National Polytechnic Institute

Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) - public higher education institution in Mexico. IPN was founded in 1936. The university has an urban campus in Mexico City.

University ranking. Instituto Politécnico Nacional is one of the top educational institutions in Mexico that never leaves the country’s top 5 places to study. National Polytechnic Institute is highly renowned as a university that managed to stay in the top 5% worldwide rankings. It excels in the fields of: «Engineering and Technology», «Natural Science». International rankings note that the university is popular among employers.

Application process and the cost of tuition. The main criterion for admission is examination results. The process of admission is not complicated by student competition as there are only 3 applicants per seat. 1,000 USD/год. A year of master’s studies at IPN will usually cost 1,000 USD per year. Even though the tuition fees are not that high, the students still can apply for scholarship. Here you can choose from a wide array of full-time programs, however the students are not limited to them as the university also offers online courses and programs. When planning your education, please, consult the official website of the university http://www.ipn.mx.

The composition of the university. National Polytechnic Institute is a big educational institution, attended by more than 93 thousand students. The university accepts applications from foreign students. The academic staff of IPN includes more than 7 thousand teachers and professors. IPN has international student exchange programs between partner universities. More information regarding the life of the university can be found on its social media pages:Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Linkedin.

Infrastructure of IPN. The students have access to the university’s library. Instituto Politécnico Nacional ia a member of «Asociación Nacional de Universidades e Instituciones de Educación Superior (ANUIES)».

National Polytechnic Institute - Official Description

La Secretaría de Investigación y Posgrado es la entidad que propone, establece, dirige y evalúa las políticas institucionales para generar, aplicar y transmitir conocimiento científico y tecnológico con el fin de comprender la naturaleza y contribuir al desarrollo sustentable del país para mejorar la calidad de vida de la población; formar, mediante la investigación y los estudios de posgrado, científicos y tecnólogos, con conocimientos profundos, avanzados y pertinentes, con la capacidad de utilizarlos de manera innovadora para resolver problemas relevantes del país, contribuir a abatir sus rezagos e inequidades y abrir nuevos campos en la ciencia y tecnología. Su objetivo es integrar, proponer e implantar en el Instituto, el modelo y sistema académico del posgrado, las líneas de investigación y desarrollo tecnológico, conforme al modelo educativo y al de integración social.