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Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)
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Description of Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)
Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) is the largest institution of higher education in Mexico. It is a public institution, founded in 1936. The National Polytechnic Institute is geographically located in the city of Mexico City.
At the moment, in the national ranking of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional is in the list of the 5 best universities of the country, taking the 4th place.
The educational institution is famous for a good reputation among employers. Graduates without too much difficulty are employed and receive high salaries.
Advantages
Among the outstanding graduates of the university there are a large number of scientists, professors, politicians, architects, etc. For example:
- Esther Orozco (biology researcher, laureate of the UNESCO / Pasteur 1997 Medal and L'Oréal-UNESCO award for women's merit in science, as well as his work on amebiasis);
- Evangelina Villegas (biochemist, winner of the World Peace Prize for 2000, her work led to the identification of high-quality maize protein (QPM));
- Pablo Rudomin (neuroscientist, laureate of the Prince of Asturias Prize);
- Gilberto Calvillo Vives (President of the United Nations Statistical Commission);
- Alberto Perez Gomez (architecture historian and Alice Davis Hitchcock award winner);
- Ruth Rivera Marin (architect, the first woman to study architecture at the College of Engineering);
- Konstantin Reyes-Valerio (chemist and art historian);
- Raul Rojas (professor of computer science and mathematics, a famous expert in the field of artificial neural networks);
- Ernesto Zedillo (former President of Mexico (1994-2000));
- Josephine Vazquez Mota (former Minister of Education of Mexico);
- Reyes Tamez (Secretary of Education under Fox);
- Hector Mayagotia Dominguez (former governor of Durango (1974-1979)).
Among the teachers worth noting are: Alexander Balankin (scientist, winner of the UNESCO 2005 Science Prize for his work on fractal mechanics), Heberto Castillo (the inventor of trilosa and the founder of several political parties), Juan O'Gorman (architect and artist), Arturo Rozenblyut (doctor, physiologist and famous researcher).
Facilities and equipment at Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN)
The campus of a higher education institution is geographically located in the beautiful city of Mexico City. The institute includes a large library, a comfortable hostel for foreign citizens, canteens and cafes, a sports complex and grounds, a cultural center and research laboratories.
In the university, a special attitude to sport is formed on the basis of the institution
27 sports teams (archery, several types of football, athletics, baseball, basketball, bodybuilding, bowling, boxing, chess, cycling, frontenis, gymnastics, handball, judo, karate, kendo, rowing, swimming, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball , weightlifting, wrestling and others). The university is actively competing with all athletic teams from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
The Instituto Politécnico Nacional is part of the Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior.
Entry requirements, how to apply, what is required to enrol
Enrollment in the National Polytechnic Institute is based on passed entrance exams. There may be local residents and foreign citizens. The competition for admission is not large - 3 people in place. The university provides education for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. Tuition is 1,000 USD / year. Students with good academic performance can count on financial support in the form of scholarships from the university.
The educational center includes 98 academic institutions:
- 18 vocational secondary schools (acting as CECyT);
- 26 university colleges;
- 20 scientific and technical research centers;
- 17 centers of continuing education;
- 4 institutions to support education;
- 3 support units for innovation in education;
- 8 support units for research and development of technologies in enterprises;
- 2 additional units related to research.
Basically, all of these institutions are located in Mexico City.
Education in the university can be held in full-time and remotely. The Instituto Politécnico Nacional has about 93,000 students and 7,300 teachers. He actively supports cooperation with educational institutions around the world. Also, the institute is a participant in the educational program for the exchange of students and teachers.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
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Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
