Costa Rica Institute of Technology

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Costa Rica Institute of Technology
Tecnológico de Costa Rica
Firma TEC.svg
MottoFormación Sólida, Óptimos Resultados
TypePublic, undergraduate, graduate.
Established1971[1]
RectorLuis Paulino Méndez Badilla
Students9.081 (2012) [2]
Location
Cartago[3]
,
Costa Rica
CampusCampus José Figueres Ferrer Urban, 90 ha
Other locationsSan Carlos,[3] San José,[4] Alajuela,[5] Limon[5]
NicknameTEC
Websitewww.tec.ac.cr

The Costa Rica Institute of Technology[6] (TEC) (Spanish: Tecnológico de Costa Rica) is a university in Costa Rica specializing in engineering and advanced science and research, modeled as an institute of technology. Its main campus is located in Cartago, Costa Rica, 24 km east of the capital San José.[1]

The TEC is a national autonomous institution of higher education, dedicated to teaching, research and extension in technology and associated sciences. It was created by Law No. 4777 on 10 June 1971.

The TEC offers undergraduate and graduate studies in fields including engineering (construction, industrial production, electronics, industrial maintenance, biotechnology, mechatronics, computers), computer science and business management.[7]

History[]

Establishment[]

Rafael Ángel González Chaves a public school teacher from San Ramón was one of the first proponents of creating an institute of technology in the country.[8] During the later part of the 1960s he was looking for supporters to introduce a bill that would create the institute. His efforts finally paid off when on June 10, 1971 president José Figueres Ferrer signed a law that mandated the creation of the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (Costa Rica Institute of Technology).[1][8] The signing ceremony was held in the province of Cartago which was chosen as the location for the school's main campus.[1]

At the time president Figueres indicated the need to emulate the successful models from other technology schools such as TEC de Monterrey, from whom he indicated he would request assistance in order to kickstart the project.[1]

History[]

Vidal Quirós, first rector of TEC

Berrocal, a civil engineer was its first rector.[9] The institute began functioning from a small house in downtown Cartago,[9] and its first educational programs started in March 1973.[10] A few years later thanks to a loan from the Inter-American Development Bank, the institute moved to its current main campus in Cartago.[9]

In 2009 the institute began offering bachelor's degrees in Computer Engineering and Information Technology Administration.[11] In 2011 TEC invested over $1 million in equipment, infrastructure and personnel related to nanotechnology.[12]

Name change[]

For promotional and communication purposes, the institution changed its name and manual of identity from Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (ITCR) to be recognized just as Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC), on 26 October 2009, by Ordinary Session Nº2635, Article 11. [13]

While the juridical name of the institution is still Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, it should be known in Spanish, as stated by their manual of identity, as just the Tecnológico de Costa Rica, however in English, the identity manual states that due to published research works, the name should be Costa Rica Institute of Technology.[6]

Campuses[]

The main campus is located near downtown Cartago.[3] There are regional campuses located in Santa Clara, San Carlos,[3] downtown San José,[4] near downtown Alajuela [5] and Limon.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Tecnológico no debe ser una simple fábrica de títulos". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica. 1971-06-11.
  2. ^ Villegas, Jairo; Gutiérrez, Fernando (2012-01-22). "UTN se acerca al ITCR en cantidad de alumnos". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Villegas, Jairo (2011-01-20). "Quedan 213 cupos para estudiar en ITCR". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Gutiérrez, Fernando (2009-02-03). "El ITCR inicia lecciones primero". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d ErickHB (2014-03-21). "Tecnologico de Costa Rica: Sedes" (in Spanish).
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b Manual de Identidad Institucional (PDF) (in Spanish). Tecnologico de Costa Rica. p. 14. Retrieved 11 February 2021. El TEC en inglés: El logo del TEC no cambia, sin embargo para las menciones textuales, la institución se nombra a sí misma en el idioma inglés de manera que coincide con la mayoría de las publicaciones científicas realizadas: Costa Rica Institute of Technology
  7. ^ Academic options Archived 2010-10-23 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b Gutiérrez, Fernando (1997-06-23). "Homenaje al gestor olvidado". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c Fallas, Cristina (2012-06-24). "TEC garantía de calidad educativa". Al Dia (in Spanish). Costa Rica. Archived from the original on 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
  10. ^ Gutiérrez, Fernando (2001-05-28). "El Tecnológico está de fiesta". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.
  11. ^ Elizondo, Francisco (2008-11-28). "ITCR lanza nuevas carreras para cubrir demanda tecnológica". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.
  12. ^ Fonseca, Pablo (2011-01-29). "ITCR quiere ser referente en nanotecnología". La Nacion (in Spanish). Costa Rica.
  13. ^ "Manual de Identidad Institucional" (in Spanish). Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

Coordinates: 9°51′16.4″N 83°54′32.5″W / 9.854556°N 83.909028°W / 9.854556; -83.909028

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