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National Polytechnic Institute

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
Motto in English
Technology to meet the needs of the Nation
Type Public
Established 1 January 1936
Dean Jesús Ávila Galinzoga
Director Enrique Fernández Fassnacht
Academic staff
17,534
Administrative staff
10,383
Students 171,581
Undergraduates 100,854
Postgraduates 6,836
Other students
63,891 (High school)
Location Mexico City,  Mexico
19°30′02″N 99°08′23″W / 19.50056°N 99.13972°W / 19.50056; -99.13972Coordinates: 19°30′02″N 99°08′23″W / 19.50056°N 99.13972°W / 19.50056; -99.13972
Campus Several across Mexico, mostly urban
Colors Maroon and white          
Athletics Burros Blancos (White Donkeys)
Águilas Blancas (White Eagles)
ONEFA Central Conference
Sports 27 varsity teams
Nickname Burros Blancos
Mascot White donkey
Affiliations AMECYD,ANUIES, AUIP, CLARA, COMEPO,CUDI, ECOES, OUI, UDUAL,Universia
Website www.ipn.mx
Staff, students and organization data is for 2013. High school students account for the difference between its total number of students and the sum of undergraduate and postgraduate students.

The Instituto Politécnico Nacional (Spanish for National Polytechnic Institute) (IPN) is one of the largest public universities in Mexico with 171,581 students 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 period, a practice that is maintained because it is one of the few vocational schools in the world.

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

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

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 and donated by the federal government.


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