Type Private Rector Ing. José Luis Roces Undergraduates above 1,650 Phone +54 11 2150-4800 Colors White, Blue | Established November 20, 1959 Academic staff about 514 Motto Ad Lucem Serenitate Tendo Founded 20 November 1959 | |
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Motto in English To the light peacefully I go Notable alumni Gabriel Baños, Andrés Moratti, Juan F. Codagnone, Fernando Zunino, Mariano Cortesi, Martín Márquez Similar University of CEMA, National Technological University, Universidad Argentina de la Em, University of San Andrés, Austral University Profiles | ||
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.
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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 Ing. José Luis Roces.
The main building is located in the neighborhood of Puerto Madero, on the grounds of the old Argentine Navy Hospital. The new campus is located in new southern Technological Hub of Buenos Aires, in the Parque Patricios neighbourhood.
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.