i Summer MX – Apply now!

What is the programme all about?

i Summer Mx is a programme designed for international students who are lovers of traveling and learning about new cultures.

Discover four of the most iconic states in Mexico, visit the capitalMexico-City, enjoy the colonial city of Queretaro, go to theamazing Guadalajara, walk through historic places at Puebla,and choose to make everlasting memories in beautiful places likePuerto Vallarta and San Miguel de Allende.

During their stay in Mexico, studentswill have the opportunity to live fourweeks on four different campuses.This will give them the chance tolearn about different parts of thecountry without ceasing their studies.Each campus has special activities,and several trips, that will make theexperience unforgettable!

Mexico City

Located to the west of Mexico City, and designed by the world-famous architect RicardoLegorreta, Santa Fe campus was built in 2001 and is one of the newest among other 31 campuses ofTec de Monterrey throughout México. Our campus is located in to Santa Fe area, the newestcommercial and residential neighborhood that has become the greater economic activity center withinthe Mexican capital. Our privileged location, close to charming cities like Cuernavaca and Puebla,allows students to travel and enjoy diverse experiences while living within the heart of the country.

Puebla

Campus Puebla, located in one of the best districts ofthe city, opened its doors in 2003. On 25 hectares, you find 4buildings with classrooms, offices, and the Convention Centerand Technology Park. All facilities are equipped with state ofthe art technology. Additionally, there are two auditoriums, acafeteria, a library, a copy shop, work and study areas, and 7laboratories. Furthermore, we put at your disposal, a moderngymnasium with dressing rooms, showers, lockers and amplesports fields for soccer, basketball, volleyball and tennis.

Queretaro

Tec de Monterrey Campus Queretaro is the fourth largestcampus in the country with more than 7,000 students, 55% come fromother states and more than 400 international students of differentnationalities each year. Queretaro is located in the heart of Mexico, just a 2-hour drive away from Mexico City. Its great location, modern infrastructure,and excellent diversity of people, food and touristic places makes the stateone of the best destinations to visit. Queretaro is one of the safest,innovative, and state-of- the-art sectors in industrial production, education,and technology.

Guadalajara

The Guadalajara Campus opened its doors in August 1991, in an area of   almost forty hectareslocated west of the metropolitan area, in the municipality of Zapopan.Over time this campus has and continues to develop its facilities to become the second most relevant campus,after the mother campus in Monterrey, and one of the most modern in the Tec system. Guadalajara isconsidered a capital of culture, being home of the well known Mexican icons such as mariachi, tequila, andcharrería. All recognized as World Heritage by UNESCO.

Why i Summer MX?

At Tec de Monterrey we focus on creating entrepreneurial leaders, so this summerstudents will learn how to improve their skills as a professional, as well as have theopportunity to develop skills that a world citizen requires through

• Company visits
• Conferences with experts
• workshops
• trips
  
  

Courses

In this program students will have the opportunity to take two different courses that would help them todevelop a deeper understanding of Mexican identity and culture. In addition, they can choose to improvetheir basic Spanish skills (option 1) or to advance their intercultural communication competencies (option 2).

1. Mexican Identity & Culture

This is a basic humanities course in which students willunderstand, identify and analyze aspects of Mexico's culture sothat they can assimilate and integrate themselves into theculture. No prior knowledge is required. As an outcome studentswill carry out dynamics related to diverse art expressions.

The student will be able to

• Comprehend the diverse popular artistic expressions as an important part of Mexican identity and culture.
• Learn basic concepts such as art, artcraft, artist, Mexican craftmanship, local culture, and transculuturalism.
• Analyse different identity construction processes.
• Understand the processes of cinematic production as dialogue opportunities among the aesthetic forms.

2. Basic Spanish as a Foreign Language

Beginning basic spanish as a Foreign Language course allows students to developing the basic communicative skillsin the Spanish language to improve their performance in social and academic contexts. It requires no previousknowledge of Spanish. Upon completion, the students will be able to recognize and adequately use the syntacticstructures of Spanish in communicative interactions at the beginning level.

The student will be able to:

• Interact in everyday situations of encounters, greetings and introductions.
• Ask for and give basic information about himself/herself, other people, things, places, etc.
• Provide and retrieve information in and from formats and simple documents.
• Interact adequately in intercultural situations.
• Cooperate with classmates and professor to establish and maintain collaborative, cordial and trustworthy relationships.
• Expert conscious control over the psychological and affective factors that influence the learning process.

3. Intercultural Communications (taught in English)

This course provides an intellectual and experimental forum for developinginterpersonal and intercultural communication skills.

Students will learn to identify the cultural aspects of verbal and non-verbalbehavior of people from different cultures and of themselves, and torecognize that differences in cultures can cause communication difficulties inorganizational settings.

During their course, the students will develop thebasic skills of audio-visual narrative, multimediastorytelling and developing audiovisual contentbased on their learning of Mexican Culture.

Fees and Tuition

• $3600 USD for independent students
• $1600 USD for ECIU students

The programme includes

• Housing.
• Full trasportation from Monday to Saturday, for all theactivities in the program, and between cities.
• Breakfast from Monday to Saturday.
• Tickets for all places and events in the program.
• Student Kit.

Surprise Trip

Every Sunday, on each campus we have an special tripto enjoy local attractions. These trips are not included inthe program fee but all of them are included in the priceof the Puerto Vallarta Trip.

$400 USD all inclusive per student

You will find this coastal town framed by the mountainsof the Sierra Madre Occidental of Jalisco and theimmense Mexican Pacific. This fascinating touristdestination with, it’s red roofs, golden sunsets, andcobbled streets, possesses everything that makes for anincredible vacation: beautiful beaches, leading hotels,and a variety of restaurants and activities.

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Application Deadline is May 25th 2018

Contact Claudia Ugalde, the International Students Coordinator, to apply.