Sonora Institute of Technology
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 |
| Rector | Dr. Jesús Héctor Hernández López |
Academic staff | 81 (full-time) |
| Students | 16,327 |
| 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), it was initially sponsored by Lions International until 1956, when it renamed as Northwestern Institute of Technology (Instituto Tecnológico del Noroeste). In 1962, Governor Luis Encinas Johnson approved a state law that restructured the institution and gave it its current name.