University of Monterrey


The University of Monterrey is a private Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Monterrey, Mexico.
UDEM was a small school founded by the Daughters of the Immaculate Mary of Guadalupe, the nuns of the Sacred Heart, the Marist Brothers and the La Salle members, supported by an association of Catholic citizens. The idea originated from a recommendation given by the Second Vatican Council to use educational activities in favor of teaching the principles of the catholic doctrine.
The founding religious groups already had a deep history in Monterrey. The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus had been working in Monterrey since 1908, and the Sisters of Immaculate Mary of Guadalupe founded Labastida University in 1951, and had been running Labastida College since 1919, an institution devoted to the education of girls and young ladies.
On the other hand, the Marist Brothers had been working in Monterrey since 1905, and La Salle Brothers, who had left Mexico during the Revolution war, returned in 1942 to Monterrey to found the Instituto Regiomontano.
On July 8, 1969, the university was recognized as such by the state of Nuevo Leon and on September 8 of the same year, it began operating as an educational institution housed in 5 different facilities owned by the very same groups and associations that funded it, such as Labastida school.
Until one day a philanthropist named Roberto Garza Sada who studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology searching to elevate education in Nuevo Leon Mexico started searching for some educators and at the same time for a piece of land bought the campus property and gave the money to start building this university on which later his daughter Margarita Garza Sada, looking to honor her father, and with Japanese Architect Tadao Ando, gave the money to build the Centro Roberto Garza Sada for Architecture and Design.
Currently, UDEM educates over 16 thousand students, including high school students, undergraduates and postgraduates. The school offers 4 high school modes, 46 majors, 13 bachelor degrees and 37 medical specialties and doctorates.
UDEM offers a number of choices to study abroad; UDEM has established bilateral, reciprocal and unilateral agreements, as well as arrangements through academic exchange agencies.
In 2002, UDEM signed 26 new bilateral agreements with universities in the United States – such as the University of California – Berkeley and other universities in Spain, Italy, Belgium, England, Germany and France.

History

By 1972, UDEM had 22 majors and 3 baccalaureate degree programs. That same year, 7 more academic divisions were created, amongst which were the Arts and Media Sciences, Education, Economics, Law, Mathematics, Health Studies and Social Studies. In 1979, a Mexican philanthropist named Roberto Garza Sada formed the Association for Educational Development, which sole purpose was to buy 35 acres of land in which they would build the actual campus for UDEM.
In 1982, activities in the Humberto Lobo UDEM high school begin and on August 21, 1998 the college community center is inaugurated in the presence of the then Mexican president Ernesto Zedillo. In January 2004, the Rector's building was constructed which houses dean's offices, the Center for Information and Student Attention, amongst other things. In July 2006, the new student dorms were inaugurated. In 2009, after 16 years of being the dean of UDEM, Francisco Ascúnaga Guerra resigned from his position and was succeeded Antonio Dieck Assad, who is the current dean. Currently, the building, named Centro Roberto Garza Sada in honor of the benefactor which bought the terrain where the school now stands, was designed by the famed Japanese architect Tadao Ando who originally called it "The Gate of Creation". The building's over 43 thousand ft² and was planned from its conception as a design, arts and architecture building. It will have several areas dedicated to these studies, as well as 22 laboratories and workshops to accommodate students expositions and art exhibits.
In 1982, the Vice-Rectory for Upper Middle Education was created and the activities of the Humberto Lobo High School began. On August 21, 1998, the building called the University Community Center was inaugurated in a ceremony with the President Ernesto Zedillo. In January 2004 the Rectory building was inaugurated, where the offices of the Center for Information and Attention to Students are housed, as well as the continuing education rooms, among other things. In September 2005, laid the foundation stone for Residences on the adjacent 14-hectare site located to the west of the University. In July 2006, the complex called Residencias UDEM was inaugurated. In 2009, after 16 years as rector, on August 3, 2009, Dr. Francisco Azcúnaga Guerra presented his resignation, since then Dr. Antonio Dieck Assad has held the post of rector of the UDEM.

