Launch of UC
Mexico
Initiative

2014

  • UCR asked to serve as lead campus
  • Binational conference held, with representation from all 10 UC campuses and academic and government institutions in Mexico
  • Provost Dorr visit to MX City
  • President Napolitano to visit MX City; participates at signing of FOBESII
  • First systemwide MOUs signed : SENER, UNAM
  • SENER workshop at LBNL
  • CONACULTA workshops at UCLA and UCR
  • Proposal for funding and working group structure developed
  • Priorities established in areas of arts and culture, educati on, energy, environment, health, and academic mobility

2015

  • Release of Working Groups' work plans (goals, objectives and activities)
  • High level advisory group convened by President Napolitano
  • Development of Strategic Framework
  • Creation of database of UC expertise related to Mexico
  • Launch of SENER CONACYT LBNL postdoctoral program

First Water
Energy Nexus
Roundtable,
UNAM

  • Binational Health Week
  • Binational Health Forum on Migration and Global Health, UCB & UCSF
  • Proyecto 100,000 students study at UCD, UCR, UCSD Extension offices
  • Launch of annual Systemwide tracking of UC MX mobility
  • UC LAUSD University of Guadalajara summer pilot launch of Proyecto SOL 2.0

2016

  • Release of Migration and Health Report
  • Shared Pasts, Shared Futures: a binational works hop regarding the Missions of the Californias
  • Release of the Pacto de Pasadena (California Missions)
  • California State Senate Hearing: Energy
  • Students We Share conference (Education)
  • Indigenous Language conference, Oaxaca
  • Climate change: Its Binational Impl ications workshop, Casa de CA
  • Launch of MSRIP Mexico
  • UCD Energy Graduate Group established
  • UC and MX mobility workshop at UCI
  • Signing of MOU s with ANUIES and Ministry of Culture
  • UNAM Rector Graue visit to UCB; reaffirmation of UC UNAM commitments
  • UCSD launches Center for Resilient Materials
  • Mexico California Energy Efficiency Workshop
  • Technical Workshop on Clean Energy Across the Border
  • UC, CICESE, UABC workshop: Coastal ecosystem and climate change

2017

  • Mexico Senate amends its General Law of Education
  • President Napolitano visit to Mexico City
  • 1st Binational Health Forum
  • UCI launch of ACED (graduate)
  • UCI launch of Mexico Graduate Engineering Program
  • California State Senate Hearing: Energy
  • Creation of UC Mexico Initiative's Leadership Council
  • Publication of Mexico Initiative white papers on eScholarship
  • SENER CONACYT Call for Proposals : 5 UC sub awards
  • UC VC for Research meeting, MX City
  • Launch of on line certificate program in health management
  • UC Humanities Research Institute focuses AY 2017 program on Mexico
  • UC & Tec de Monterrey Forum: Future of NAFTA and the State of U.S. Mexico Relations

2018

  • 2nd Binational Health Forum, Mexico City
  • Launch of online certificate program on regulatory health sciences
  • Release of limited Call for Concept Plans : 3 awards (($185K
  • Opportunity Funds initiated : 3 awards
  • Release of Call for UC UNAM COMEXUS energy fellows
  • Signing of UC CDE SEP MOU
  • California State Senate Hearing: Students We Share (education)
  • UCSD & UABC undergrads provide education mapping results to CA and MX legislators
  • Launch of the Bilateral Higher Education Task Force
  • UC and MX mobility workshop at UCSD
  • Bridges in Time of Walls: Mexican/Chicano Art from Los Angeles to Mexico City
  • UCSD & COMEXUS Visiting Scholar
  • Book Rerelease of “Authenticity in the Americas”
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Climate Ambassadors Open Recruitment

Climate Ambassadors is a UC Alianza MX initiative to build a network of students of the University of California and Mexican institutions and connect them with career opportunities within the new climate economy and society.

Climate Ambassadors work together on crossborder climate, sustainability and social justice challenges, building a network for impact.

Requirements

  • Must be at least 18 years old.
  • Undergraduate only (ideally in junior year or 5th semester).
  • Intermediate-level English and Spanish.
  • Must be available to participate in an internship for 10 to 15 hours per week.
  • Submit a cover letter (one page max./Arial 12, line spacing 1.15).
  • Recommendation Letter

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