Universidad de Monterrey

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Universidad de Monterrey


Established	1969
Type	Private school
President	Francisco J. Azcúnaga Guerra (since 1994)
Undergraduates	7000 (2007)
Postgraduates	300 (2007)
Location	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Campus	Urban, 107,107 m²
Athletics	30 varsity teams
Mascot	Troyanos (Trojans)
Website	Official, stats

The Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM, "University of Monterrey") is a higher-learning Catholic institution located in Monterrey.

The UDEM was founded by the religious group of the Daughters of Immaculate Mary of Guadalupe, the nuns of the Sacred Heart, the Maryan brothers and the La Salle members, supported by an association of Catholic citizens.

The founding religious groups already had a deep tradition 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. This long experience in the educational sector made it possible to materialize the project of a university based on Christian values.

1 Mission
2 Vision 2010
3 Values
4 Academy
5 Educational Model
6 Accreditation
7 Criticism
8 External links
9 References

[edit] Mission

As an educational community with catholic inspiration, UDEM prepares students so they can cope with the various areas of life and find significance in serving others. Our students are committed to their own growth; they are willing to give their best and share their knowledge in order to build a better society. Because we want the best students, at Universidad de Monterrey, we continuously make our admission criteria more stringent. And because we want to give the best education, we also reinforce our academic education process. An example of this is the Faculty Certification Program that turns our professors into experts in active teaching methodologies. We also take advantage of our professors’ international experience in more than 15 countries that contributes to give our students a global vision of the world in the twentieth first century.

[edit] Vision 2010

At Universidad de Monterrey we have a clear vision of what we expect to be in 2010: one of the best five catholic universities in the American Continent and the best one in Mexico. Our experience of over thirty years in service and our commitment to excellence are key factors to achieve our vision, and they are reflected in the selection process for both faculty and students. This also shows in the opportunities for professional practices that we promote throughout our institution, which enhances our graduates’ chances to find a job. Everyone at UDEM is committed to this task; this is why, we have already conquered many of the challenges for Vision 2010.

[edit] Values

At UDEM, we are stand for human dignity, and embrace Christian humanism, the good and service as our guiding principles. We uphold justice, peace, freedom, openness and fraternity as our core values. This shows in our service, work, individual and social responsibility, respect, honesty, sensibility to human expressions, transcendence, pluralism and openness for harmonious unity, dignity for every human being and a permanent quest for truth; it all encompassed by integrity. We are consistent with our origins and with the philosophy as expressed in our Principles, Targets and Objectives. As an institution, our University remains faithful to the Teaching Philosophy of the Catholic Church; it is recognized as pluralistic and is in a constant quest for truth.

[edit] Academy

For Universidad de Monterrey, academic excellence is an attitude of continuous improvement aimed at increasing the quality of the educational experience it offers. Here, we do not just intend to train our students for a professional career, but also to provide them with integral growth, with social sensibility and a sense of transcendence in life, to orient them towards true community service. Choosing Universidad de Monterrey means choosing a permanent quest for excellence, not just academic excellence but also integral excellence as a human being. Choosing our university means choosing a humanistic education.

[edit] Educational Model

All of the members of this university perceive academic excellence as an attitude of ongoing improvement to achieve the highest quality in educational experience. We do not just want to train you for a profession, but also to provide you with an integral education with social sensibility and a sense of transcendence in life, so you become oriented towards true community service. This is why, choosing Universidad de Monterrey means choosing a permanent quest for integral excellence as human beings: it means choosing a humanistic education. Agreements

In UDEM’s vision for 2010, embracing an international sphere is a key issue. This is why our International Education Program includes an international educational experience as a requisite for graduation. As an important part of integral education, UDEM offers you an increasing number of choices to study abroad. For that purpose, UDEM has established bilateral, reciprocity and unilateral agreements, as well as arrangements through academic exchange agencies. This will provide you with more opportunities to interact with young people whose origin, vision and cultural traditions are different from yours, thus stimulating your professional and personal growth. In 2002 alone, 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 (such as the Lycée Bossuet-Notre Dame, in Paris).

[edit] Accreditation

SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools)
FIMPES (Federación de Instituciones Mexicanas Particulares de Educación Superior)
AMFEM (Asociación Mexicana de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina)
Tribunal de Médicos de Puerto Rico
ASINEA (Asociación de Instituciones de Enseñanza de Arquitectura de la República Mexicana)
AMIESIC (Asociación Mexicana de Instituciones de Educación Superior de Inspiración Católica)
CACEI (Consejo de Acreditación de la Enseñanza de la Ingeniería)
College Board
CNEIP (Consejo Nacional para la Enseñanza e Investigación en Psicología)
ISA (International Schools Association)
OBI (Organización del Bachillerato Internacional)

[edit] Criticism

Despite promoting an image of teaching Catholic values, UdeM has seen cases of some students becoming kidnappers. In 2004, a group of students kidnapped a classmate, and were arrested and condemened to 15 years in prision. In 2006, two students kidnapped, drugged and threatened to kill a fellow classmate. They are currently arrested and under process.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Case 1: Ruiz-Concha's kidnapping

The first kidnapping case occurred in 2004 when the UDEM student Claudia Ivonne Ruiz Concha was kidnapped by her schoolmates Mirna Judith Zainos Salinas, then 18; Gisele Zamora Warner, 21; José Gilberto Valenzuela Gómez, 19; Pedro Ismael Miranda Ortega, then 18, and the minor Mirthala Aideé Galván Villarreal, 17 (Mexican laws states as minors anyone younger than 18 years old).

During the trial, Mirna Zainos, Gisele Zamora and Gilberto Valenzuela were found guilty of kidnapping and conspiracy to commit a crime in 2006. They were senteced to serve 15 years and 7 months in prision.^[4].

Case 2: Mier-Martinez-Celis Kidnapping

The second kidnapping case was registered on December 2006 when the former UDEM student, Fernando Mier Martínez Celis, 24, was supposedly kidnapped by Carlos Isaac Villalobos Castillo, 20, and Rolando Oziel Hernández González, 20. Villalobos and Hernandez studied Economics at UDEM.

Fortunately, Carlos Villalobos y Rolando Hernández were arresed by the state authorities when they were trying to collect $74,500 pesos ($7,300 USD aprox.) and $200,000 pesos ($19,000 USD aprox.) in jewerly as the ransom to free Fernando Mier. The media in Monterrey informed that the original requested amount was $5 million pesos (aprox. a half million dollars). The newspapers published that Villalobos and Hernandez revealed that they had the intention to murder Fernando Mier "if something went wrong".^[5]

Fernando Mier was freed by the State Anti-kindapping Force, and still alive inside a Chrysler Voyager. Fernando Mier apparently was kidnapped for almost 24 hours in a house located in the upper-middle class neighbourhood "Cumbres Segundo Sector" where Carlos Villalobos lived in Monterrey.

This second kidnapping case is still under investigation by Mexican authorities. According toMexican laws is expected that Carlos Villalobos faces a severe sentece due to he already knew Fernando Mier before the kidnapping. Apparently, Carlos Villalobos knew Fernando Mier when the latter studied at UDEM some years ago. Media has informed that there were "affective bonds" between Carlos Villalobos and Fernando Mier. Fernando Mier imply before the authorities that, even though, they were not boyfriends, they were lovers.^[6]