| National Polytechnic Institute | |
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| Instituto Politécnico Nacional | |
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| Motto | La Técnica al Servicio de la Patria[1] |
| Motto in English | Technique at the Fatherland's Service |
| Established | 1 January 1936[2] |
| Type | Public |
| Director | José Enrique Villa Rivera[3] |
| Faculty | 15,636 (2008)[4] |
| Students | 142,861 (2008)[4] |
| Undergraduates | 85,240 (2008)[4] |
| Postgraduates | 5,199 (2008)[4] |
| Location | Mexico City,  Mexico19°30′02″N 99°08′23″W / 19.50056°N 99.13972°WCoordinates: 19°30′02″N 99°08′23″W / 19.50056°N 99.13972°W |
| Campus | Several across the country, mostly urban[5] |
| Colors | Burgundy and White |
| Nickname | Politécnico or Poli |
| Mascot | White Donkey[6] |
| Athletics | Burros Blancos (White Donkeys) Águilas Blancas (White Eagles) ONEFA Central Conference[7][8] |
| Affiliations | ANUIES,[9] CUDI,[10] UDUAL,[11] AMECYD,[12] COMEPO[13] |
| Website | http://www.ipn.mx |
The National Polytechnic Institute (in Spanish: Instituto Politécnico Nacional, IPN, or simply as Politécnico) is one of the largest and finest public universities in Mexico. Based primarily in Mexico City and its suburbs, it offers over 70 different undergraduate and 114 graduate programs to some 142,000 pupils.[4]
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History
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[14] and donated by the federal government.[15] Prominent astronomer Luis Enrique Erro, former revolutionary Juan de Dios Bátiz and former minister of education Narciso Bassols were among its initial promoters.[15]
Organization
The Institute is organized around 79 academic units[4] including 25 university colleges,[4] 19 scientific and technical research centers,[4] 12 continuing education centers[4] and 16 vocational high schools[4] located primarily in Mexico City, although several extension and research facilities are distributed over 15 different states.
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.[16] Since 2003 its Director-general is José Enrique Villa Rivera.
In addition its academic endeavors, and as part of its cultural promotion strategy, the Institute operates Canal Once, the oldest public broadcast service in Latin America[17] featuring original cultural, scientific, and entertainment programming, foreign shows and classic, rare, and non-commercial films from all over the world.
Academics
As of 2006 the Institute was offering 72 undergraduate programs[4] leading to four or five-years bachelor degrees and 115 graduate programs[4] leading to 28 postgraduate diplomas,[4] 60 master's degrees[4] and 28 doctorate degrees.[4]
Like most public universities in the country, in addition to its graduate and undergraduate schools the Institute sponsors several high schools called Centros de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos, CECyT, most of which are located in Greater Mexico City. Upon completion, they lead to a technician degree.[4]
Athletics
The polytechnic fields a total 26 varsity teams in various sports or activities such as archery, athletics, basketball, baseball, body building, bowling, chess, cycling, frontenis, gymnastics, handball, judo, karate, kendo, mountaineering, rowing, soccer, tae kwon do, tennis, touch football, swimming, volleyball, weightlifting, wrestling.[18] 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
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Notable alumni
Scientists and technologists
- Guillermo González Camarena: television pioneer; inventor of an early color television transmission system.
- Jerzy Rzedowski: Plant scientist. He was a pioneer of Neotropical floristics.
- Esther Orozco: biology researcher, winner of the 1997 UNESCO/Institut Pasteur Medal and the 2006 L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science for her work on amoebiasis.
- Evangelina Villegas: biochemist laureated with the 2000 World Food Prize and whose work with maize led to the development of Quality Protein Maize (QPM).
- Pablo Rudomín: neuroscientist laureated with the Prince of Asturias Award (1987).
- Gilberto Calvillo Vives: president of the United Nations' Statistics Commission.
- Alberto Pérez Gómez: architectural historian and winner of the 1984 Alice Davis Hitchcock Award.
- Constantino Reyes-Valerio: Chemist and Art Historian, discovered the recipe to create Maya blue and coined the term Arte Indocristiano
Politicians
- Ernesto Zedillo: former President of Mexico (1994-2000).
- Josefina Vázquez Mota: current Secretary of Education.
- Reyes Tamez: Secretary of Education during the Fox administration.
