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Aguascalientes

101 Av. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer,
Villas de Bonaterra,
ZIP Code 20296, Aguascalientes,
Aguascalientes, Mexico
Switchboard: +52 449 910 6200 / 449 910
6209 Ext. 7113
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Mexico City (CDMX)

Augusto Rodin No. 498,
Insurgentes Mixcoac,
Zip Code 03920, Benito Juárez,
Mexico City
Switchboard: +52 55 5482 1600 / 55 5482
1700 / 800 627 2287
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UP CITY

La Venta–Chamapa Highway, no. s/n,
Single lot.
Former San Cristóbal ejido, ZIP Code 52796,
Texcalucan, Huixquilucan,
State of Mexico
Switchboard: +52 55 5482 1600 Ext. 5800
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Guadalajara

Álvaro del Portillo No. 49,
Ciudad Granja,
ZIP Code 45010, Zapopan,
Jalisco, Mexico
Switchboard: +52 33 1368 2200 / 33 1368 2211
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Santa Fe

Park Plaza II, 3rd Floor.
Av. Javier Barros Sierra,
No. 540, 3rd Floor. Col. Santa Fe,
ZIP Code 01210, Álvaro Obregón District.
Switchboard: +52 55 5482 1600 ext. 5700
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UP Campus: Guadalajara

  • Arturo Jafet Rodríguez Muñoz

    Arturo Jafet Rodríguez Muñoz

    Jafet Rodríguez holds a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Universidad Panamericana, as well as a Master’s degree in Computer Science and a degree in Computer Systems Engineering from Tec de Monterrey. His research areas include human-computer interaction, serious games, and mixed reality. With more than 18 years of experience in industry and academia, he has led projects related to smart cities and autonomous vehicles that have been presented at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and he has published numerous scientific articles in international conferences and journals of the IEEE and ACM. He has been an active member of this association and has served as co-founder and president of the national Computer Graphics chapter, as well as a speaker at numerous conferences and seminars in the United States, Colombia, Ecuador, Spain, and Mexico.

    He has also served on the Board of Directors of IJALTI, as a mentor in programs run by Ciudad Creativa Digital and the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology, and as an Ambassador for Guadalajara on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism. In addition, he actively contributes to newspapers, radio, and television, particularly through a weekly segment on QuieroTV. He is currently a Research Professor (SNII Level C) and Dean of the School of Engineering and Architecture at the Universidad Panamericana , Guadalajara Campus.

    Research Areas

    • Human-Computer Interaction and Extended Reality (XR)
  • Alejandro Esteban Rodríguez Sánchez

    Alejandro Esteban Rodríguez Sánchez

    Dr. Alejandro E. Rodríguez-Sánchez is a Level I National Researcher (SNII) and holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with honors (Summa Cum Laude) from the University of Guanajuato. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Cosserat Mechanics at the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara Campus. He has a strong international academic and publishing record: he is a Professional Member of the Institute of Physics (MInstP) and serves on the Expert Panel for the journal Engineering Research Express.

    In the industrial sector, he served as Head of Technology Projects at GE Aerospace. His scholarly output includes the authorship of two specialized books and more than 50 publications in high-impact journals (JCR and Scopus) and at international conferences. He has led national and international research projects and supervises graduate theses focused on artificial intelligence applied to the mechanics of materials.

    Research Areas

    • Mechanics of Continuous Media
    • Artificial Neural Networks
    • Solid Mechanics
    • Mechanical Design
  • Alejandra Nuñez Acosta

    Alejandra Nuñez Acosta

    Professor Alejandra Núñez Acosta received her Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Universidad Panamericana in 2024. She has been working at the Universidad Panamericana Guadalajara campus in the School of Economics and Business since 2011.

    She is a candidate-level member of the National System of Researchers (SNII). Her research focuses on the working conditions and performance of researchers at institutions of higher education.

    Research Areas

    • Social Sciences
  • Doctorate in Engineering

    Doctorate in Engineering

    The PhD in Engineering aims to improve skills for the generation of articles, patents and business ideas, through collaboration with universities, research centers and industry in the field of mechatronic systems, operations management and design, to influence nationally and internationally through the pursuit of truth and the benefit of society.

  • Doctorate in Law

    Doctorate in Law

    The Doctorate in Law is a training program for researchers in legal science for the generation of knowledge, in accordance with supreme values such as life, liberty, equality, justice and with a high sense of ethical and social responsibility.

  • Doctoral Program in Business Sciences

    Doctoral Program in Business Sciences

    The Doctor of Business Administration program aims to meet the academic and research needs of the business and educational communities by providing students with a rigorous foundation for academic and/or professional practice, as well as a solid grounding in research that generates innovative knowledge.