50th anniversary UDEM

In 2019 we lived a year like no other in the history of UDEM. Commitment to excellence is a goal that we must always pursue. We value our past and foundation; through dialogue we build new ideas, the most innovative thoughts allowed us to renew our campus; and we recognized that our most sensitive side is also our main strength7. In January 2019, Mario Páez González joined as the new rector of UDEM, guiding the institution towards agile transformation and a new vision until 2030.

Seal

Originally created by Ignacio Villareal Junco, UDEM's seal consists of three books meant to symbolize the letters "U" and "M" in Universidad de Monterrey. The university colors are yellow and black and are usually added to the seal image. According to its creator, the color yellow signifies the light of knowledge, sensibility and intuition.
In 2002, two circles which contained the Latin phrase Homo Hominis In Servitio Perficitur when translated means "Man is perfected in the service of man". Finally, laurels were added to the image which symbolize triumph and success.
In 2014, UDEM evolved its graphic identity. In the highest point has the university name: "Universidad de Monterrey", the circles contain the Latin phrase that currently serves as the University's motto. This phrase Homo Hominis In Ministerio Perficitur when translated means "Man is perfected in the service of man" and the mirrored laurels.

2020 Campaign

In December 2019, the University of Monterrey launched the campaign "UDEM Inspiring your best version". With the conviction that "there are things that are not learned at the University, but they are learned at UDEM", as the campaign theme invokes, with the aim of raising the profile of its graduates through comprehensive training, institution seeks to promote and sow in the young values of service, integrity, innovation and leadership.

Campus

UDEM has only one university campus located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. But also has four preparatory locations. Said locations are San Pedro Campus located in the boundaries of the university campus, Valle Alto Campus located in the Estanzuela, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Fundadores Campus located in Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and the Obispado Campus located in the Monterrey area. In addition classes of the Nursing Degrees on Campus CHRISTUS Health Muguerza Conchita Hospital are offered.
Some of the businesses that have a presence on the main UDEM campus are:
On September 2001, after 10 years of planning, construction began on the Rector's building, which is over 27,000 ft2. The building also houses the CIAA or Center for Information and Student Attention as translated to English. On 2003 it was inaugurated. Local Architect Bernardo Hinojosa oversaw the project.
The building also houses the vice-rectory for high school education, college education, development and administrative departments. A red and black sculpture called La Serpentina adorns the main plaza of the building, it was created by Fernando González Gortázar, an artist from Guadalajara. The red color symbolizes the warmth of human beings and as the flame within all of us to succeed.

CCU

Inaugurated in 1999 by former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo, CCU stands for Centro de la Comunidad Universitaria and translates to Community College Center. The CCU is a recreational area for students which also houses the Culture department, Pastoral Care department, the student council headquarters, a small chapel, the cafeteria, the music rooms, an auditorium, a common room and the film club.
A yellow statue entitled "The Man" adorns the main lobby. It was made by Oaxaca-born artist Rufino Arellanes Tamayo, who has also contributed to UDEM with countless other works and serves as a symbol for the institution. In his words, The Man represents the origin, middle and end of culture.
There is also a half-moon sculpture, adorned with closed fists, called The Tree of The Community created by Jorge Elizondo. It is also found on the CCU's main lobby and serves as a reminder of all the people and groups that believed in the concept of a school such as UDEM. Each hand has a name plate at its base.

The bell

When a student graduates, one of the most symbolic processes before fully graduating is to sound the bell. Its name is Vox Veritas which means "The Voice of Truth" and must be tolled three times total when a student has finished the requirements for his/her degree.
Each toll means a commitment the student makes to always uphold the truth, fight for justice and remain honest throughout his or her life. If a student graduates Magna cum laude or Summa cum laude, the amount of tolls raises to four or five. It is one of the school's oldest traditions.

