Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education
Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, CICESE | |
Type | Public university and research center |
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Established | 1973[1] |
Director | David Covarrubias Rosales |
Location | , , |
Affiliations | ANUIES |
Website | www |
The Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education at Ensenada (in
Its facilities include eight buildings which house laboratories, classrooms, a specialized library, supercomputing equipment, connection to
History
The center was founded in 1973 by the Mexican federal government, which aimed to create a research institution outside
The institution formed part of the design group to produce the first satellite 100% designed and built in Mexico. The other major partners were the
Organization
CICESE is organized in four divisions and fifteen academic departments. The four divisions are:
- Experimental and applied biology;
- Earth sciences;
- Applied physics;
- Oceanology.
Governance is organized in one director general and four support directors. The current director general is Dr. David Covarrubias Rosales.
Postgraduate studies
CICESE offers postgraduate studies (Masters and PhD degrees) in the following areas:
- Aquaculture
- Computer Science
- Earth Sciences
- Life Science
- Marine Ecology
- Microbiology
- Electronics and Telecommunications
- Nanosciencies
- Physical Oceanography
- Optics
Collaborations
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Notable research
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Other campus
In 1996 CICESE founded its first external campus in La Paz, Baja California Sur. The second one, in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, was created in 2001.[3]
Ranking
CICESE ranks 8th among research centers in Mexico, and 34th in Latin America.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Historia del CICESE" (in Spanish). Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ^ a b "A virtual visit of the CICESE". Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada. Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ^ "Bienvenidos al CICESE". cicese-at.cicese.mx. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ "Welcome to Ranking Web of Research Centers | Ranking Web of Research Centers". research.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2020-04-16.