The Universidad de la Sierra (UniSierra) is a Mexican public university based in Moctezuma, Sonora.
In April 2002, the then-Governor of Sonora, Armando López Nogales, signed a state law creating a public university in Moctezuma called the Universidad de la Sierra.
[2][3] The initiative provided a long-awaited institution of higher learning to students in the Sierra region of the state, which spans an area of more than 30 municipalities.
[3][4] On 2 September 2002, the Universidad de la Sierra held its first day of classes with 167 students under the direction of rector Samuel Ocaña García.
[2] In 2003, UniSierra added programs in rural tourism administration and biology with a specialty in aquaculture production, followed by an engineering degree in systems and telematics in 2007.