The renowned Mexican businesswoman María Asunción Aramburuzabala received the annual Carrera al Universo (Race to the Universe) award from ITAM and its alumni association in a ceremony that celebrated the careers of its most outstanding graduates. The Mérito Profesional (Professional Merit) awards were also presented at the event. “Having been chosen as the winner of…
Global Social Leaders Share Careers, Ideas and Perspectives at ITAM
ITAM’s 5th Social Commitment Seminar, held in Mexico City in November 2018, brought together social leaders dedicated to serving a variety of causes throughout the world. In this context, ITAM was the venue for the presentation of the Eliasson Global Leadership Prizes 2018, awarded by the Tällberg Foundation “to leaders from any country and any…
Fulbright-García Robles Scholarships: Why Do So Many ITAM Students Go to Graduate School in the United States?
Fulbright García-Robles is a group of scholarships that promote the incorporation of graduates from mexican colleges to the best graduate school in the United States.
Rafael Guerra, a Student Who Transformed Challenges into Commitment
ITAM has a social commitment with the young talents of Mexico.
Boot Camp for Entrepreneurs: ITAM and MIT Support Innovation in Mexico
A boot camp for entrepreneurs? Knowledge accelerators, known as boot camps, take up the idea of a U.S. military training camp – maximum challenge and maximum effort in any military career – to gather, in a specific space and time, the three pivots necessary for innovation: human capital, monetary capital and marketing problems that require…
ITAM Students Get Together to Teach Summer Classes to Children from Sharing Tizapán
Summer is the perfect opportunity to enrich basic education and take a break from the core subjects of Spanish, math, natural sciences and others, and participate in recreational activities that provide children with skills and knowledge about culture and art. Sharing Tizapán keeps students active during vacation periods, stimulates their curiosity and may awaken in…
ITAM Sports: From the Classroom to the Playing Field
While meeting the challenges of studying at ITAM, being involved in sports or in cultural activities is not a far-fetched idea, in fact, it makes sense. Athletes at our institute agree. Some managed to form a sports team that, based on its merits, became a team at this university; some went on to achieve recognition…
Sociedad Anónima Bursátil (Publicly Held Company): Understanding Companies in the United States
The Department of Law presented the book La Sociedad Anónima Bursátil (The Publicly Held Company) by Jorge Leonardo González García. The presenters, Jorge E. Familiar Calderón and Jesús de la Fuente Rodríguez, talked about the extensive practice of comparative law dealt with in the book, as it addresses the process of placement of equity securities…
Meet Víctor Guerrero, the New Director of the Master’s in Risk Management
Dr. Víctor M. Guerrero, Director of. the Master’s in Risk Management since August 2018.
Becatlón ITAM 2018: A Shared Effort to Help the Best
At ITAM, there is a phrase that implies solidarity and philanthropy and that is known to all: the annual Becatlón. Every year in September, students from all the departments come together for a common, concrete and measurable purpose, that is, opening the doors of our university to students of great merit, but with scarce resources….
The Future of Education in Mexico
The La Flecha al Aire Award, founded by Javier Beristain and organized every year by the Fundraising Office, seeks to recognize the rigorous research of newly graduated ITAM students. This event mainly focuses on education in Mexico. Prior to an award ceremony, a panel of various education experts discussed the situation in the country. Also,…
Cybercrime: What to Do to Prevent It
What does the future of information hold for us, at a time when we have so many digital businesses at our fingertips? In a conference at ITAM, Professor Fernando Gamallo explained the meaning of cybersecurity and the importance of protecting our virtual information to correctly prevent cybercrime, especially in the case of young people. Gamallo…