The Iberoamerican University Torreón (''Universidad Iberoamericana Torreón'') is a

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

located in the city of Torreón. It belongs to the

Jesuit University System The Jesuit University System (SUJ) is a network of private universities that belong to the Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus, Jesuits, who have universities around the world joined by such associations. Universities The system consists of s ...

(SUJ) and the

Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America Association of Universities Entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America (AUSJAL) (''Asociación de Universidades Confiadas a la Compañía de Jesús en América Latina'') comprises the thirty-three Jesuit universities in Latin America, fro ...

. The Iberoamerican University Torreón was founded in 1982 and has a student population of 1732 students. It offers 16 bachelor's degrees (licenciaturas), 7 master's degrees and one doctorate. Located at

Torreón Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. As of 2021, the city's population was 735,340. The metropolitan population as of 2015 was 1,497,734, making it the ninth-biggest metropolitan area in the ...

Coahuila Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico. Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...

, it has extension centres in the cities of

Saltillo Saltillo () is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila and is also the municipal seat of the municipality of the same name. Mexico City, Monterrey, and Saltillo are all connected by a major railroad and highwa ...

and

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

History

The Society of Jesus opened Iberoamerican University in Mexico City in 1943 and extended its efforts to Torreón in 1982. The first classes included 129 students in Communication, Civil Engineering, Industrial Relations, and Theology. In 1984 construction began on the present campus. Buildings were completed between 1986 and 1993. In 1992 the Federation of Colleges of Architects of Mexico made honorable mention for the attractive but functional style of the buildings. The current 20.3 hectare campus includes six buildings which occupy about 2.5 hectares.

Academic programs

Undergraduate

Master's Degree

* Directors and Senior Management * Quality * Education and Teaching Processes * Human development * Family therapy * Project management * Strategic Design and Innovation

Specialties

* Bioneuroemocion * Agroindustrial innovation * Amparo proceeding * Metallurgy and Materials

Doctorate

*Social Process Research

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ibero-American University of Torreon Jesuit universities and colleges in Mexico Educational institutions established in 1982