Library

In 1987 the library system of UDEM was consolidated and still operates today from the main/central library located at UDEM's campus and three other department libraries found in UDEM's preparatories. UDEM's library counts with up to 44 direct collective bargaining with local and national institutions, a total of 222,524 volumes of books, videos and E-book, a collection of 408,589 well known and globally recognized academic journals, a data base of 23,234 archived documents from institutions such as EBSCO, ProQuest, Wilson, Infolatina, Britannica, Ocenet, Gale and Routledge.
Among the library's most important collections, you can find:
In Mexico, it is uncommon for college students to leave their homes and start living by themselves. Fraternities and sororities are rarely heard of. However, schools like UDEM receive a vast amount of foreign exchange students and, even when it is uncommon, people will eventually leave their homes and begin living independently.
For these reasons, UDEM started a student housing project called Residencias UDEM meaning UDEM Residence Halls. They were inaugurated in 2006 after 13 months of being planned and occupied over 14 acres within the grounds of the UDEM's campus. The project was overseen by authorities from Harvard university, Yale, Loyola and the University of the Americas, as well as benefactors like Jane Wright from the Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas firm. The dorms house up to 450 students.

Centro Roberto Garza Sada (CRGS)

The Roberto Garza Sada Center, named in honor of Don Roberto Garza Sada, was designed by Tadao Andō, one of the most recognized architects in the world and awarded the Pritzker Prize in 1995. The final investment of the work is around 45 million dollars, 21 being the main benefactor Doña Márgara Garza Sada de Fernández, daughter of Roberto Garza Sada.
CRGS The architectural work, baptized by its author as the "Gate of Creation", was officially inaugurated on April 29, 2013 in the presence of the Japanese architect, Doña Márgara Garza Sada de Fernández, the Governor in charge, Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz, the former municipal president of San Pedro Garza García, Mauricio Fernández Garza, among other business, political and academic personalities.
The idea of this work is to inspire through the aesthetics of the building. The author wanted to respond to the challenge of the mountain in the background, somehow inspires students to cross the door and transcend. He transmits through art the education that Don Roberto Garza Sada, benefactor of the UDEM, had.
This building has 1,300 cubic meters of concrete whose gray color is in harmony with the tones of the Huasteca and has 13,115.48 square meters of construction, distributed in spaces for design, research, teaching and exhibition, as well as 22 laboratories and workshops which design students can use. Currently, it has the LEED Certification in its “Silver” level, granted by the US Green Building Council, with which it became the first work of Tadao Ando to receive a global sustainability certification.

ESTOA

The building, inaugurated in May 2019 by the Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao, is a space with which the UDEM seeks to enrich student life, improve the experience of its community and contribute to the generation of public spaces and family coexistence in the area.
It has a privileged location to the west of the campus that, connected to El Solar and, next to the Roberto Garza Sada Center for Art, Architecture and Design, serves as the new main entrance to the University. This building fulfills the functions of a public square as a platform for inclusive social life abroad and also functions as a prelude to the university. The construction meets the same needs of the agoras, where knowledge was imparted in ancient Greece; As a public space it was an ideal place for social life in Mediterranean cities; sometimes it also fulfilled commercial, philosophical and pedagogical functions. This derives from the name of stoicism, since in it the philosopher Zenón de Citio imparted his teachings to his disciples in Athens.
The building located to the west of the campus has approximately 90 thousand square meters of construction, which accommodates student and coexistence areas and UDEM offices for customer service, in addition to Continuing Education rooms.

El Solar

It covers the construction of a South Plaza, currently in use and a North Plaza or Cultural Plaza –on the western side of the project–, which together represent 7,900 m2 for the meeting and coexistence of the UDEM community, in addition to the area of the ravine - the east side.
With this space, the University of Monterrey has continued the transformation of its campus as a sustainable infrastructure through the recovery of wooded areas where there were previously parking lots. The UDEM campus has a project that integrates vegetation from the region, design of pedestrian roads according to different needs and a gorge that includes a water mirror and a hermitage for reflection.

High School UDEM

Four different units situated in key locations across the city.

Valle Alto Unit

Noted for its privileged location, it is positioned as the ecological high school of Mexico after being recognized in the 2005-2006 AIA Committee on Architecture for Education Award, the main of its kind awarded by the American Institute of Architects. The UVA is winner of seven ecology awards for the protection of flora and fauna, and focuses on high academic demands without neglecting union and service for others.

