La Casa de la Universidad de California is a foreign affiliate of the ten-campus system of the University of California administered by the University’s Office of International Academic Activities. In 2001, UC Regents, with the support of the California state legislature, moved to establish a UC hub/ mini-campus in Mexico to serve the expanding academic, research, and public service mission of the University in Mexico.
In 2003, Casa became a reality with the purchase of the property on Calle Carmen Nº 1 in historic Chimalistac. The beautifully landscaped facility is composed of the elegant late nineteen-century La Casona, owned by publisher Ignacio Cumplido, two twentieth-century modernist buildings which served as the residence for prominent Mexican architect Francisco Artigas, and a multi-story office building constructed by Banco Nacional de México (BANAMEX). Once a private residence and training center for BANAMEX, Casa marks the University of California’s next phase in development, providing for exciting and novel international education programs and research agendas in the twenty–first century.
The facility is headquarters for Casa administration, the Mexico Study Center of the UC Education Abroad Program (EAP), as well as EAP's Mexico-U.S. Comparative Perspectives Program and Field Research Program. Casa provides meeting space for UC alumni in Mexico. The facility is also a link between the ten UC campuses and Mexico.
Our Mission
Casa de la Universidad de California en México
Mission Statement
- Advancing the education of and providing assistance to University of California students in Mexico, and students of universities in Mexico with which the University of California has cooperative agreements,
- Maintaining and developing relations between institutions of higher education in Mexico and the University of California,
- Planning and implementing joint academic programs between the University of California and institutions of higher education in Mexico, and
- Enhancing relations with University of California alumni and friends in Mexico,
- Enhancing relations with the State of California and Mexico, and
- Enhancing relations with other public and private colleges and universities in California and Mexico.