- Victor Bravo Ahuja: Secretary of Education during the Echeverría admninistration.
- Héctor Mayagoitia Domínguez: former Governor of Durango (1974-1979).
Notable faculty
- Alexander Balankin: scientist, winner of the 2005 UNESCO Science Prize for his works on fractal mechanics.
- Heberto Castillo: inventor of tridilosa and founder of several political parties.
- Juan O'Gorman: architect and painter.
- Arturo Rosenblueth: physician, physiologist, and noted researcher.
See also
- CINVESTAV
- ESCOM
- ESIQIE
- National Polytechnic Institute College of Biomedical Sciences
- National Polytechnic Institute College of Engineering and Physical-Mathematic Sciences
- National Polytechnic Institute College of Social and Administrative Sciences
References
- ^ National Polytechnic Institute. "Lema" (in Spanish). http://www.ipn.mx/wps/wcm/connect/ipn+home/IPN/Estructura+Principal/Conocenos/Identidad/Lema/. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ National Polytechnic Institute. "Compendio histórico 1930-1939" (in Spanish). http://www.ipn.mx/wps/wcm/connect/ipn+home/IPN/Estructura+Principal/Conocenos/Historia/Compendio/. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ National Polytechnic Institute. "Página del Director" (in Spanish). http://www.ipn.mx/wps/wcm/connect/ipn+home/IPN/Estructura+Principal/Conocenos/Bienvenida/Pagina+del+Director/. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p National Polytechnic Institute. "Estadística Institucional 2007" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://www.ipn.mx/wps/wcm/connect/ddc9bc004faa1ac8b7cebf0fd6b74a64/estadistica_2007.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=ddc9bc004faa1ac8b7cebf0fd6b74a64. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Universia Mexico (March 20, 2009). "Conmemora IPN 50 aniversario de la unidad "Adolfo López Mateos"" (in Spanish). http://www.universia.net.mx/index.php/news_user/content/view/full/57812/. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ National Polytechnic Institute. "Mascota" (in Spanish). http://www.ipn.mx/wps/wcm/connect/ipn+home/IPN/Estructura+Principal/Conocenos/Identidad/Mascota/. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ http://www.vanguardia.com.mx/diario/noticia/futbolamericano/deportes/se_divide_la_onefa;_nacen_la_conferencia_del_centro_y_la_conferencia_de_los_seis_grandes/118355
- ^ http://www.esmas.com/deportes/futbolamericano/704010.html
- ^ Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Eduación Superior (ANUIES). "Instituciones Afiliadas, Distrito Federal" (in Spanish). http://www.anuies.mx/la_anuies/afiliadas.php?estado=9. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Corporación Universitaria para el Desarrollo de Internet A.C. (CUDI). "Membresía CUDI. Universidades, Centros e Instituciones de Investigación" (in Spanish) (PDF). http://www.cudi.edu.mx/members/miembros_cudi.pdf. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Unión de Universidades de América Latina (UDUAL). "Directorio de Instituciones Afiliadas a la UDUAL" (in Spanish). http://www.udual.org/Afiliacion/lista.htm. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Asociación Mexicana de Educación Continua y a Distancia A.C. (AMECYD). "Instituciones Afiliadas" (in Spanish). http://amecyd.uaemex.mx/am_afiliados/afiliados.htm. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ Consejo Mexicano de Estudios de Posgrado A.C. (COMEPO). "COMEPO - Miembros Afiliados" (in Spanish). http://www.comepo.org.mx/comepo/htmls/afiliacion/afiliados.htm. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ National Polytechnic Institute. "Antecedentes del Centro Histórico y Cultural "Juan de Dios Bátiz"" (in Spanish). http://www.decanato.ipn.mx/central1a2.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ a b National Polytechnic Institute. "Historia" (in Spanish). http://www.ipn.mx/contenido/conocenos/historia_30s.html. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ La Jornada (2006-11-09). "Villa Rivera: nombrar director del IPN, facultad sólo del Presidente" (in Spanish). http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2006/11/09/index.php?section=sociedad&article=051n1soc. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ Canal Once. "Acerca de Canal Once" (in Spanish). http://oncetv-ipn.net/acercade/1.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
- ^ http://www.deportes.ipn.mx/contenido/deportes/ajedrez.html
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