Ciudad de México Campus

In 1973, Tecnológico de Monterrey began operations in Mexico City under the name "Unidad Ciudad de México" in a building located at Dr. Lucio No. 102, with 97 students enrolled that year.

In 1989, the land that is now the current campus site in the Tlalpan delegation was acquired, and at the beginning of the following year, construction of the first phase began, which included the Aulas I and Oficinas I buildings. Classes started in August 1990, and since then, the campus has become one of the best options for university and high school education in Mexico City.

In January 1990, the cornerstone ceremony was held, marking the start of the first construction phase of 8,000 square meters. Thirty classrooms, an office building, a soccer field, two tennis courts, and 360 parking spaces were built. The following year, the construction of the second wing of the building continued. The Master’s in Education with specialty areas was received via satellite. The Tlalpan campus reached a student population of 2,800 students.

In February 1993, "El Ajedrez," a work by Maestro Miguel Peraza, was unveiled and has since become the symbol of the campus, now known as the Campus of Chess. On September 6, the 50th anniversary of Tecnológico de Monterrey was celebrated.

In 1998, the university inaugurated the synthetic grass soccer field located next to the Student Center. In August, the commemorative mural by Maestro Raúl Anguiano, titled "El Hombre, la Palabra y la Técnica" (Man, Word, and Technique), was unveiled in the Centro Electrónico de Cálculo (CEC). The 25th anniversary of the Mexico City Campus was celebrated, and a year later, the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences was incorporated.

In 2002, the Division of Engineering and Architecture received a visit from the evaluation committee of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), completing the certification process for the IEC, IMA, IME, and IIS programs. Three years later, on April 5, 2005, the Centro de Desarrollo Empresarial y Tecnológico-CEMEX was inaugurated in the presence of the President of the Republic, Vicente Fox Quesada.

Later on, additional properties were incorporated, including the plot on Avenida Transmisiones, where the Cultural and Sports Center was established, the adjacent land and building on Periférico, currently known as the "Edificio Sur," and more recently, the acquisition of a plot on Avenida México-Xochimilco. Together, these are projected to form the main hub of innovation in Mexico City and one of the most important research and development centers in the country.

Today, the history of the campus is still being written. With nearly five decades of presence in Mexico City and 30 years at the Tlalpan facilities, Tecnológico de Monterrey has played a prominent role in global university rankings for several years, climbing positions to establish itself among the best universities in the country and Latin America. In the category of private universities, it has once again been ranked among the top 30 worldwide this year, and as the best in Mexico.