National Polytechnic Institute

The National Polytechnic Institute (Spanish: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, IPN) is a public university in Mexico City. It is dedicated to research and education at high school, undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It was founded in 1936 by president Lázaro Cárdenas del Río.

National Polytechnic Institute

Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Motto	La Técnica al Servicio de la Patria
Motto in English	Technology to meet the needs of the Nation[1]
Type	Public
Established	1 January 1936
Dean	Jesús Ávila Galinzoga[2]
Director	Enrique Fernández Fassnacht[2][3]
Academic staff	17,534[4]
Administrative staff	10,383[4]
Students	171,581[4]
Undergraduates	100,854[4]
Postgraduates	6,836[4]
Other students	63,891 (High school)[4]
Location	Mexico City ,  Mexico
Campus	Several across Mexico, mostly urban
Colors	Cherry and white
Mascot	White donkey
Website	www.ipn.mx

The National Polytechnic Institute offers 293 courses of study.^[4] It is made up of 98 different academic units.^[4] These academic units are located across Mexico. With 171,581 students (2013),^[4] it is the second largest university in Mexico. The IPN is considered the best university in Mexico of engineering.

The institute has an important research center in Mexico called CINVESTAV.

The IPN has 27 sports teams.^[5] It has two American football teams called Burros blancos (White donkeys) and Águilas blancas (White eagles) on the Mexican College Football (ONEFA). These teams have won many championships. The IPN has a strong rivalry in all sports with UNAM, the other university in Mexico City.

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