Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora | |
 The Rectorate | |
Former names | Instituto Justo Sierra (Justo Sierra Institute), Instituto Tecnológico del Noroeste (Northwestern Institute of Technology) |
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| Type | Public university |
| Established | 1955 [1] |
| Rector | Dr. Jesús Héctor Hernández López |
Academic staff | 81 (full-time) [2] |
| Students | 16,327 [3] |
| Location | , , 27°29′01″N 109°56′02″W / 27.4837°N 109.9340°W |
| Campus | Obregón, Guaymas and Navojoa (mostly urban). |
| Affiliations | ANUIES CONAHEC International Association of Universities OECD-IMHE |
| Website | http://www.itson.mx/ |
The Sonora Institute of Technology (in Spanish: Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, ITSON) is a Mexican public university based in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, with satellite campuses in Guaymas, Empalme and Navojoa. Founded in 1955 as a preparatory school called Justo Sierra Institute (Instituto Justo Sierra),[1] it was initially sponsored by Lions International until 1956, when it renamed as Northwestern Institute of Technology (Instituto Tecnológico del Noroeste).[1] In 1962, Governor Luis Encinas Johnson approved a state law that restructured the institution and gave it its current name.[1]
- ^ a b c d "Historia del ITSON" (in Spanish). Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
- ^ Rodríguez Villanueva, Gonzalo (September 2007). "Informe anual de actividades octubre 2006 - septiembre 2007" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora. pp. 48–49. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
- ^ Cruz Medina, Isidro Roberto (November 2012). "Informe de actividades 2011-2012" (PDF) (in Spanish). Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora. p. 198. Retrieved 2012-11-28.