Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
Search the full glossary. Nothing is sampled or hidden when the search field is empty.
Showing 11 of 11 terms
A
- AMFEM
- Asociación Mexicana de Facultades y Escuelas de Medicina; the national medical association the campus is affiliated with.
C
- Casas de Asistencia
- Private boarding houses near the campus where out-of-town students typically rent rooms.
E
- EXA ICEST
- The official association and network for university alumni (Ex-alumnos).
H
- Hecho en ICEST
- A popular slogan and hashtag used by students to express campus pride and identity.
L
- La Cafe
- Common student shorthand for the campus cafeteria.
R
- Residencias
- General term for student housing or medical residencies, as the campus does not have traditional on-campus dorms.
- RIECS
- Revista de Investigación en Educación y Ciencias de la Salud; the university's official health science research journal.
S
- SIDI
- Sistema Integral de Información; the essential online portal for checking grades, schedules, and payment status.
T
- Tibu
- Short for 'Tiburón' (Shark), the university's official mascot; used to refer to students or sports teams.
- Tiburones
- The collective nickname for the student body, derived from the campus mascot.
Z
- Zona Tibu
- The designated student recreational and social area on campus, often used for breaks and quick meals.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Anfiteatro
- The specialized anatomy laboratory building used primarily by medicine and nursing students.
- Baja definitiva
- The official administrative process for a student to permanently withdraw from the university.
- cafeter_a_icest_matamoros
- Cafetería ICEST Matamoros
- Campus 2001
- The main campus facility located on Calle Oaxaca, housing the majority of health science programs.
- Campus Centro
- The secondary campus location situated in the downtown (Zona Centro) area of Matamoros.
- Curso de Inducción
- The mandatory orientation program for new students to learn campus rules and administrative systems.
- Facultad de Medicina
- The primary building or section of the campus dedicated to the Medical School.
- Ficha de Pago
- The mandatory tuition payment slip that students must generate and pay to maintain enrollment.
- Transporte Escolar
- The university-provided bus system that runs specific routes across Matamoros for students.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 11 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.