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

private university Private universities and private colleges are higher education institutions not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. However, they often receive tax breaks, public student loans, and government grants. Depending on the count ...

located in the city of

Torreón Torreón () is a city and seat of Torreón Municipality in the Mexico, Mexican States of Mexico, state of Coahuila. The city's population is 720,848 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in the state of Coahuila. Also Torreón is par ...

. 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 university, universities in Latin A ...

. 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

Coahuila Coahuila, formally Coahuila de Zaragoza, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza, is one of the 31 states of Mexico. The largest city and State Capital is the city of Saltillo; the second largest is Torreón and the thi ...

, 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 high ...

and

Monterrey Monterrey (, , abbreviated as MtY) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern Mexican state of Nuevo León. It is the ninth-largest city and the second largest metropolitan area, after Greater Mexico City. Located at the foothills of th ...

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

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