The Chihuahua Institute of Technology (in Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua, ITCh) is a public university located in the city of Chihuahua, capital of the state of Chihuahua, in Mexico. The Instituto Tecnológico de Chihuahua, also known as ITCH, was the first institute of technology in Mexico outside Mexico City. The first stone was laid on September 26, 1948 by the Public Education Secretary, Lic. Manuel Guel Vidal, and by the governor of Chihuahua State, Ing. Fernando Foglio Miramontes.