Universidad de Sonora

University of Sonora

Motto	"El saber de mis hijos hará mi grandeza" The knowledge of my children will be my greatness
Type	Public
Established	1942
Rector	Dr. Heriberto Grijalva Monteverde
Location	Hermosillo , Sonora , Mexico
Website	www.uson.mx

The University of Sonora (Universidad de Sonora, abbreviated as Unison) is located in the state of Sonora, Mexico. It was founded in 1942 after a committee to create a state university was formed on August 10, 1938.

Overview

According to the Mexican National Center for Evaluation for Higher Education (CENEVAL), Sonora has recently ranked 5th in the Mexican university ranking survey. It has six post-graduate subjects accredited in the level of academic excellence for the "Mexican Research Council in Science and Technology" (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología de México, CONACYT). It is currently, leader of the National Association of Mexican Higher Education Institutions (ANUIES) in northwestern Mexico.

Academics

The University of Sonora has research departments and teaching schools in most academic disciplines. The University provides educational programs in the following colleges:

• Natural Science
• Engineering
• Biological and Health Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Economics and Administration
• Humanities and Fine Arts

Postgraduate programs

At the postgraduate level, Unison tends to be biased towards scientific subjects, but it also has a number of strong humanities and social science schools. There are 6 subjects accredited in the level of academic excellence for CONACYT.

• Physics, PhD and Masters
• Material Science, PhD and Masters
• Geology, Masters
• Engineering, Masters
• Food Science and Technology, Masters
• Inmunohematology, Postgraduate certificate

Admission

Admissions processes at Sonora are based on qualifications relevant to their chosen undergraduate course, admission tests given by the university, and, in some subjects, interviews between applicants and faculty members.

Postgraduate admission is first decided by the department or research center relating to the applicant's subject. In recent years, UNISON has made greater efforts to attract overseas students.

Research Institutes

• Physics Department (DFUS)
• Research Centre of Physics (CIFUS)
• DICTUS Research Centre
• DIPA Research Centre

Campuses

There are five campuses. Its main campus is located in the capital of the state of Sonora, Hermosillo.

• Hermosillo
• Caborca
• Navojoa
• Nogales
• Santa Ana
• Cajeme

Mobility of students

UNISON intends to increase the access and mobility of its students within the Americas and the European Union area of higher education, contributing to the improvement of their professional skills and their access to better working opportunities in the northwestern region of the country.

Other items of interest

The University is part of the UN Regional Coordination of Activities in Basic Space Science for America, an aerospace consortium based in Vienna, Austria, and co-sponsored by the European Space Agency.

Starting in the 2011 season, the University will have a team named "Búhos" (Owls) playing in one league of College Football in Mexico, the CONADEIP premier league.

Deans

Period	Rector's name
1942–1943	Prof. Aureliano Esquivel Casas
1944–1946	Ing. Francisco Antonio Astiazarán
1946–1953	Prof. Manuel Quiróz Martínez
1953–1956	Ing. Norberto Aguirre Palancares
1956–1961	Lic. Luis Encinas Johnson
1961–1967	Dr. Moisés Canale Rodríguez
1967–1968	Lic. Roberto Reynoso Dávila
1968–1972	Dr. Federico Sotelo Ortiz
1973–1982	Lic. Alfonso Castellanos Idiáquez
1982–1987	Ing. Manuel Rivera Zamudio
1987–1989	Ing. Manuel Balcázar Meza
1989–1993	Mat. Marco Antonio Valencia Arvizu
1993–2001	M.C. Jorge Luis Ibarra Mendívil
2001–2009	Dr. Pedro Ortega Romero
2009–2017	Dr. Heriberto Grijalva Monteverde

See also

• XHUS-TV ("Televisión Universitaria", Unison's television station)

External links

• The University of Sonora website (Spanish)
• Universidad de Sonora Extension (Spanish)
• University Radio Station (Spanish)
• University Television Station (Spanish)
• Regional Coordination of Activities in Basic Space Science for America