Educational Technology Research Institute (INITE) developed its own books and didactic notebooks, over 12 years accumulated an approximate of more than 2 million of copies. In July 2008, INITE ceased to be part of UNITEC.From Laureate
Acquisition
In May 2008, Laureate Education Inc. start a purchase process in order to acquire UNITEC, pending the approval of the Federal Competition Commission. Finally, on 8 July 2008, it was announced that the company, through its subsidiaryToluca Campus (State of Mexico)
Started operations in 2013 at Paseo Tollocan 701, Santa Ana Tlapaltitlán,León Campus (State of Guanajuato)
Leon Campus was inaugurated in September 2015, provides services to the lowland region, it is located on Juan Alonso de Torres East Blvd.1041, San José del Consuelo, León, State of Guanajuato. Its educational offer are high school and bachelor degree programs.+Guadalajara Campus (State of Jalisco)
Guadalajara Campus was inaugurated in September 2016; it is located in Tlaquepaque, Mexico. It is the result of 50 years of experience, more than 160 thousand alumni and more than 80 programs. It is located on Lázaro Cárdenas Street No. 405, Prados Tlaquepaque, San Pedro Tlaquepaque, State of Jalisco. Its educational programs offer are high school and bachelor degree programs.Querétaro Campus (State of Querétaro)
Started operations in September 2017, it is located at Febrero 5, Av. 1412, San Pablo, municipality of Santiago de Querétaro, State of Querétaro. Its educational offer are high school and bachelor degree programs.Los Reyes Campus (State of Mexico)
Los Reyes Campus started operations in September 2018; it is located in the Mexico-Puebla Federal Highway, km 17.5, Los Reyes Acaquilpan, Municipality of La Paz, zip code 56410, in the State of Mexico (next to the Santa Marta subway station).Rectors and chief executive officers
Rectors
* Ignacio Guerra Pellegaud (1966–1994) * Manuel Campuzano Treviño (1994–2002) * Raúl Méndez Segura (2003–2008) * Manuel Campuzano Treviño (2008–2017) * Alejandro Montano Durán (January 2018 – to date)Chief Executive Officers
* Manuel Campuzano Treviño (2008 – November 2017) * Milton Da Rocha Camargo (November 2017 – December 2018) *Gerardo Santiago Cuetos (January 2019 – to date)Academic programs offer and Delivery models
Nowadays UNITEC offer three academic delivery models: Traditional, Working-adult (executive) and On-line. It includes 60 academic programs in high school, bachelor degrees, and postgraduate degrees.High school programs
* High schoolBachelor Degrees
Administration and Social Sciences Area
* Business Administration * Communication and Management of Entertainment Enterprises * Tourism Business Management * Communication Sciences * International Business * Communication and Media * Public Accounting * Public Accounting and Finance * Law * Economics * Finance * Marketing * Publicity and Digital Marketing * International Business * Pedagogy * Publicity and Media * International RelationsArchitecture and Design Area
* Architecture * Graphic Design * Industrial Design * Design, Animation and Digital Art * Digital Design and AnimationEngineering Area
* Information Technology Management Engineering * Environmental and Sustainability Engineering * Civil Engineering * Business Management Engineering * Computer Systems Engineering * Digital Systems and Robotics Engineering * Software and Networks Engineering * Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering * Industrial Engineering and Administration * Industrial and Systems Engineering * Mechanical Engineering * Mechatronics Engineering * Chemical EngineeringHealth Sciences Area
* Dentistry * Nursing * Physiotherapy * Nutrition * PsychologyInternational in Tourism and Gastronomy Area
* International Bachelor Degree in Tourism and Meetings * Bachelor Degree GastronomyMaster Degrees
* Business Administration (MBA) * Analytics and Business Intelligence * Law * Communication Management * Project Management * Multimedia Design * Education * Hearing Trials * Migration Systems * Psychology * Information Technology Security *Sustainable Business Development *Health Organizations ManagementDentistry Postgraduate Specializations
* Endodontics * Pediatric Dentistry * Restoration Dentistry * Orthodontics * Periodontology With these academic programs, UNITEC offers: * 95 programs by academic model * 450 programs-campusNotable alumni
*Business Incubator
The program promotes the creation and development of value-added companies for the university community and the public through specialized advisory services, training, mentoring and networking. It mainly serves intermediate and traditional technology projects. It also has the certification of the Ministry of Economy and the National Institute of the Entrepreneur (INADEM) as a Basic Incubators Network. It consists of five incubators located in the Atizapán, Ecatepec, Toluca, Sur and Cuitláhuac campuses. With the support of this network, 80% of the businesses created remain with commercial activities after the first two years of operation, creating sources of employment and offering effective solutions to different problems in the country.James McGuire International contest
