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 Ing. José Luis Roces
Academic staff
about 514
Undergraduates above 1,650
Location Argentina 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 Latin America, 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.

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 Rector was Admiral Garzoni who retired around 1979 and died shortly thereafter. The current ITBA's Rector is Dr. Ing. Germán Guido Lavalle.

It is located in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero.

Degree programs

Undergraduate programs

The University offers undergraduate degrees in:

Graduate programs

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 Information Security.

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Coordinates: 34°36′12″S 58°22′04″W / 34.60333°S 58.36778°W