EMLYON Business School
  
Grenoble EM
  
ESADE Business School
  
Rouen BS
  
ESSCA
 
Contact: +52-8-358-2000
Accreditations and rankings:
PIM

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM)

ITESM, Av. Eugenio Garza Sada #2501 Sur. Sucursal de Correos "J" C.P. 64849, Monterrey, N.L. Mexico
4.01 / 5 based on 210 reviews.
Description:
The Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education was founded in 1943 by a group of Mexican businessmen. It is a private institution without political or religious affiliations. It has 29 campuses in Mexico, a student enrollment of nearly 80,070 and a faculty of 6,201.
The Institute offers 31 undergraduate majors, 45 master's and doctoral programs, in such fields as engineering, computer science, business administration, communications, food technology, law and medicine.


Reviews
International Partners
Programmes
Accreditations
83% of students recommend
210 reviews
Housing
3.9/5
 All experiences (210)
Student life
4.3/5
 5 stars (84)
Academic
4.0/5
 4 stars (66)
Languages
4.4/5
 3 stars (54)
Expenses
3.5/5
 2 stars (0)
Overall
4.5/5
 1 star (6)
“it is hard to live in mexico city because you are far from everuthing. every time you go out it is an expedition. so you will learn to be patient. try to travel, because if you only stay in the university, you will only know one pqrt of mexican people (the rich one)” Read Review
guipeute, France

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey review by guipeute

Review by guipeute, BEM Bordeaux Management School, Bordeaux, France
Management Science, University Agreement
HOUSING    
Personal assessment
Cost
KEY:
Couldn't have asked for more.
Pretty good.
Could've been better, but didn't lessen the overall experience.
Disappointing.
Facilities
Location
Cleanliness
Space
Type of housing: Apartment/House
Arranged by: Host university
If returning, I would choose: Apartment/House
Why? because it is pratical
Personal comments:
they don't look for good housing rates. we were packed with other french people wheras we asked not to be.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

STUDENT LIFE    
Personal social experience
Activities
KEY:
Amazing! Hardly had time to study.
Plenty to do when I had the time.
So-so.
Did not get involved.
Nightlife
Travel
Overall
Describe host city: Students interact with the local community without much university involvement
Activities: Takes place mostly within the university/student environment
Nightlife, Travel: Takes place mostly outside the university/student environment
Personal comments:
none
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

ACADEMIC       3.5 / 5
My academic experiences
Quality of courses
KEY:
Fantastic.
Pretty good.
Could've been a bit better.
Disappointing.
Variety of courses
Availability/access to resources
Interaction with teachers
Interaction with other international students
Interaction with local students
Course recommendations:



My opinion of the university assessment
Exams at end of course
KEY:
Liked it.
It was alright.
A bit annoying.
Didn't like it.
Exams throughout the course
Essays and/or projects at the end of course.
Essays and/or projects throughout the course
Overall
Personal comments:
the level is not very good.

This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

Language difficulties
Social
KEY:
No problems.
I coped pretty well.
Sometimes it was difficult.
It was a constant struggle.
Educational
Administrative / Institutional
Overall
Language of instruction: Spanish
Was learning Spanish a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my Spanish
How much did you improve your Spanish?
My level before: Did not speak it
My level after: At ease in most situations
Personal comments:
easy to learn for a french guy.
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

EXPENSES    
The accessibility of student needs
Second-hand text books
KEY:
Very easy.
Minimal effort.
Accessible but required effort.
Almost impossible.
Second-hand household items
Second-hand bedding
Administrative
Money from home
Main source of funding:
Family
Other sources of funding:
Personal savings
Work opportunities:
I didn't want/need to work
Personal spending habits:
becasue it is more expensive if you want to keep the same standard of living.
Travel, Nightlife, Telephone, Housing: was more expensive than at home.
Food, Overall: was the same price as at home.
Personal comments:
no
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No

OVERALL    
Important to choosing this university...
Academic reasons
KEY:
Very Important.
Important.
Not really important.
Unimportant.
Culture
Costs
Activities
Campus life
Party / people
Weather / Location
I wish I had known...
no
In my opinion:
I loved it but I'm not sure everybody would.



During my experience abroad, I ...
Became familiar with another culture
KEY:
Happened all the time.
Happened quite a lot.
Happened a bit.
Didn't happen.
Traveled
Improved language skills
Met people from other countries
Became more independent
Partied a lot
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies/career
Personal recommendation:
try to do the master, otherwise the level is not very good.



FINAL COMMENTS

it is hard to live in mexico city because you are far from everuthing. every time you go out it is an expedition. so you will learn to be patient. try to travel, because if you only stay in the university, you will only know one pqrt of mexican people (the rich one)
This review is the opinion of an iAgora member, and not of iAgora itself
Was this review useful?   Yes · No


Back to Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey