Instituto Politécnico Nacional | |
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| Motto | La Técnica al Servicio de la Patria[1] |
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Motto in English | The Technique at the Service of the Fatherland[2] |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1 January 1936[3] |
| Founder | Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes [es] andLázaro Cárdenas del Río |
Academic affiliations | AMECYD,[4]ANUIES,[5] AUIP,[6] CLARA,[7] COMEPO,[8]CUDI,[9] ECOES,[10] OUI,[11] UDUAL,[12]Universia[13] |
| Director | Arturo Reyes Sandoval[14][15] |
Academic staff | 16,445 (as of 2022)[16] |
Administrative staff | 9,144 (as of 2022)[16] |
| Students | 216,274 (as of 2022)[16] |
| Undergraduates | 135,558 (as of 2022)[16] |
| Postgraduates | 6,282 (as of 2022)[16] |
Other students | 74,434 (high school) (as of 2022)[16] |
| Location | , Mexico 19°30′02″N99°08′23″W / 19.50056°N 99.13972°W /19.50056; -99.13972 |
| Campus | Several across Mexico, mostly urban[17] |
| Colors | Maroon and white[18] |
| Nickname | Burros Blancos |
Sporting affiliations | ONEFA Central Conference[19][20] |
| Mascot | White donkey[21] |
| Website | www |
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TheNational Polytechnic Institute (Spanish:Instituto Politécnico Nacional), abbreviatedIPN, is one of the largestpublic universities in Mexico with 171,581 students[16] at thehigh school,undergraduate andpostgraduate levels. It is the second-best university in Mexico in the technical and engineering domain according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018.[22] It was founded on 1 January 1936 during the administration ofPresidentLázaro Cárdenas.[23]
The institute consists of 98 academic units offering 290 courses of study.[16] It includes 57technical careers, 79undergraduate and 154postgraduate programs.[16] Its main campus, called 'Unidad ProfesionalAdolfo López Mateos' or 'Zacatenco', located in northernMexico City, covers approximately 530 acres (2.1 km2) .[17]
The IPN is based primarily inMexico City, but with several research institutes and facilities distributed over 22states.[16]
The institute was founded on January 1, 1936, during the administration ofPresidentLázaro Cárdenas in what had been previously known as theEx hacienda Santo Tomás — a largeestate initially owned by SpanishconquerorHernán Cortés in the 16th century[23] and donated by thefederal government.[24]
Prominent astronomerLuis Enrique Erro, formerrevolutionaryJuan de Dios Bátiz Paredes and formerminister of educationNarciso Bassols were among its initial promoters.[24]
During the administration of former director Alejo Peralta sufficient lands were given to IPN. Expropriated lands of Santa Maria Ticomán (213 ha) and San Pedro Zacatenco (43 ha) were used.[17]
The construction of what is now the Professional Unit "Adolfo López Mateos" (Zacatenco) began in 1958. In 1959, formerPresidentAdolfo López Mateos, the formerminister of educationJaime Torres Bodet, and former director of IPN Eugenio Mendez Docurro, inaugurated the first four buildings of Zacatenco, which were occupied by the Superior School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (ESIME) and the Superior School of Engineering and Architecture (ESIA).[17]
The institute is organized around 98academic units[16] including 18vocational high schools (operates asCECyT), 26university colleges, 20scientific and technical research centers, 17continuing education centers, 4 units for educational support, 3 support units for education innovation, 8 support units for research, development and technological and enterprise foment, and 2 units affiliated to science, enterprise research and development.
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| QS World[25] | 851-900 (2026) |
These schools are primarily inMexico City, although several extension and research facilities are distributed over 22states.[16]
Some units (particularly the semi-autonomous, internationally renownedCINVESTAV) enjoy a high degree of academic and budgetary freedom. The institute as a whole is headed by adirector-general appointed by thePresident of Mexico, usually (but not always) after some consultation with members of its academic community.[26] Since December 2020, its director-general has been Arturo Reyes Sandoval.
In addition to its academic endeavors, and as part of its cultural promotion strategy, the institute operates 'Canal Once' ('Channel Eleven'), the oldest public broadcast service in Latin America[27] featuring original cultural, scientific, information and entertainment programming, foreign shows and classic, rare, and non-commercial films from all over the world.
The institute offers 80undergraduate programs[16] leading to four- or five-yearbachelor's degrees and 135postgraduate programs[16] leading to 29postgraduate diplomas,[16] 70master's degrees[16] and 36doctorate degrees.[16]
Like most public universities in Mexico, in addition to its undergraduate and graduate schools the institute sponsors severalvocational high schools called 'Centros de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos' (C.E.C. y T.), most of which are inGreater Mexico City. Upon completion, they lead to a technician degree. For this level of study, the institute offers 78technical careers.[16]
IPN fields 27 varsity teams in sports or activities such asarchery,American football,athletics,baseball,basketball,body building,bowling,boxing,chess,cycling,frontenis,gymnastics,handball,indoor soccer,judo,karate,kendo,mountaineering,rowing,soccer,swimming,taekwondo,tennis,touch football,volleyball,weightlifting, andwrestling.[28]
The university maintains a fierce rivalry with all the athletic teams from theNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); it has a particularly bitter competition with UNAM's football program, the "Pumas Dorados" (Golden Pumas).
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