San Pedro Unit

Launched in 1995 and located in the south of the university campus, it has a multicultural focus and a high academic demand; offers a program, called International bachelor's degree, that combines science and humanities. The USP was placed, in the Enlace National Assessment, within the three percent of the best schools in Mexico in 2012, and share the facilities of the professional of the University of Monterrey.

Fundadores Unit

Located on the limits of San Nicolás and Escobedo, it joined the UDEM family on August 6, 2007 with 62 first-time students in order to respond to the high demand in the northern part of the metropolitan area. With the physical capacity to receive 600 students, it offers general, bilingual, bicultural and international baccalaureate programs, 35 and its students stand out for their high scores on national exams. This high school, which stands out for its family atmosphere and its bond between students and teachers, was the third UDEM high school and its name pays tribute to the group of businessmen and the five religious congregations that founded the institution.

Obispado Unit

Its objective is to provide quality education at an affordable cost, and transforming from Technological Baccalaureate to General Baccalaureate in 2013, it stands out for the excellence of its students. In mid-July 2011, and for the first time in 24 years, its facilities have been relocated since then they are exclusive; Before, he shared the space with the Monterrey University Center. His academic offer includes Accounting, Advertising Image, Systems Analyst and Strategic Sales, seeking to expand the academic offer and the UDEM market.

Educational offering

UDEM offers to date:

Four high school programs

Arts, Architecture and Design Division

- Bachelor of Animation and Digital Effects Professionals in this career will specialize in designing and using updated concepts and practices for the design and development of computer animation and digital effects, as well as the production and implementation of interactive computer technology. They will develop digital content that will have movement, be optimized for interaction through programmable electronic devices, and will promote pleasant immersion environments.
- Architecture Aimed at building transformative and socially responsible ideas in an artistic way. With a field of work focused on design and project planning, construction and supervision.
- Engineer in Sustainable Innovation and Energy Its objective is to develop professionals who know the scope and limitations of current energy systems and who are capable of projecting alternatives for future energy sources.
- Bachelor of Arts Taught by consultants who own artistic works presented in the most important galleries worldwide. The race has the Xavier Moyssén Collection with bibliography specialized in Mexican Art. With a focus on visual production, culture and the tendency to develop new ideas.
- Bachelor of Interior Design Aimed at young people interested in creating functional, pleasant and harmonious spaces, adapting different knowledge in constructions and furniture designs based on architectural and industrial design knowledge
- Bachelor of Graphic Design Participate in design competitions such as the number one in the United States, the Rhode Island School of Design through visual communication. With a study plan that maintains the Mexican design through non-operational strategies.
- Bachelor of Textile and Fashion Design LDTM students develop designs with the support of multiple agreements in industrial chambers that invite the manufacture of fashion and textiles. They are representatives of an annual parade where participants of national and international stature are invited.
- Bachelor of Industrial Design With a relationship with local Industry as well as government agencies, this career has developed cutting-edge design prototypes and its graduates form their own offices or are creative from large national companies.

