Academic calendar
Otoño 2026 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Otoño 2026Relevant now
- Primavera 2027
- Verano 2027
Campus language
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Showing 10 of 10 terms
C
- Consejo de Alumnos
- The student council representing specific academic programs.
D
- DAE
- Dirección de Asuntos Estudiantiles; the office handling student affairs and extracurriculars.
E
- El Cubo
- Small study cubicles or professor offices where students go for 'asesorías' (tutoring).
- El Starbucks
- The on-campus Starbucks, a primary social and study hub.
- EPIC Lab
- The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at ITAM.
- Ex-ITAM
- A common term for an alumnus of the institution.
F
- FEITAM
- Federación de Estudiantes del ITAM; the central student government body.
I
- Itamita
- A student or graduate of ITAM.
L
- La Cafetería
- The main dining hall located at the Río Hondo campus.
S
- Sufritam
- A portmanteau of 'sufrir' (to suffer) and ITAM, referring to the university's intense academic rigor.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Asesorías
- Scheduled office hours where students receive one-on-one help from professors or TAs.
- cafeter_a_r_o_hondo
- Cafetería Río Hondo
- cafeter_a_santa_teresa
- Cafetería Santa Teresa
- Departamental
- Standardized final exams administered by the department rather than individual professors.
- Gimnasio
- The campus fitness center and indoor sports facility.
- Kardex
- The official digital transcript or academic record of a student.
- La Velaria
- The large covered outdoor area used for student events and gatherings.
- Plaza Roja
- The iconic red-tiled central plaza at the Río Hondo campus, used as a primary meeting point.
- Río Hondo
- The main campus housing undergraduate programs, located in San Ángel.
- SAE
- Sistema de Administración Escolar; the online portal used for checking grades and course registration.
- Santa Teresa
- The secondary campus dedicated to graduate programs and executive education.
- Tira de materias
- The official printed or digital course schedule for the current semester.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Otoño 2026 runs Aug 1, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 10 approved campus terms and 12 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.