The Universidad Tecnológica de México (UNITEC) (Technological University of México) is a private university located in Mexico City, with campuses in the states of Guanajuato, Jalisco, México, and Querétaro. It offers high school, bachelor, and postgraduate programs. Ignacio Guerra Pellegaud founded it in 1966 and since 2008 is part of the Laureate International Universities Network. The UNITEC has 10 campuses: Cuitláhuac, Marina and Sur in Mexico City; Atizapán, Ecatepec, Los Reyes, and Toluca in the State of Mexico; Leon in the State of Guanajuato; Guadalajara in the State of Jalisco; and Querétaro in the State of Querétaro. Additionally, it has an Online Campus. UNITEC's total enrollment is higher than 90,000; more than 64,000 students are concentrated in the campuses of the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, which makes it the largest private university in this country region.
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's degrees of Business Administration and Public Accounting
Campuses
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's 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, Human resources Administration, Financial Administration and Industrial Operations.
Dentistry Clinic In 1970 the bachelor's degree in Dental Surgeon was created, a program that gives distinction to the university. This year UNITEC had also de first generation of graduates.
In 2003, the new Dentistry Clinic was inaugurated whose facilities are nowadays a vanguard model in dental technology and education. With this infrastructure and through its service to the community, it offers diagnostic, emergency, and radiology services; as well as surgical, reconstructive, and rehabilitation care; and pediatric care, endodontics and orthodontics.
To perform dental care, an instructor supervises every five students. As part of the preparation of the students, from the first semester students practice with artificial teeth, models and simulators. During the second semester, they make inroads in the Dentistry Clinic, performing cleaning and prophylaxis. In the third semester, they extend the practice in the endodontics and the dental surgery to perform cavities. From the sixth semester, they have access to the comprehensive clinic.
The Faculty of Dentistry was the first private university to obtain certification from the National Council of Dental Education (CONAEDO) by exceeding the necessary academic and clinical standards.
Cuitláhuac 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's degrees of Civil Engineering, Electrical engineering, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical engineering, as well as Architecture and Graphic design. At the same time, the high school program was reopened. In January and September 1992, it was added the Computer Systems Engineering and the bachelor's degree of Administrative Computing.
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 of Atizapán de Zaragoza, in the State of Mexico, for students of high school programs, bachelor programs, postgraduate studies and continuing education. The campus was built on what used to be an extensive sports club. The first stage of its construction was completed in 1999. Later the buildings of the campus were completed having a capacity of around 12,000 students.
Ecatepec Campus (State of Mexico) Opened on 30 September 2002, located in the State of Mexico, teaching high school and 12 bachelor's 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, Zapopan, State of Jalisco. In 2008, this campus ceased to be part of UNITEC.
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. .l.
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 in México, as well as Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, Universidad Americana, Instituto Latino de Formación Integral (ILAFORI), and Colegio Latino in Costa Rica. In 2008, this university ceased to be part of UNITEC.
INITE 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 subsidiary Laureate International Universities, acquired the university belonging to Ignacio Guerra Pellegaud. Because of this, the campuses of Coyoacán, Zapopan and Cumbres of UNITEC became part of the Universidad del Valle de México (UVM).
Toluca Campus (State of Mexico) Started operations in 2013 at Paseo Tollocan 701, Santa Ana Tlapaltitlán, Toluca, State of México, offering high school programs, bachelor's degree, and, from 2016, postgraduate programs.
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's 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's 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's 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's degrees, and postgraduate degrees.
High school programs
High school
Bachelor 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 Relations
Architecture and Design Area
Architecture Graphic Design Industrial Design Design, Animation and Digital Art Digital Design and Animation
Engineering 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 Engineering
Health Sciences Area
Dentistry Nursing Physiotherapy Nutrition Psychology
International in Tourism and Gastronomy Area
International bachelor's degree in Tourism and Meetings Bachelor's degree Gastronomy
Master 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 Management
Dentistry Postgraduate Specializations
Endodontics Pediatric Dentistry Restoration Dentistry Orthodontics Periodontology
With these academic programs, UNITEC offers:
95 programs by academic model 450 programs-campus
Notable alumni Eruviel Ávila Villegas - graduated from the bachelor's degree of law. Former Governor of the State of Mexico.
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
Since 2012, the business incubator has supported innovative projects whose participants have won the James McGuire Entrepreneurship Contest, which is an international-level competition open to all institutions of the Laureate University Network, and it is intended to support students to realize their business projects. Some of the projects that have won this contest are shown in the following illustration.
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: