In 2018, given the growing need for professionals with analytical skills and solid knowledge in resource optimization, Dr. Eduardo Suger and Dr. Jorge Samayoa decided to create an entity specialized in education, research and application of Research in Operations and its related areas; at the end of that year, the Operations Research Institute (IIO) was created.

In January 2019, the IIO began operations offering two master's degrees: Master's in Data Science and Master's in Business Intelligence and Data Analysis. The Master's in Data Science is created for professionals with a medium / high level of programming and mathematics, and is done in agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), via edX. On the other hand, the master's degree in Business Intelligence and Data Analysis is created for those professionals who have no previous programming experience and their level of mathematics is basic.

Since its creation, the IIO has had a sustainable growth, without jeopardizing the academic quality of its programs, as well as the professional quality of its teachers. Strong collaborations have been created with Guatemalan companies, in order to close the communication gap between academia and industry.

The Operations Research Institute is an entity dedicated to the professionalization of people, in the Operations Research area and related areas such as Data Science, Supply Chain Management and Business Analytics.