Together, Thunderbird and Tecnológico de Monterrey offer you an unparalleled global education on the Web and on location.


The Partnership

About Thunderbird

Thunderbird School of Global Management is the world's premier school of international business. It is a private school for professional business men and women destined to be leaders in the global arenas of business, government and not-for-profit.

One of Thunderbird's main goals is to offer a graduate management degree distinguished by global business, cross-cultural, ethical and multilingual components. It has over 40,000 alumni worldwide and over 900 graduate students studying on its main campus located in Glendale, Ariz.

Mission

Thunderbird develops high-potential individuals to serve the advanced management needs of international enterprises. Among its goals are to:

  • Offer graduate management degree and non-degree programs distinguished by their global business, cross-cultural, ethical and multilingual components.
  • Involve and support a global network of alumni and friends.
  • Serve international business, government and nonprofit organizations through faculty research and consultation, student internships and technological facilitation.
  • Foster global understanding by seeking a domestically and internationally diverse faculty and student body.
  • Maintain close linkages with leading enterprises so that:
    • The curriculum remains responsive to their needs and
    • The placement process meets student and international enterprise objectives.

About Tecnológico de Monterrey

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (ITESM, better know as Tecnológico de Monterrey) is the best-known school in Mexico with highly renowned programs in engineering and business. Tec de Monterrey is a private institution with a main campus in Monterrey and 33 campuses throughout Mexico with more than 148,000 graduate and undergraduate students.

The Global MBA for Latin American Managers program is delivered through the Virtual University (Universidad Virtual) and supported academically by the School of Business Administration and Leadership (Escuela de Graduados en Administración y Dirección de Empresas, EGADE). Tec de Monterrey has over 16 years of experience in distance learning in Mexico and Latin America.

Mission

Tecnológico de Monterrey seeks to develop people who are internationally competitive in their field of knowledge, and committed to the social, economic and political development of their communities. The mission includes supporting research and extension programs relevant to Mexico's sustainable development.