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Industrial Engineering Program
In our Industrial Engineering and Business Innovation programme we train professionals capable of improving the results of a company, from the management of world-class operations, perfecting, optimising and continuously innovating any manufacturing or service activity where a process takes place.
During your degree you will develop a business vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit, a high sense of ethics, a solid technical-scientific training and a delicate sensitivity to the social and human problems of the globalised world in which we live.
Advantages:
- Curriculum with a focus on business innovation.
- As a graduate you will apply your skills and competitive attitudes to perform with excellence in all types of industries, from financial institutions, commercial organisations, manufacturing, hospitals, airlines, technology companies, to name a few in areas such as: operations, manufacturing, logistics, finance, marketing, human resources, administration and costs, among others.
- More than 95% of our students graduate with a job, either in international companies or by starting their own project.
- Agreements with more than 90 prestigious foreign universities in 28 countries for exchanges, international summers and specialisations.
- Possibility of receiving the Full Immersion Diploma accreditation, by fulfilling the requirements of studying 30% of the subjects in English, doing an international exchange, as well as having different international experiences such as competitions, research products, summers abroad, among others.
Industrial Engineering and Business Innovation
- Guadalajara
RVOE
SEP 81692, dated Dec. 17, 1981; 2017 plan, in-person learning modality, Guadalajara campus.
Admission Profile
Applicants should be interested in improving the way business is done, developing and implementing technology through continuous improvement, innovation and optimisation. This career is for you if you have the following characteristics:
- Mathematical problem solving skills.
- Entrepreneurial vision and leadership.
- Creativity, imagination and a sense of inventiveness.
- Capacity for analysis and abstraction.
- Interest in developing and implementing new technologies.
Graduate Profile
A graduate of Industrial Engineering and Business Innovation at UP Guadalajara is capable of:
- Positively impact the areas of production, service, manufacturing, finance and business models.
- Effectively apply knowledge of mathematics, science and industrial engineering.
- Making decisions through the investigation of mathematical models.
- Leading the industry with cutting-edge technological know-how.
- Evaluate new technologies to promote continuous improvement.
- Adapt to change and update their skills through continuous learning.
International Exchanges
Germany: CBS International Business School, Cologne; Albstadt-Sigmaringen University of Applied Sciences, Albstadt; Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences, Schmalkalden; Kuhne Logistics University, Hamburg
Argentina: Austral University, Buenos Aires, and Pilar
Austria: University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustdat
Canada: Université de Moncton, New Brunswick; University of Regina, Saskatchewan
Colombia: La Sabana University, Chia-Bogotá; Pontifical Bolivarian University, Medellín
Spain: University of Burgos; University of Navarra; TECNUN Higher School of Engineering, San Sebastián; Nebrija University, Madrid; University of Oviedo; University of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia; Polytechnic University of Madrid; Polytechnic University of Valencia
Australia: University of Tasmania, Hobart
Brazil: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Chile: Universidad de los Andes, Santiago; Universidad Mayor, Santiago
South Korea: Korea University, Seoul
Denmark: University of Southern Denmark, Odense M
United States: Columbia University, New York; New York Institute of Technology (NYIT)
France: École Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tarbes; École Supérieure des Technologies Industrielles Avancées (ESTIA), Bidart
Italy: Politecnico di Milano; Carlo Cattaneo University, Castellanza
Taiwan: Chaoyang University of Technology
Uruguay: University of Montevideo
Ecuador: University of the Hemispheres, Quito
Philippines: University of Asia & the Pacific, Pasig
Indonesia: Universitas Surabaya
Peru: Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo Catholic University, Chiclayo; University of Piura
Turkey: Istanbul Aydin University

“Being an industrial engineer has given me the tools to grow professionally in different areas of an organization and find the best way to solve problems. UP equipped me with ethical principles and values that help me always see the human side of situations, make the best decisions, and have a positive impact on those around me.”
Regina Bárcena, class of 2011, Guadalajara campus.