Business

- Bachelor of Business Administration and Management Students will have the skills to develop innovative and effective solutions, with a globalized profile and skill in the strategic areas of the business, so that they encourage companies to achieve their objectives in the face of high demands of today's markets. The student is exposed to the Business Simulation Laboratory and the UDEM Business Incubator to come out with a defined business project.
- Bachelor of International Trade The objective is to form a global vision to participate in international business, identifying business opportunities, applying economic, legal and financial analysis, intercultural negotiation techniques and international logistics that allow you to design strategies to increase competitiveness in the field of international trade, from the business or government sector, and contribute to sustainable development.
- Bachelor in Accounting and Finance In order to train leaders with the ability to make decisions that lead companies and individuals to have a position with strategic advantages. Our graduates are experts in the analysis and presentation of financial information, with a comprehensive vision of the profession. In addition, they have the support of the Business Simulation Classroom and the UDEM Business Incubator.
- Bachelor of Global Business Fully train professionals with vision to identify business generation opportunities in the global market
- Bachelor in International Tourism To achieve a strategic business approach, theoretical and practical contents are given that allow the graduate to develop skills to function not only in operational activities, but also managerial ones, in companies and organizations dedicated to different branches of tourism.
- Bachelor of International Finance Train upright professionals, committed to generating business value, experts in the management of economic resources, risks and financial models, instruments and economic-financial methodologies that allow them full command of the financial system National and international.
- Bachelor of International Marketing Students participate in real business projects, they also have access to the Business Simulation Laboratory with specialized software in the area of marketing. Also in their last year they are given the opportunity to choose 3 modalities, or specialties which are; Political Marketing, Marketing and Advertising Media and Marketing and Brands.
- Bachelor in Strategic Management of Human Capital Be entrepreneurial leaders, competitive and focused on developing the human capital of organizations, under a scheme of personal success and commitment to achieving the objectives of the organization in which they work, under An environment of continuous change and high demands is the initial objective of the LRH career. In addition, the university has a program in the development of Human Resources within the business area.
- Bachelor of Economics Three specializations are offered: business, financial and international economics. The program has mandatory professional practices in global companies, financial markets and the public sector, which allows the student to have professional experience before graduating. The Bachelor of Economics obtains one of the highest scores on the Ceneval General Degree Exit Exams.

Education and Humanities

- Bachelor of Science in Education First career in Mexico with a theoretical-practical curricular approach aimed at developing competencies in group management, project coordination, and administration and evaluation of educational processes.
- Bachelor of Information and Communication Sciences Founded in 1971 under the direction of Horacio Guajardo Elizondo, it celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2011. Its graduates have skills in radio, journalism, television and film. It has three laboratories to carry out the practices: UDEM Information Agency Media Laboratory UDEM Radio.
- Bachelor in Psychopedagogy Founded in 2004, it is the only one in Northeast Mexico to train professionals who can work in the psychopedagogy department at any educational level, who design solutions for students with difficulties in their school career.
- Bachelor of Sociology Your students are given the opportunity to analyze and interpret various social phenomena and create development plans and programs for problem solving and the improvement of institutions, organizations and communities.
- Bachelor of Letters Its graduates have knowledge and practice of literary creation with which they are able to function in the field of teaching, library science, journalism and publishing.
- Bachelor of Philosophy Skills are developed for the generation and management of social responsibility projects in public and private organizations.
- Bachelor of Humanistic and Social Studies Program that brings together the classical humanities and social sciences with bases in Literature, Philosophy, Art, Sociology and History.
- Bachelor of Digital Film Production Professional expert in digital film production, such as screenwriting, directing, production, post-production and distribution.

Engineering and Technology

- Automotive Design Engineer Has a study plan designed in subject blocks: Mechanical and Mechatronic Systems, Electronic Systems and Technologies, Materials Engineering and Materials Mechanics; It also has the specialties of Automatic Processes, Materials, and Advanced Robotics.
- Civil Engineer It has a very complete study plan which includes, in addition to the necessary theoretical knowledge, the opportunity to acquire professional experience before graduation, through professional practices.
- Business Management Engineer Cultivates skills for the management, innovation and optimization of business activity. Develops a systemic perspective that allows the identification, diagnosis and solution of problems.
- Industrial and Systems Engineer Inaugurated in 1977, it seeks to develop the capacity to design, implement and manage process systems, both productive and administrative. The program has specialties in industrial engineering, quality, manufacturing, and logistics.
- Mechanical Administrator Engineer With a focus on innovation, technological development and business profitability, this program encourages the design, implementation and evolution of products and transformation processes.
- Mechatronics Engineer The career of Mechatronics Engineer arises as a response to specific industry demands to train innovative professionals, entrepreneurs and capable of integrating knowledge of Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Systems, as well as solving technical feasibility and economical of new products and transformation processes with a business focus, which will generate a cycle of improvement.
- Computer Technology Engineer Those interested in this career will know and apply the different Computer Technologies of Software, Networks, Internet, Programming and Algorithms, Hardware, Interfaces, Databases, Security and Technology Integration. And at the same time they will be able to understand the needs of the Users from the context of their Business.
- Engineer in Electronic Technologies and Robotics It has a scheme of blocks of subjects in Electronic Design, Robotics, and Programming of Intelligent Functions. It has concentrations in different specialties: Automatic Processes, Electronic Design, Advanced Robotics, Embedded Systems, Telecommunications and Advanced Networks.

