Universidad Iberoamericana
Motto	La verdad nos hará libres (Spanish for: Truth shall set us free)
Established	1943
Type	Private, Roman Catholic
President	José Morales Orozco, S.J.
Location	Mexico City, D.F.,  Mexico
Campus	Urban
Website	uia.mx

The Ibero-American University (commonly known as Ibero, Spanish: Universidad Iberoamericana) is a private higher education institution sponsored by the Society of Jesus. Its biggest campus is located in Mexico City (Campus Ciudad de México, formerly Campus Santa Fe). Other campus are located in Guadalajara, León, Torreón, Puebla and Playas de Tijuana. For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... University President is the title of the highest ranking officer within a university, within university systems that prefer that appellation over other variations such as Chancellor or rector. ... Nickname: Motto: Capital en movimiento Location of Mexico City in south central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... The Mexican Federal District, known in Spanish as Distrito Federal (D.F.), is an area within Mexico that is not part of any of the Mexican states, but an independent self-governing city-state and the seat of the Federal Government. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Mexico. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Seal of the Society of Jesus. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... Nickname: Motto: Capital en movimiento Location of Mexico City in south central Mexico Coordinates: , Country Federal entity Boroughs The 16 delegaciones Founded c. ... Coordinates: , Country State Foundation 1542 Government  - Mayor Alfonso Petersen Farah ( PAN) Area  - City 187. ... Calle 5 de Mayo. ... Torreon Centennary logo Torreón also known in Mexico as Tierrón (Full of Sand) is a city and its surrounding municipality in the Mexican state of Coahuila. ... Nickname: Location of Puebla in central Mexico Coordinates: Country Mexico State Puebla Founded 1531 Government  - Mayor Enrique Doger (PRI) Area  - City 546 km²  (211 sq mi) Elevation 2,175 m (7,136 ft) Population (2005)  - City 1,485,941  - Density 5,741/km² (14,869. ... View of the Malecón Playas de Tijuana (Spanish for beaches of Tijuana) is the westernmost borough of the municipality of Tijuana, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west, the United States to the north, the Playas de Rosarito (municipality) to the south and the boroughs Centro to the...

The main library, Biblioteca Francisco Xavier Clavijero holds more than 250,000 books and journals. As of 2007, it is the largest library of a private university in Mexico.

Departments

Today the university's Mexico City Campus is made up of 19 academic departments, which offer a total of 36 academic programs.

Art Department

• Art History

Religious Sciences Department

• Theological Sciences

Social and Political Sciences Department

• Political Science and Public Administration

Economics Department

• Economics

Philosophy Department

• Philosophy

History Department

• History

Literature Department

• Latin-American Literature

Management and Public Accountancy Department

• Business Management
• Hospitality Management
• Accountancy and Business Management
• International Business Management
• Finances
• Human Resources
• Marketing

Architecture Department

• [Architecture]

Communications Department

• Communications

Law Department

• Law

Design Department

• Graphic Design
• Industrial Design
• Interactive Design
• Textile Design

International Studies Department

• International Relations

Physics and Math Department

Engineering Department

• Biomedic Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computing and Electronic Engineering.
• Electronic Engineering
• Physics Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Mechanic and Electric Engineering
• Mechatronic and Production Engineering
• Information Systems Engineering
• Software Engineering
• Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering

Chemical Engineering and Sciences Department

• Chemical Engineering
• Food Engineering

Psychology Department

• Psychology

Health Department

• Nutrition and Food Science

Postgraduate Majors in Campus Ciudad de México

Chemical Engineering and Sciences Department

• MS in Chemical Engineering

Notable alumni

See Category:Ibero-American University alumni

Presidents of Mexico

• Vicente Fox Quesada - Former President of Mexico (2000-2006).

Politicians Vicente Fox Quesada (born July 2, 1942) is the current president of Mexico. ...

• Diego Fernández de Cevallos - 1994 Presidential candidate and Senator in the LV Legislature of the Mexican Congress.
• Josefina Vázquez Mota - current Secretary of Education.

Others Diego Fernández de Cevallos Ramos (b. ... Josefina Eugenia Vázquez Mota (born January 20, 1961 in Mexico City) is a Mexican economist and politician who was recently appointed as secretary of education of Mexico by president elect Felipe Calderon starting 1 december 2006. ...

• Héctor Aguilar Camín - Mexican writer, journalist and historian.
• Guillermo Arriaga - Film screenwriter (Amores Perros).
• Alejandro González Iñárritu - Filmmaker (Amores Perros,21 Grams and Babel).
• Enrique Norten - Mexican architect
• El Hijo del Santo - professional wrestler
• Antonio Serrano - Film director/screenwriter (Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas).
• Mauricio Terrones Maldonado - Recognized scientist working for UIA and IPICyT.
• Víctor Legorreta - Mexican Architect and Director at Legorreta+Legorreta working along with his father Ricardo Legorreta. [[1]]

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Faculty

See also Category:Ibero-American University faculty

• Luis E. Miramontes – Chemist, inventor of the first oral contraceptive
• Guillermo Arriaga – Screenwriter of Amores perros, Babel, 21 Grams and other films.
• José Miguel Insulza – Chilean politician and Secretary General of the Organization of American States
• Jorge González Torres – Founder of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico
• Edith Serrano – Ex-VJ of MTV Latino America and Journalist
• Demetrio Sodi – Politician
• Rosario Green – Former Foreign Affairs Minister

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See also

• Universidad Iberoamericana Leon
• Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (or Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara).
• Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.
• List of alumni of Jesuit educational institutions.

The Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO, Technological Institute of Higher Education of the West, or Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara) is a university in the Western Mexican state of Jalisco. ... The Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities or AJCU is an American voluntary service organization based in Washington, D.C. whose mission is to serve its member institutions, the 28 colleges and universities in the United States administered by the Society of Jesus. ... Over the last 400 years, the Roman Catholic Jesuit order has established a world-wide network of schools and universities. ...

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