TECH is a private international university / educational group that provides online education worldwide.[1] The educational group was founded in 2015, starting its activity in Latin America, where it has its main university: TECH Mexico. It is considered as the world's largest online university by Forbes.[2]
| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Established | 2015 |
| Rector | Tere Guevara Navarro |
Academic staff | 6,000 |
| Students | 500,000 |
| Location | |
| Website | https://www.techtitute.com/us/ |
Nowadays, the educational group offers more than 10,000 different university courses[3] in online/digital format.[4]
History
The TECH Education group was founded in 2015 by the Spanish company Tech Education Rights & Technologies SL, organized as an international cluster of private universities that originally operated mainly in Spanish-speaking countries.[5]
The institution initially offered courses focused on health sciences, and later expanded to technological sciences, social and business sciences.[6]
In 2019, TECH Technological University Mexico was officially recognized as an institution of higher education, with the incorporation of the first Degrees, Master's Degrees and Doctorates.[citation needed]
In February 2019, TECH made a strategic agreement with Harvard Business Publishing,.[7][8]
In 2022, the educational group started to offer classes in english.[citation needed]
In February 2022, TECH signs a multi-year agreement with the National Basketball Association (NBA),.[9]
Academics
At present, the educational group operates in Spanish and English-Speaking countries. The current student body is composed by more than 100,000 students[10] from 112 different countries. Moreover, there are more than 500,000 graduates[citation needed] around the world.
The educational group is focused in postgraduate education.[11] The study programs include Master's Degrees and Specialist Diplomas, as well as continuing education programs in collaboration with Panamerican University (Mexico).
Rectorate
| From | Until | Rector |
| 2018 | 2021 | Pedro Navarro Illana |
| 2021 | Present | Tere Guevara Navarro |