Universidad Iberoamericana | |
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Motto | La verdad nos hará libres (Spanish) |
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Motto in English | The Truth shall set us free [a] |
Type | Private Catholic university |
Established | March 7, 1943 |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Academic affiliations | SUJ, AUSJAL |
Rector | Luis Arriaga Valenzuela SJ |
Students | 12,328 (as of 2022) |
Location | , Mexico 19°22′11″N 99°15′50″W / 19.36972°N 99.26389°W |
Campus | Urban 48 acres (19 ha) |
Colors | Red[1] |
Nickname | Lobos (Wolves) |
Mascot | Iñaki |
Website | ibero |
The Ibero-American University (Spanish: Universidad Iberoamericana), also referred to by its acronym UIA but commonly known as Ibero or La Ibero, is a private, Catholic, Mexican higher education institution, sponsored by the Mexican province of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit). In 2009, the UIA received the SEP-ANUIES Prize as the best private university in Mexico. The Ibero's flagship campus is located in the Santa Fe district of Mexico City.
Its main library, Biblioteca Francisco Xavier Clavigero, holds more than 400,000 books and journals and as of 2007 is one of the largest university libraries in the country.[2] It also has one of the largest law libraries in Mexico.[citation needed]
Other institutions affiliated with, but independent from, Ibero in Mexico City are found in Guadalajara, León, Torreón, Puebla, Playas de Tijuana, and Jaltepec. Together, they form the Jesuit University System, a network of Jesuit-run private universities.