Health Sciences

- Biomedical Engineer His orientation ranges from clinical engineering, biomechanics, biomaterials and medical devices, where students improve their creativity, imagination, liking for technology and reading; in addition to obtaining spatial and scientific reasoning skills. At the end of the degree, you can work in operational, commercial, administrative, production and innovation functions.
- Bachelor of Nursing It is aimed at people interested in developing in the health area, and who want to provide care to people. In November 2011, LEN won first place in the IV State Meeting of Student Research in Tuberculosis, with the poster: "Risk Factors Associated with the Abandonment of Treatment of TBP".
- Bachelor of Nutrition Students are able to prevent and treat the main health problems facing the population, related to food. Also, in the end, being able to work with professionals from the areas of psychology, medicine, sports, biotechnology, marketing and gastronomy.
- Bachelor of Psychology This course contains clinical, organizational, educational, social and child psychology, with a strong integration between theory and practice, where the student can work in organizations in the social and health sector such as hospitals, nurseries, DIF offices., psychological care centers, non-governmental organizations, as well as educational institutions.
- Bachelor of Clinical Psychology This degree program contains clinical, organizational, educational, social and child psychology, with a strong integration between theory and practice, where the student can work in organizations of the specialized branch of psychology that focuses on the study and treatment of mental disorders. The relationship between biological and psychological processes and the basic guidelines of the clinical interview are known. In addition, psychoanalytic psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy, social and health therapy are developed and practiced such as hospitals, nurseries, DIF units, psychological care centers, non-governmental organizations, as well as educational institutions.
- Bachelor in Psychology of Work and Organizations Uses psychological methods to understand the relationship between the individual and the company / organization with the aim of enhancing performance and quality of work.
- Medical Surgeon-Dentist The student can develop skills with labor versatility and access to various public and private clinical fields in the country to carry out professional practices. It also has first-rate equipment and facilities so that they can understand the operations, forms and a series of physiological anatomical elements. Professional practices can be carried out in dental modules of the Ministry of Health, Metropolitan Hospital, the Metropolitan Institute, the Social Security Institute and the Maternal and Child Center.
- Surgeon and Midwife Physician Has a wide clinical field in the hospitals of the IMSS, Muguerza Hospital, Conchita and Santa Engracia; where the student solves the consequences of the diseases in the different patients. This thanks to the diagnoses, clinical records, medical service and guards that are carried out during the 10 semesters of the degree.

Law and Social Sciences

- Graduate in Political Science and Governance Your graduates will be knowledgeable of the national and international historical context, of the processes of political participation and good practices, of political theory and governance, as well as of the methods of analysis of the political system and its different factors.
- Bachelor of International Relations This career trains people capable of analyzing, diagnosing, designing and producing strategies for solving international problems in response to the needs of society, contextualized in the political, economic and social environment.
- Law Degree One of the oldest careers taught by the university, specializes in training legal professionals capable of solving legal problems. The race has professional practices and the Laboris Chairs, taught by globally recognized legal professionals Additionally.
- Bachelor of Law and Public Function This program is focused on the professionalization of lawyers who have a strong inclination to public service.

