Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana

Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana (IBERO Tijuana) is a private Jesuit institution of higher education located in Playas de Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. It was founded in 1982 as the Plantel Noroeste of the Universidad Iberoamericana, with roots going back to 1981, when Father Alfonso C. González Quevedo y Bruzón, S.J., was placed in charge of the future institution. The university is part of the Sistema Universitario Jesuita (SUJ), the network of Jesuit universities in Mexico, and is the only provincial Ibero that depends directly on the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México. IBERO Tijuana offers 100% on-campus (escolarizado) undergraduate and graduate programs. Its academic portfolio includes licenciaturas in Business Administration, International Business Administration, Architecture, Communication, Law, Nursing, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Mechatronics Engineering, Nutrition and Food Science, and Psychology, as well as post-technical nursing courses and a range of master's degrees and a doctorate in education. The campus in Playas de Tijuana includes a library, videoconference room, Aula Magna, gymnasium, Casa Manresa retreat house, cafeterias, parking, computer labs, Mac labs, and an audiovisual and multimedia communication center. The university describes its educational model as Jesuit and unique in the region, emphasizing the conservation, transmission, and creation of knowledge and the humanization of reality through the formation of professionals, teachers, researchers, and technicians. In recent years, the Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus decided to integrate the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México and Tijuana to strengthen institutional development and position IBERO Tijuana as one of the best universities in northwestern Mexico. This new stage includes plans to strengthen academic and administrative structures, expand infrastructure, and respond to the challenges of the binational context. IBERO Tijuana maintains national and international exchange programs as part of what it describes as the largest university system in the world, and it is active in research, community engagement, and professional formation, with recent doctoral graduations, forums on health care, and partnerships with professional organizations such as the Barra de Abogadas. The university is headquartered at Avenida Centro Universitario 2501, Playas de Tijuana.

The Universidad Iberoamericana Tijuana was established as part of the Jesuit educational tradition in Mexico. In 1981, Father Alfonso C. González Quevedo y Bruzón, S.J., was placed in charge of the future institution. In 1982, the Plantel Noroeste of the Universidad Iberoamericana was officially created. Initially, the facilities were divided: a rented locale was used, along with part of the installations of Colegio La Paz. Later, the university moved to what had once been the city's Civil Hospital for its undergraduate programs, while the high school (Bachillerato) was relocated to a rented building in Playas de Tijuana. In its early years, the university offered only the Bachillerato and undergraduate degrees in Architecture, Graphic Design, and Law. In 1985, the first stone was laid for the building that would symbolize the institution's campus. Over the following decades, IBERO Tijuana expanded its academic offerings and consolidated its campus in Playas de Tijuana. It became the only provincial Ibero that depends directly on the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México, and it is part of the Sistema Universitario Jesuita (SUJ), which includes IBERO CDMX, ITESO, IBERO León, IBERO Puebla, ISIA, and IBERO Torreón, among others. The university has distinguished itself for more than three decades by its Jesuit educational model, unique in the region. In recent years, the Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus decided to integrate the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México and Tijuana with the objective of strengthening institutional development and promoting IBERO Tijuana as one of the best universities in northwestern Mexico. This new stage involves programs, strategies, and actions to make the university more competitive and dynamic, and a development plan to strengthen academic and administrative structures, valuing the accumulated experience and contributions of different actors. The university continues to offer 100% on-campus undergraduate and graduate programs, national and international exchanges, and is active in research, community engagement, and professional formation, as evidenced by recent doctoral graduations, forums on health care, and partnerships with professional organizations.

• 2026

  Mtra. Mónica Hernández Frayre, Coordinadora de Derecho, is designated Consejera del SIMPATT for 2026–2029.

• 1985

  The first stone is laid for the building that will house the institution's campus.

• 1982

  The Plantel Noroeste of the Universidad Iberoamericana is officially established; initial offerings include Bachillerato and degrees in Architecture, Graphic Design, and Law.

• 1981

  Father Alfonso C. González Quevedo y Bruzón, S.J., is placed in charge of the future institution.

• The Mexican Province of the Society of Jesus decides to integrate the Universidad Iberoamericana Ciudad de México and Tijuana to strengthen institutional development.

Jesuit higher education institution in the Mexico–US border region, offering 100% on-campus programs and part of the Sistema Universitario Jesuita; positioned as one of the best universities in northwestern Mexico.

• Licenciatura en Administración de Empresas

• Licenciatura en Administración de Negocios Internacionales

• Licenciatura en Arquitectura

• Licenciatura en Comunicación

• Licenciatura en Derecho

• Licenciatura en Enfermería

• Licenciatura en Ingeniería Industrial

• Licenciatura en Ingeniería Mecatrónica Industrial

• Licenciatura en Nutrición y Ciencia de los Alimentos

• Licenciatura en Psicología

• Cursos Postécnicos en Enfermería: Administración y Docencia, Cuidados Intensivos, Enfermería Pediátrica, Enfermería Quirúrgica, Salud Pública

• Maestría en Diseño Gráfico Digital

• Maestría en Desarrollo Urbano Área en Sistemas de Información Geográfica

• Maestría en Docencia

• Maestría en Derecho

• Maestría en Gestión y Políticas Públicas

• Maestría de Facilitación en Desarrollo Humano

• Maestría en Logística Internacional

• Maestría en Gestión Ejecutiva Internacional

• Maestría en Desarrollo Organizacional

• Maestría en Liderazgo

• Doctorado en Educación

1. 1Inicio / Noticias | Ibero Tijuanatijuana.ibero.mx
2. 2Nosotros | Ibero Tijuanatijuana.ibero.mx
3. 3¿Quiénes Somos? | Ibero Tijuanatijuana.ibero.mx
4. 4INVESTIGACIONES DOCTORALES FORTALECEN LA REFLEXIÓN SOBRE EMPRENDIMIENTO Y BIENESTAR DOCENTE | Ibero Tijuanatijuana.ibero.mx
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