The Tuxtla Gutierrez Institute of Technology (In Spanish, Instituto Tecnológico de Tuxtla Gutiérrez ITTG); It is a public university of technology, located in the city of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico. It is a public educational institution of higher education, part of the National System of Technological Institutes of Mexico. The Institute is also affiliated with the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES), South-East area. It was founded on October 22, 1972, by the then State Governor, Dr. Manuel Velasco Suarez, initially under the name of Regional Technological Institute of Tuxtla Gutierrez (ITRTG), then was called the Tuxtla Gutierrez of Technological Institute (ITTG). He is currently considered like one of the top two houses of study of the state of Chiapas, along with the University of Science and Arts of Chiapas. Their motto is Science and Technology with a Human Sense and its current director is Ph D. José L. Méndez-Navarro.