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. Enrique F. Velázquez Contreras
Location	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico; 29.083°N 110.962°W
Website	www.uson.mx

The University of Sonora (Universidad de Sonora, abbreviated as Unison) is a public university in the northwestern state of Sonora, Mexico that has a strong research program. The University was founded in 1942 and is considered the main cultural and educational driver in the state. The University motto is “El saber de mis hijos hará mi grandeza” (“The knowledge of my children will be my greatness”). It is the largest university of Sonora with about 30,000 students (about 28,000 for undergraduate studies and 2,000 for postgraduate studies) distributed in five campuses.

Dr. Enrique Velázquez Contreras started his tenure as the University Rector in June 2017 for a period of four years (renewable). Under his leadership the University has prepared its Strategic Initiative putting special emphasis on the Internationalization of its academic and research programs.

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, PhD and Masters
Inmunohematology, Postgraduate certificate
Integral postgraduate of social sciences, PhD and Masters
Psychology, PhD and Masters

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

Campuses

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

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.

Rectors

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
2017–present	Dr. Enrique Fernando Velázquez Contreras

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collaborations with other universities

Sonora State University ("Universidad Estatal de Sonora")
Universidad Miguel Hernández

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External links

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

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