MoU between the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and UC San Diego

November 24, 2022

Institutional Context

Over 30 years ago, the United States Congress enacted Section 117 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) in light of concerns about the growing financial relationship between U.S. universities and foreign sources. The U.S. Congress mandated financial transparency through required reporting of contracts with and gifts from a foreign source that, alone or combined, are valued at $250,000 or more in a calendar year.

MoU between the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of California at San Diego

The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on academic and professional cooperation took place on November 24th, between the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the University of California at San Diego. Through this MoU, a collaboration framework was established to implement mutually beneficial activities, such as the exchange of students, staff, teachers and researchers, as well as the integration of research projects and joint publications, internships and visits between the Ministry and the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies of the University of California at San Diego's School of Global Policy and Strategy.

On behalf of Mexico, Carmen Moreno Toscano, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in charge of signing the MoU; and on behalf of the United States signed Dr. Pradeep K. Khosla, University of California at San Diego's Chancellor.