Labor Liaison Center
The Labor Liaison Center of UNITEC offers a set of services to promote the insertion of students and graduates in the labor environment: Students are offered: * Access to part-time vacancies in the mornings or in the afternoons (for students in terms 1-4) * Access to vacancies where they can start their professional experience (for students in terms 5 to 9) * Access to the online work exchange (for advanced students and new graduates) * Work orientation workshops * Access to face-to-face job fairs * Access to virtual job fairs * Interview simulations * Review of curriculum vitae In each campus, there is a Labor Liaison Center where the students receive support: * From a specialized advisor * To develop an effective strategy in the job search * To establish a direct link with the world of work Additionally, from the campus, the student or graduate can visit the in-plants of talent management companies, such asSocial Mobility and Employability
TheAccreditations
Institutional Accreditation (FIMPES)
The Mexican Federation of Private Institutions for Higher Education (Federación Mexicana de Instituciones Particulares de Educación Superior, FIMPES), is a group of particular Mexican institutions that has the purpose of improving communications and collaboration between them. It currently affiliates 109 universities across the country. FIMPES provide accreditations to educational institutions that meet quality standards that guarantee the education of professionals who graduate from them. The accreditation is related to the improvement of the educational quality in Mexico and with the guarantee that the accredited institutions meet the established standards. This means that the institution has a relevant mission to the context of higher education, and that it has enough resources, programs and services to comply with it. UNITEC has obtained the highest level of institutional accreditation by FIMPES in 2000, repeated the same accreditation level in 2006 and in 2015. This last accreditation ends in 2022.Accreditation Council for Higher Education (COPAES)
The Accreditation Council for Higher Education (COPAES) is a non-profit civil association that acts as the only instance authorized by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Public Education (Secretaria de Educación Pública, SEP), to confer formal recognition and supervise organizations whose purpose is to accredit undergraduate academic programs that are taught in Mexico, in any of its modalities (traditional, on-line and blended). At present, UNITEC has 49 programs-campus accredited with seven institutions recognized by COPAES, as is shown in the following table. UNITEC ranked 14 th nationally among 408 public and private institutions with the highest number of programs-campus accredited by COPAES, and 5 th place in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area.Reported results by National Center of Higher Education Evaluation (CENEVAL)
UNITEC presents superior results to the national average in the levels of satisfactory and outstanding performance of the General Exit Exam (EGEL) of CENEVAL, since 2007. UNITEC is the 4th university in Mexico with the greatest number of registered programs in EGEL (General Exit Exam) High Performance Bachelor Degrees Registry of CENEVAL, with 42 programs-campus from July 2016 – to June 2017. In the period January–June 2018, UNITEC was ranked 1st in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area and in 3 rd position among the first 25 public and private universities nationwide with the largest number of students who received the CENEVAL Award to EGEL Excellence Performance.Recognition of the Ministry of Public Education (Secretaría de Educación Pública, SEP)
In September 2002, the UNITEC undergraduate programs received the certificate of enrollment in the Administrative Simplification Program and the Academic Excellence Plans and Programs Registry by the Ministry of Public Education. UNITEC was the first University in Mexico to obtain the record of Academic Excellence granted by the SEP at the senior and middle levels.Higher Education Institutions Ranking
According to theQS Stars Rating
The QS Stars ranking is a methodology of Quacquarelli Symond (leading provider of information and solutions for higher education at the global academic of quality assessment) that classifies 2 thousand higher education institutions in 50 countries. UNITEC has five stars in the following categories: * Employability * Teaching * Online education * Social responsibility UNITEC is the first university in Mexico with five QS stars in the online education category.Quality certification ISO 9001:2015
UNITEC obtained certification in ISO 9001:2015 for the period 2019-2022 in the process of recruitment, selection, and contracting faculty, granted by the Mexican Institute of Standardization and Certification (Instituto Mexicano de Normalización y Certificación A.C., IMNC).References
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