The University of Sonora (Universidad de Sonora, abbreviated as Unison) is a public university with a strong research program in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. 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.
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Overview
According to the National Center for Evaluation for Higher Education (CENEVAL), Sonora has recently ranked fifth in the Mexican university ranking survey. It has six post-graduate subjects accredited in the level of academic excellence for the National Science and Technology Council (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
Exact Sciences
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
Mathematics, 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
Business Administration, 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
Physics Department (DIFUS)
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
Huatabampo
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.
Collaborations with other universities
Sonora State University ("Universidad Estatal de Sonora")
Universidad Miguel Hernández