Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires Institute of Technology
Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires

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.

1 History
2 Degree programs
- 2.1 Undergraduate programs
- 2.2 Graduate programs
  - 2.2.1 PhD Programs
3 External links

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.

Degree programs

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

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

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.

External links

(Spanish) Official website
(English) International Students Website

Universities and colleges of Argentina

Public	University of Buenos Aires · National University of La Plata · National Technological University · National University of Arts · National University of Córdoba · National University of Rosario · National University of Cuyo · National University of the South · National University of Tucumán · National University of La Matanza · National University of the Littoral · National University of the Northeast · National University of Mar del Plata · National University of General Sarmiento · National University of General San Martín · National University of Río Cuarto · National University of Entre Ríos · National University of Misiones · National University of Patagonia San Juan Bosco · National University of Comahue · National University of San Juan · National University of San Luis · National University of Salta · National University of Villa María · National University of Formosa · National University of Jujuy · National University of Luján · National University of Catamarca · National University of La Pampa · National University of Lanús · National University of Lomas de Zamora · National University of Chilecito · National University of La Rioja · National University of Santiago del Estero · National University of Austral Patagonia · National University of the Chaco Austral · National University of Quilmes · National University of Central Buenos Aires · National University of Northwestern Buenos Aires · National University of the West · National University of Río Negro · National University of Tierra del Fuego · Jorge A. Sábato Institute · Higher Education Army Institute

Private	Austral University · Aconcagua University · Argentine University of Enterprise · Favaloro University · Buenos Aires Institute of Technology · Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina · Saint Thomas Aquinas University of the North · Salvador University · Torcuato di Tella University · University of Belgrano · University of Bologna · University of CEMA · University of Cuenca del Plata · University of Flores · University of Mendoza · University of Morón · University of Palermo (Buenos Aires) · University of San Andrés · University of the Latin American Educational Center · Catholic University of Santiago del Estero