Universidad Iberoamericana
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| 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,  Mexico |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | uia.mx |
The Ibero-American University (in Spanish: Universidad Iberoamericana, abbreviated UIA but commonly known as Ibero) is a Mexican private institution of higher education sponsored by the Society of Jesus. Its flagship campus is located in the Santa Fe district of Mexico City but there are others located in Guadalajara, León, Torreón, Puebla and Playas de Tijuana.
Its main library, Biblioteca Francisco Xavier Clavigero, holds more than 250,000 books and journals. As of 2007 it is one of the largest university libraries in Mexico.
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[edit] 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
Communications Department
- Communications
Law Department
- Law
- 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
[edit] Postgraduate Majors in Campus Ciudad de México
Chemical Engineering and Sciences Department
[edit] Notable alumni
Politicians
- Vicente Fox Quesada - Former President of Mexico (2000-2006).
- Diego Fernández de Cevallos - 1994 Presidential candidate and Senator in the 55th Legislature of the Mexican Congress.
- Josefina Vázquez Mota - current Secretary of Education.
Others
- Gerardo Torrado - Notable Mexican football player
- Salma Hayek - Mexican famous actress and married to french Billionaire François-Henri Pinault.
- Roberto Hernández Ramírez - Banker - President Banamex and Member of the Board Citibank. Billionaire.
- Emilio Azcarraga Jean - Televisa President (Major Media Network in Latinamerica). Billionaire
- Héctor Aguilar Camín - Mexican writer, journalist and historian.
- Guillermo Arriaga - Film screenwriter (Amores Perros, 21 Grams and Babel).
- Alejandro González Iñárritu - Filmmaker (Amores Perros,21 Grams and Babel) Oscar Nominee.
- Enrique Norten - Mexican architect
- El Hijo del Santo - professional wrestler
- Antonio Serrano - Film director/screenwriter (Sexo, Pudor y Lágrimas).
- Isabel Rico De Garcia - Curator/Art Historian (Instituto Cultural De Mexico).
[edit] 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
- Demetrio Sodi – Former congressman and senator.
- Rosario Green – Former Foreign Affairs Minister
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