Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education
The Tamaulipas Institute of Higher Education, or IEST for its acronym in Spanish, is a private university in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico founded in 1974. It is one of the most recognized universities along with ITESM Campus Tampico in the southern area of the state of Tamaulipas. It serves all the metropolitan area of Tampico, Ciudad Madero and Altamira, the northern part of the state of Veracruz and the eastern part of the state of San Luís Potosí. Its campus consist of Campus Altamira, and Campus Cd. Valles located in Ciudad Valles, San Luís Potosí.
Since 2005, it has been officially allied with the Anahuac Universities Network.Organization
IEST's divisions consists of academic departments rather than faculties. Both undergraduate and graduate studies are available. IEST also provides the Preparatoria IEST, at campus Ciudad Valles, which consists of Upper and Lower Secondary Education, with no undergraduate or graduate services.Undergraduate
The academic departments, with their respective majors at campus Altamira for undergraduate level are:
- Humanities
- *Architecture
- *Graphic Design
- *Law
- *Languages
- *Philosophy
- *Psychology
- Exact Sciences
- *Chemistry
- *Information Technology and Telecommunications
- *Industry for Direction
- *Mechatronics
- *Petroleum and Renewable energy
- Management and Economics
- *Finance and Accounting
- *International Business
- *Gastronomy
- *Direction and Management
- *Marketing
- *Tourist Management
Graduate
The academic departments, with their respective masters at campus Altamira for graduate level are:
