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Universidad Politécnica de Francisco I. Madero

A public polytechnic university in Hidalgo, Mexico, offering engineering programs with an agronomic focus.

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Overview

The Universidad Politécnica de Francisco I. Madero (UPFIM) is a public institution of higher education located in El Mexe, in the municipality of Francisco I. Madero, in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico. It was created by decree on 11 July 2005 as a decentralized public organism of the state public administration of Hidalgo. The university began with an enrollment of 334 students and offered two educational programs with an agronomic focus. In 2009, it expanded its academic offerings with two additional programs, including the birth of the Financial Engineering program. In 2014, UPFIM established the "Reserva de la Biosfera" Academic Unit in Metztitlán, which began activities on 1 September 2014 in provisional facilities of the CECyTEH Metztitlán campus, hosting three engineering programs for 80 students: Financial, Agrotechnology, and Computer Systems. On 22 March 2016, the first stone was officially laid for the academic unit. The university's facilities are located on a 70-hectare plot shared with a campus of the Colegio de Estudios Científicos y Tecnológicos del Estado de Hidalgo (CECyTEH), which previously belonged to the Escuela Normal Rural Luis Villarreal, operating from 1926 to 2003. The campus includes 49 hectares of farmland, dormitories, classrooms, sports fields, a semi-Olympic pool, computer equipment, and a gymnasium. UPFIM offers a range of engineering programs at its Francisco I. Madero unit, including Agroindustrial Engineering, Animal Production Engineering, Energy Engineering, Industrial Design Engineering, Civil Engineering, Financial Engineering, Information Technologies and Digital Innovation Engineering, and Agrotechnology Engineering. At the Metztitlán unit, it offers Information Technologies and Digital Innovation Engineering, Animal Production Engineering, Agrotechnology Engineering, and Civil Engineering.

History

The Universidad Politécnica de Francisco I. Madero (UPFIM) was established by decree on 11 July 2005 as a decentralized public organism of the state public administration of Hidalgo, Mexico. It began operations with an enrollment of 334 students and offered two educational programs with an agronomic focus. In 2009, the university expanded its academic offerings by adding two more programs, including the creation of the Financial Engineering program. In 2014, UPFIM created the "Reserva de la Biosfera" Academic Unit in Metztitlán, which started activities on 1 September 2014 in provisional facilities of the CECyTEH Metztitlán campus, hosting three engineering programs (Financial, Agrotechnology, and Computer Systems) for 80 students. On 22 March 2016, the first stone was officially laid for the academic unit. The university's main campus is located on a 70-hectare plot shared with a CECyTEH campus, which previously belonged to the Escuela Normal Rural Luis Villarreal, operating from 1926 to 2003. The campus includes 49 hectares of farmland, dormitories, classrooms, sports fields, a semi-Olympic pool, computer equipment, and a gymnasium.

  • 2016

    First stone laid for the Metztitlán academic unit on 22 March 2016.

  • 2014

    Created the "Reserva de la Biosfera" Academic Unit in Metztitlán, starting activities on 1 September 2014.

  • 2009

    Expanded academic offerings with two additional programs, including Financial Engineering.

  • 2005

    University created by decree on 11 July 2005.

Products and positioning

Public polytechnic university focused on agronomic and engineering education in Hidalgo, Mexico.

  • Ingeniería Agroindustrial

  • Ingeniería en Producción Animal

  • Ingeniería en Energías

  • Ingeniería en Diseño Industrial

  • Ingeniería Civil

  • Ingeniería Financiera

  • Ingeniería en Tecnologías de la Información e Innovación Digital

  • Ingeniería en Agrotecnología

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