National Polytechnic Institute

	motto	''La técnica al servicio de la patria''
	established	1936
	type	Public University
	president	José Enrique Villa Rivera
	city	Mexico City
	state	DF,
	country	Mexico
	undergrad	79,300 ( 2005 )
	postgrad	ca 6,000 ( 2005 )
	staff
	campus	Urban
	free Label	Athletics
	mascot	White Donkey
	website	wwwipnmx

The National Polytechnic Institute (in public Universities . Founded in 1936 , the Institute controls over 24 colleges and 15 research centers ('' Cinvestav s'') in several Mexican cities.

As it names implies, the Institute focuses on technical degrees. According to its 2005 annual report, it offers 64 different undergraduate and over 108 graduate programs.

The university operates ''Canal Once'' (Channel Eleven), a cultural cable broadcaster based in Mexico City . It features original cultural, scientific, and entertainment programming as well as foreign shows (notably BBC productions). It also shows classic, rare, and non-commercial films from all over the world.

NOTABLE ALUMNI

:''See also

Ernesto Zedillo - former President Of Mexico

Reyes Tamez - Secretary Of Education during the Vicente Fox administration

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NOTABLE FACULTY

Heberto Castillo - inventor of the Tridilosa and founder of the Partido De La Revolución Democrática (and two other political parties)

EXTERNAL LINKS

Official website (in Spanish)

Canal Once: IPN's TV station (in Spanish)

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National Polytechnic Institute