  • Spain Chapter

    Spain Chapter

    An event that brings together all Panamericana alumni living in Spain and aims to further strengthen the bonds among them and with their alma mater.

  • Daniela Salgado Gutiérrez

    Daniela Salgado Gutiérrez

    Dr. Daniela Salgado Gutiérrez is an academic and researcher specializing in the theory and philosophy of education, moral education, character education, and citizenship education, as well as family and social pedagogy. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Education from the Universidad Panamericana, Guadalajara campus, a master’s degree in Marriage and Family (2010), and a Ph.D. in Education with honors ( Cum Laude ) (2018) from the University of Navarra.

    Since 2012, she has been a member of the Universidad Panamericana, where she currently serves as Director of Research in the School of Education and Psychology. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses such as Theory of Education and “The Family as an Educational Community,” and has participated in initiatives focused on character development, civic education, and strengthening educational leadership in school and family contexts.

    Her academic work seeks to integrate theoretical foundations with pedagogical innovation, fostering the development of virtues, the formation of sound judgment, and educational leadership. She has spoken at TEDx Universidad Panamericana with the talk “How Much Does Your Sack Weigh?” and collaborates with educational communities and organizations interested in the holistic development of students, families, and teachers.

    Research Areas

    • Theory and Philosophy of Education
    • Moral Education
    • Character Education and Citizenship Education
    • Family and Social Education
  • Sandra Hernández González

    Sandra Hernández González

    Dr. Sandra Hernández González earned her Ph.D. from the International University of Catalonia in Spain with an outstanding dissertation on the role of desires in Alasdair MacIntyre’s moral philosophy. She holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara; a specialization in Philosophical Anthropology from the National Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences ( Universidad Panamericana ); and a bachelor’s degree from the School of Modern Languages at the University of Guadalajara.

    She currently serves as a research professor at the Institute of Humanities and the School of Psychology, where she teaches courses in Anthropology, Ethics, and Psychoaffectivity.
    She has presented at various international conferences (London, the Netherlands, Spain, the United States, Italy) and has completed research fellowships at the De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana (USA).

    Based on her doctoral research, she is currently leading a workshop on the education of desires and collaborating on a research project on desires with Finnis Terre University in Chile and Comillas University in Madrid.

    Research Areas

    • Virtue ethics, theory of action, desires, and motivations
    • Moral Psychology
    • Alasdair MacIntyre
  • Luz Maria Alvarez Villalobos

    Luz Maria Alvarez Villalobos

    Luz María Alvarez Villalobos holds a PhD and a Master's degree in History of Thought from Universidad Panamericana, Campus México. She holds a B.A. in Philosophy from Universidad del Valle de Atemajac.

    In 2003, she received the Annual José María Vigil Thesis Award in Literature and Literature, for: "The difficulties of human love in the common life in the anthropology of Karol Wojtyla". In 2010, honorable mention for his Master's thesis. In 2019 she received the categorization of Research Professor by the Universidad Panamericana.

    She coordinated the Specialty in Anthropology and Ethics at the Guadalajara Campus from its beginning in 1998 to 2001. She has been a research professor at the Humanities Institute of the Guadalajara campus since 2001. She teaches philosophy and history at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She has publications in newspapers, book chapters and scientific journals.

    She was Editorial Advisor of Culture of the newspaper Mural/Reforma and collaborator in the film section. She was the host of the television program "Hablando claro" about family issues in Mariavision. Her research interests revolve around Novo-Hispanic, Aristotelian/Thomistic and nominalist philosophy; feminism and personalism; Christianity, Judaism and Islam dialogue; and art cinema.

    July 2023.

  • Lourdes Mercado Ramirez

    Lourdes Mercado Ramirez

    • Bachelor's Degree in Pedagogy from Universidad Panamericana Campus Guadalajara
    • Specialties in Human Resources Management, Didactic Competencies and Anthropology and Ethics by UP Guadalajara.
    • Master's Degree in Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid.
    • D. in Organizational Governance and Culture from the Institute of Business and Humanism of the University of Navarra.

    She has served as Corporate Image Coordinator at Colegio Los Altos, Coordinator of Integral Formation at Colegio Torreblanca and Academic Coordinator of the School of Finance and Accounting at Universidad Panamericana.

    28 years of teaching experience at Universidad Panamericana, teaching pedagogical, sociological and philosophical subjects.

    He has been Head of Training at Grupo Tecno Gas Corporate and Head of Human Resources at Consorcio Procomía.

    She is currently University Advisor at ESDAI and Gastronomic Business Management and professor at the Academy of Anthropology and Ethics of the Institute of Humanities at Universidad Panamericana Guadalajara.