Institutional Partners

The Arizona-Sonora Interuniversity Alliance (AISA as it is abbreviated in Spanish) is a binational, regional alliance focused on supporting cross-border academic exchange and research collaboration to promote science, education and innovation in the Arizona-Sonora region.  The members of AISA are:

ASU, CIAD, COLEF, COLSON, ITESM, ITSON, NAU, UNISON, UArizona

The Binational Border Health Network is an initiative funded by CONACYT addressing the priorities established in the Healthy Border 2020 Initiative which detail five public health priorities of binational concern, including chronic and degenerative diseases, infectious diseases, maternal and child health, mental health and addiction, and injury prevention in the U.S. - Mexico border region.  

The University of Arizona Department of Mathematics maintains an active collaboration with CIMAT and is exploring a program to create CIMAT's undergraduate study abroad program titled "Math in Mexico."

CRESON is a regional center for the formation of the teaching corps for the public primary and secondary education systems in the State of Sonora and for research on teaching, learning and pedagogy.  The University of Arizona College of Education is actively engaged with CRESON in the development of cross-border collaborations focused on pre-service teacher training and diversity and inclusion. 

El Colegio de la Frontera Norte (COLEF) is an institution of higher education and research dedicated to the study of the regional phenomena related to the U.S-Mexico border from a multidisciplinary perspective.  Multiple colleges and departments and the University of Arizona maintain active collaborations with partners at COLEF including Social and Behavioral Sciences, Public Health, and Planning and Architecture. 

El Colegio de Sonora (COLSON) is an institution of higher education and research focused on the social sciences and the humanities.  Many colleges and departments at the University of Arizona maintain close collaborations with COLSON focused on important regional and cross-border issues.

The Matías Romero Institute is Mexico's diplomatic academy formed in 1974 by the Ministry of Foreign Relations. with the mission of preparing personnel for the Mexican Foreign Service.  The James E. Rogers College of Law maintains an active collaboration with the IMR, including the Diplomat Training Program in U.S. Law. 

Part of the National Technological Institute of Mexico (Tec Nacional), ITSC is located in Cananea, Sonora, a region of intensive mining activity.  The University of Arizona is focused on developing collaborative academic programming in the area of mining engineering with ITSC, as well as English language training programs for ITSC students.

Arizona Law is a founding member of NACLE with the aim of preparing law students the unique North American market. NACLE is comprised of 13 law schools in Canada, Mexico and the U.S.. The general purpose of NACLE is to promote and share understanding of the legal systems within North American countries. The specific purpose of the Consortium is to enhance the capabilities of each member to provide high quality legal education and research appropriate to the demands of the professional environment in North America.

The University of Arizona School of Journalism maintains an active collaboration centered on faculty exchange with Universidad Anáhuac - Mexico Norte.

The University of Arizona has a longstanding and productive collaborative relationship with Chapingo, focused in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering and the School of Natural Resources and the Environment, with both departments offering dual degrees at the graduate level with UAC.

The Autonomous University of Coahuila is the largest comprehensive public university in the north-central state of Coahuila.  The University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy maintains an active research and exchange agreement with the Unidad Torreón focused on pharmacology and toxicology.

UASLP and UArizona maintain an active collaboration focused on strengthening research collaborations and faculty and scholar exchange.

One of Mexico's most important public universities, the University of Guanajuato is a valued partner of the University of Arizona across many disciplines and a longstanding partnership endures with the College of Education focused on teacher training.  Additionally, the Universidad de Guanajuato was an founding participant in the University's Verano de Investigación.

The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health maintains an active collaboration with UVM through the Binational Network for Health Communities.

UPAEP is a private university located in the eponymous capital of the State of Puebla and is the site of a University of Arizona microcampus.