UPIITA

Interdisciplinary Professional Unit on Engineering and Advanced Technologies

Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas
Entrance to UPIITA
Type	Public
Established	16 July 1997[1]
Dean	Gerardo Alejandro Valentino Orozco[2]
Director	PhD in Physics. Gilberto Alejandro García Guerra
Academic staff	Mechatronics
Location	Mexico City,  Mexico 19°30′40″N 99°07′32″W / 19.51111°N 99.12556°WCoordinates: 19°30′40″N 99°07′32″W / 19.51111°N 99.12556°W
Nickname	UPIITA
Affiliations	ANFEI[3]
Website	www.upiita.ipn.mx

The Interdisciplinary Professional Unit on Engineering and Advanced Technologies (in Spanish: Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas or UPIITA) is one of the schools of the National Polytechnic Institute located in Mexico City, Mexico. It offers undergraduate studies in:

• Telematics engineering
• Mechatronics engineering
• Bionic engineering

UPIITA is currently one of the most demanded engineering schools in Mexico. Thousands of students try to apply (through a test) for this school, but only a few hundred (around 300) are accepted. It stands as one of the highest and most demanding engineering schools in the country, where many teachers work in scientific research. Originally, UPIITA was meant to hold a larger number of students, but since 75% of students quit before the 3rd semester, (because of the high level knowledge needed) most classrooms were turned into technology labs.

References

1. Interdisciplinary Professional Unit for Engineering and Advanced Technologies. "Historia" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 3, 2010.
2. Presidencia del Decanato (IPN). "Decanos de nivel superior" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 3, 2010.
3. Asociación Nacional de Facultades y Escuelas de Ingeniería (ANFEI). "Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas del Instituto Politécnico Nacional" (in Spanish). Retrieved May 3, 2010.

External links

• (Spanish) Official UPIITA website