Instituto Politécnico Nacional
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The National Polytechnic Institute (Spanish: Instituto Politécnico Nacional), abbreviated IPN, is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 171,581 students[16] at the high school, undergraduate and postgraduate 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 of President Lázaro Cárdenas.[23]
Instituto Politécnico Nacional | |
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] and Lázaro 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″N 99°08′23″W |
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 |
The institute consists of 98 academic units offering 290 courses of study.[16] It includes 57 technical careers, 79 undergraduate and 154 postgraduate programs.[16] Its main campus, called 'Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos' or 'Zacatenco', located in northern Mexico City, covers approximately 530 acres (2.1 km2) .[17]
The IPN is based primarily in Mexico City, but with several research institutes and facilities distributed over 22 states.[16]