Master's, Specialties and Doctorate Programs

Architecture, Design and Engineering
-Master in Graphic Design It is aimed at those interested in effectively managing a creative department, applying cutting-edge techniques, concepts and theories of management design and management. Our commitment is to develop the best creative talent in Latin America, which is why we created the Roberto Garza Sada Center, a space for ideas and expressions where our most brilliant, avant-garde and creative students from the Art, Architecture and Design division congregate.
- Master in Advanced Architectures It is aimed at those interested in generating new advanced design alternatives on issues of space and habitability, taking into account factors that directly impact the design and its processes, seeking to generate high-level experts prepared for the solution of problems with avant-garde proposal.
-Specialty in Editorial and Advertising Design Serves the current demand of publishing companies that require experts in the areas of marketing, design and communication, to set trends in digital and print media and in the editorial process.
-Specialty in Electronic Marketing Design Allows you to transfer marketing strategies to electronic media, strengthen technological and information design aspects, and use the best technology to support customer management, advertising and marketing processes. Provides cutting-edge skills in designing Internet strategies.
Engineering and Technologies
-Master in Industrial and Systems Engineering Prepares specialists in the design and administration of logistics systems, lean systems and processes that make up the operations of a company, with a practical approach when identifying and proposing creative strategies.
-Master in Product Engineering Prepare specialists in the technological management of design processes and improve products, to boost competitiveness and stimulate the creation of intellectual capital.
-Master in Engineering Management Prepares experts capable of recognizing, designing and taking advantage of opportunities to manage the processes of the engineering areas that make up the operations of a company to boost competitiveness.
Law and Social Sciences
-Master in Business Law Updates knowledge and generates innovative actions in legal work at the center of managerial decisions and in the overall performance of an organization.
-Master in Tax Law Aims to train and specialize professionals who, through obtaining theoretical and practical knowledge, achieve mastery, skill, understanding and interpretation of the Mexican and international tax system, as well as the responsible solution of the respective problems.
-Specialty in Oral Trials The specialty gives its graduates the ability to analyze and participate in Oral Trials, relying on conceptual and practical bases.
-Specialty in Energy Law Fully train specialists who, through theoretical and practical learning, master what concerns the understanding and interpretation of the legal framework in energy matters, and who also develop the ability to solve legal problems in the national energy sector, for the benefit of the State and society, with an ethical sense and responsibility.
-Doctorate in Law Aims to offer solid training to develop new knowledge in the field of legal sciences and original contributions that respond in an innovative way to the needs of society.
Education and Humanities
-Master in Education Sciences Prepares professionals of excellence who promote change and innovation through the design and execution of high-level programs in educational, cultural, social and service institutions, contributing to the best performance of students.
-Master in Educational Sciences Prepare experts in the area by updating their knowledge and generating innovative actions, capable of being catalysts for change and innovation in their respective educational and cultural organizations. This program is online.
-Master in Humanities Allows professionals to raise the quality of institutions, based on the humanistic understanding of the economic and sociocultural reality that prevails in the environment, with an emphasis on Latin America.
-Specialty in Early and Preschool Education It is part of the UDEM Preschool Education Network, it has the support of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. It is a program that deepens knowledge of psychology and pedagogy so that the graduate can design creative teaching strategies and innovative education projects that favor the development of students66

Business
-Master of Administration The MBA program provides its graduates with a broad vision in the management of administrative areas from a global and competitive perspective.
-Master in Hospital Administration and Health Services Training professionals with managerial knowledge, skills and competences that allow them to effectively manage the resources of the institutions that provide health services, in order to make them highly competitive.
-Master in Organizational Development The graduate contributes significantly to improving the climate, culture, human and administrative processes, responding to the challenges and transformations of local and global organizations.
-Master in Organizational Development and Change Prepare professionals who facilitate the processes of change and innovation in organizations, focused on individual and collective development, using e-learning as a resource for learning and obtaining skills.
-Specialty in Competitiveness and Business Innovation Focuses on proposing, in an innovative way, the solutions that society demands, through the application of the information and knowledge acquired.
-Specialty in Marketing and Marketing Strategies. Provides educational solutions focused on the needs of the student to propose marketing and sales strategies with a broad global vision.
-Specialty in Finance Focuses on proposing, in an innovative way, the solutions that society demands, through the application of the information and knowledge acquired.
-Specialty in Organizational Change Management''' Prepares professionals who facilitate and collaborate in the processes of change and innovation of organizations using e-learning as a resource to develop the required skills.

