UPIITA

The Interdisciplinary Professional Unit in 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 Bionics, Telematics, Mechatronics, and Energy engineering, as well as postgraduate programs in Advanced Technology.

Interdisciplinary Professional Unit in Engineering and Advanced Technologies

Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria en Ingeniería y Tecnologías Avanzadas
Entrance to UPIITA
Type	Public
Established	16 July 1997[1]
Parent institution	National Polytechnic Institute
Dean	Gerardo Alejandro Valentino Orozco[2]
Director	Ramón Herrera Ávila
Location	Mexico City ,  Mexico 19°30′40″N 99°07′32″W
Nickname	UPIITA
Affiliations	ANFEI[3]
Website	https://www.upiita.ipn.mx

UPIITA is currently one of the most demanded engineering schools in Mexico. Thousands of students apply each year through an admission test, but only a few hundred (around 300) are accepted. It stands as one of the best 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 the 75% of students quit before the 3rd semester, most classrooms were turned into technology labs.

References

1. Interdisciplinary Professional Unit for Engineering and Advanced Technologies. "Historia" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 3, 2010.
2. Presidencia del Decanato (IPN). "Decanos de nivel superior" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. 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

• (in Spanish) Official UPIITA website