Instituto Politécnico Nacional

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National Polytechnic Institute
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
A cogwheel. On its right, the stylized form of a building. On its center, a scale in balance and a laboratory flask surrounded by a snake. On its top, the acronym "IPN".
Official Seal
Motto La Técnica al Servicio de la Patria[1]
Motto in English
 Technology to meet the needs of the Nation[2]
Type Public
Established 1 January 1936[3]
Dean Jesús Ávila Galinzoga[4]
Director Enrique Fernández Fassnacht[4][5]
Academic staff
 17,534[6]
Students 171,581[6]
Undergraduates 100,854[6]
Postgraduates 6,836[6]
Other students
 63,891 (High school)[6]
Location
Mexico City
,
 Mexico

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Campus Several across Mexico, mostly urban[7]
Colors Maroon and white          
Nickname Burros Blancos
Affiliations AMECYD,[8] ANUIES,[9] AUIP,[10] CLARA,[11] COMEPO,[12] CUDI,[13] ECOES,[14] OUI,[15] UDUAL,[16] Universia[17]
Mascot White donkey[18]
Website www.ipn.mx
Staff, students and organization data is for 2013.[6] High school students account for the difference between its total number of students and the sum of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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The Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Spanish for National Polytechnic Institute) (IPN) is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 171,581 students[6] at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It was founded on 1 January 1936 during the administration of President Lázaro Cárdenas del Río as a response to provide professional education to the most disadvantaged social classes in that historical period, a practice that is still maintained because it is one of the few vocational schools that are still maintained in the world.[22]

The institute consists of 98 academic units offering 293 courses of study.[6] It includes 78 technical careers, 80 different undergraduate and 135 postgraduate programs.[6] Its main campus, called Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos or Zacatenco, is situated on approximately 530 acres (2.1 km2) north Mexico City.[7]

The IPN is based primarily in Mexico City and its suburbs, but with several research institutes and facilities distributed over 22 different states.[6]

History

Marquee at the main entrance of the Adolfo López Mateos campus

The Institute was founded on January 1, 1936 during the administration of President Lázaro Cárdenas in what had been previously known as the Ex hacienda Santo Tomás; a large estate initially owned by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés in the 16th century[22] and donated by the federal government.[23]

Prominent astronomer Luis Enrique Erro, former revolutionary Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes and former minister of education Narciso Bassols were among its initial promoters.[23]

During the administration of former Director Alejo Peralta, were given to IPN sufficient lands. For this purpose, were expropriated lands of Santa Maria Ticomán (213 ha) and San Pedro Zacatenco (43 ha).[7]

The construction of what is now the Professional Unit "Adolfo López Mateos" (Zacatenco) began in 1958. In 1959, former President Adolfo López Mateos, the former minister of education Jaime 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).[7]

Organization

IPN

The Institute is organized around 98 academic units[6] including 18 vocational high schools (operates as CECyT), 26 university colleges, 20 scientific and technical research centers, 17 continuing education centers, 4 units for educational support, 3 support units for educational innovation, 8 support units for research, development and technological and enterprise foment, and 2 units affiliated to science, enterprise research and development.

These schools are located primarily in Mexico City, although several extension and research facilities are distributed over 22 different states.[6]

Some units (particularly the semi-autonomous, internationally renowned CINVESTAV) enjoy a high degree of academic and budgetary freedom. The Institute as a whole is headed by a director-general appointed by the President of Mexico, usually (but not always) after some consultation with members of its academic community.[24] Since November 2014, its director-general is Enrique Fernández Fassnacht.[5]

In addition to its academic endeavors, and as part of its cultural promotion strategy, the Institute operates Canal Once, the oldest public broadcast service in Latin America[25] featuring original cultural, scientific, information and entertainment programming, foreign shows and classic, rare, and non-commercial films from all over the world.

Academics

One of the schools of the National Polytechnic Institute specializing in business studies.

The Institute offers 80 undergraduate programs[6] leading to four or five-years bachelor's degrees and 135 postgraduate programs[6] leading to 29 postgraduate diplomas,[6] 70 master's degrees[6] and 36 doctorate degrees.[6]

Like most public universities in the country, in addition to its undergraduate and graduate schools the Institute sponsors several vocational high schools called Centros de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos, C.E.C. y T., most of which are located in Greater Mexico City. Upon completion, they lead to a technician degree. For this level of study, the institute offers 78 technical careers.[6]

Athletics

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IPN fields a total 27 varsity teams in various sports or activities such as archery, 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 and wrestling.[19]

The university maintains a fierce rivalry with all the athletic teams from the National Autonomous University of Mexico but have a particularly bitter competition with its football program, the "Pumas Dorados" (Golden Pumas).

Notable people

Notable alumni

See also Category: Instituto Politécnico Nacional alumni

Scientists and technologists

Politicians

Notable faculty

See also Category: Instituto Politécnico Nacional faculty

See also

References

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