Radio station UDEM

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In addition, students have 870 options of exchange in 65 countries, of which 24% are with universities included among the top 500 in the world.

Trojans

The Trojan is the school mascot and representative sports teams of UDEM. The name was chosen in 1981 and was, originally, just an American football team, which would win the championship in 1984 - 1985 from the National Educational Football Organization.
Today, the university counts with representative teams in soccer, futsal, basketball, volleyball, track and field, swimming, Taekwondo, archery and tennis.

''Liderazgo''

CELES UDEM

The Center for Student Leadership has the mission to generate competence and leadership, rising the student's potential so they can transform society and transcend in it. CELES is dedicated to contribute to the formation of its students.

Student groups

Fomenting student participation through student groups is one of CELES strategies to create high performance leaders in a civic-political environment. This groups live out a formative process that includes: a preparation course, political campaign, election making process, an oath and a year to perform their duties.

FEUDEM

The biggest representative organism in the student body. Its main goal is to serve and work as a bond with the university authorities, fomenting the sense of belonging and support the realization of diverse student projects.

¡Lánzate! Center for Leadership and Challenge

¡Lanzate! is an enormous outdoor vivid team building exercise which allows you to develop competition skills, when you face situations that require a physical and emotional challenge, demanding new behaviors, right decisions and the abilities to work in teams. Its main purpose was to promote experience education and an eco-friendly culture. The course is made up of rope lanes, rappel and hiking, besides offering national and international camping trips.
The center was built according to the standards of ACCT, which regulates the quality in this type of structures and counts with qualified instructors. The design of the programs was made following the guidelines of the Association for Experiential Education.
Finally, the architectural design of the piece was in charge of Enrique Abaroa, as well as Challenge Towers, globally recognized for creating the "Discovery Course" which offers over 24 different challenges. Only four like this exist in the world, and this is the only in Mexico.

UDEM OpenCourseWare

In 2007 through the OpenCourseWare Consortium project, the University of Monterrey offers teachers and students anywhere around the world a collection of free access online courses with content of the graduate programs offered in the university. This way, UDEM hopes to contribute to the overall responsibility of educating and serving the community.

Community service

Altruistic Youths Thinking of Mexico

JALPEM as it is commonly known is a student association whose mission is to unite the work of different majors in the university and route their capabilities with the purpose to offer them as service in the less favored sectors in the country. Inspired by the wish to help, health students and volunteers organize support brigades in this areas and work to achieve the four pillars of physical and mental well being: Health, Education, Living Accommodations and the absence of Hunger.
Through more than 5 years, UDEM has accomplished an impact in several regions and in different aspects, such as getting medical, psychological and dental care to more than 3,200 people since its inauguration.

Medical Brigades

UDEM's Medical Brigades is a high performance group dedicated to the prevention of accidents and support to the community during events, such as practices and civil protection support, as well as helping the Red Cross

Phi Delta Epsilon: International Fraternity

is an international medical fraternity with the main goal of creating physicians with integrity and a life-time commitment to the principles of philanthropy, deity, and education, accomplishing this through companionship, service, assessment and ethical upbringing
UDEM is the only university in Mexico that has a chapter of this fraternity.

Health and Development Center (Cesade)

For more than 20 years now, CESADE has offered programs that met the needs in the health, psychology and education areas to the communities with little resources in the municipalities of San Pedro and Santa Catarina. CESADE is made up of a team of multidisciplinary students borrowed from the Social Service fields, coordinated by professionals from distinct areas and UDEM's academics, which work together looking to establish and integral development in each and every single individual.

Early Education Self-Managed Centers (CAEI)

Through this centers, UDEM has been able to provide an educational alternative to infants 3 to 4 years of age from impoverished zones for more than 15 years.

Summer camps

For more than 20 years, UDEM has offered recreational and formative alternatives to more than 2 thousand children and mothers from impoverished zones. These courses, mostly offered in July, are organized and run in five locations by Social Service students.

Accreditation

The University of Monterrey has the following accreditations: