• IPN Director General Arturo Reyes Sandoval reviews the institution’s efforts to advance internationalization, a central pillar of his administration.
• Academic and research stays, partnership agreements, and the enrollment of international students enhance IPN’s global presence.
The Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) has strengthened its international profile through academic and research stays, the establishment of cooperation agreements with leading universities and organizations worldwide, and the enrollment of international students, affirmed IPN Director General Arturo Reyes Sandoval.
Reflecting on the actions taken over the past year to reinforce this strategic area, Reyes Sandoval emphasized the significant progress achieved in building stronger ties with some of the world’s top universities. As an example, he highlighted the Internationalization Meetings held over the past year, which facilitated the implementation of academic, scientific, and technological cooperation initiatives with institutions in France, China, Colombia, Canada, and the Netherlands.
Through these efforts, the Director General noted, IPN continues to align with and strengthen the policies established by President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and the Secretary of Public Education, Mario Delgado Carrillo.
A key component of IPN’s internationalization strategy has been the signing of academic cooperation agreements. In 2024 alone, the institution executed 64 agreements with international organizations, companies, and educational institutions.
Reyes Sandoval highlighted the collaboration between IPN and the University of Oxford, which aims to establish a biobank at the Centro de Investigación en Ciencia Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada (CICATA), Unidad Morelos. This facility will support advanced cancer research, providing a critical resource for studying the disease in Mexico and representing a significant contribution to scientific development. To further strengthen its international presence, the online Higher Education Admission Exam has enabled 895 international students to enroll in the 2024–2025 academic cycle to pursue one of IPN’s degree programs.
In addition, each year, hundreds of IPN students participate in the International Mobility Program, studying in countries including Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Brazil, and Colombia.
For the first time, IPN also joined the Latin American Exchange Program (PILA), promoted by the National Association of Universities and Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES) with support from partner institutions across Latin America. This initiative allowed IPN students to study at universities in Argentina, Colombia, and Brazil.
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