Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires
| Buenos Aires Institute of Technology | |
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| Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires | |
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| Motto | Ad Lucem Serenitate Tendo |
| Motto in English | To the light peacefully I go |
| Established | November 20, 1959 |
| Type | Private |
| Rector | Admiral Enrique Molina Pico |
| Academic staff | about 514 |
| Undergraduates | above 1,650 |
| Location |  Buenos Aires, ARG |
| Publication | Acontecer |
| Colors | Blue/White |
| Website | www.itba.edu.ar |
The Buenos Aires Institute of Technology, (Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires - ITBA) is an Argentine private university located in the city of Buenos Aires. Its focus is primarily on Information Technology, Business and Engineering studies. In spite of being a small university, with only about 1650 undergraduate students, ITBA is regarded as one of the best engineering schools in the country, with an annual graduation average of 200 engineers, about 10% of the annual national total. ITBA maintains cooperation agreements with over 50 universities in 20 countries.
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[edit] History
ITBA was created on November 20, 1959 by a group of Navy officers and professionals, with the purpose of advancing the teaching of engineering in Argentina.
ITBA's first Dean was retired Admiral Garzoni who retired around 1979 and died shortly thereafter. The current ITBA Dean is Alt. Enrique Molina Pico. It is located in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero.
[edit] Degree programs
[edit] Undergraduate programs
The University offers undergraduate degrees in:
- Business Administration & Information Systems
- Chemical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering (rated as one of the 7 best Argentinian engineering courses in 2004 by the National Commission of Education and University Accreditation (La Comisión Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación Universitaria, CONEAU)
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval architecture
- Petroleum Engineering
- Informatics Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
[edit] Graduate programs
- Executive Master in Strategic and Technological Management: offered in partnership with Escuela de Organización Industrial (EOI), Spain.
- Master in Project Evaluation: offered with Universidad del CEMA, Argentina.
- Marketing for Engineers
- Telecommunications Management
- Electricity Market Management
- Oil and Gas Economics
- Software Engineering: Tutorial Mode, offered with Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain.
- Data Mining
- Telecommunications
- Sustainable Environmental Management
[edit] PhD Programs
Research Programs are conducted in Engineering and Computer Engineering. These are 4-years long interdisciplinary programs specifically designed to research BioEngineering, Renewable Energy Sources and Security.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Official website
- (English) International Students Website
Coordinates: 34°36′12″S 58°22′04″W / 34.60333°S 58.36778°W
