programs

CEPAS

In Spanish, Cepas means roots, origin or stock. Our Cepas program touches on the origins of Latin American life. C is for culture, E for economy, P for politics,
A for art, and S for sciences. Through these five areas, we offer our culturally-rich community the best of border life.
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ENERGY

Led by our energy expert, Jeremy Martin , this program is recognized as one of the oldest energy policy initiatives in the Western Hemisphere.
In a region confronted
with ever more complex energy issues, the program examines the geopolitics of energy -- security, integration and investment. Through a series of meetings and conferences that bring together industry analysts, business leaders and policy makers, the Institute offers comprehensive analysis of public policy on oil, electricity, LNG and natural gas.
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ICT

As the region strives to stay in touch, our Information and Communication Technology programs bring together experts on subjects ranging from technology trends to e-Government to discuss sustainable policies that promote socio-economic and business opportunities. Our seminars look at industry convergence and regulatory frameworks as well as the development of home-grown technologies and human capital.
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Project Mexico

From our strategic location at the U.S.-Mexico border, we analyze, discuss and debate Mexico’s economic, social and political development. Under the leadership of Institute President Jeffrey Davidow, Mexican and U.S. policy makers, academics, journalists and students meet for workshops on public health issues, migration, job creation, municipal finance and environmental issues.
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Professional
Workshops

Migration. Poverty. HIV/AIDS and public health. Latino voters and the U.S. presidential election. U.S. and Latin American experts will share their views on these critical social and political issues throughout the year. We encourage reporters, policy makers, government representatives, teachers and students to join us for these comprehensive training programs on the region’s economic and social challenges.
For journalists, we offer the prestigious Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism workshop.
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Neighboring Centers

The Institute of the Americas is located on campus at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Below is a brief description of UCSD and of two distinct centers housed within the Institute of the Americas Complex. The Institute of the Americas and the Center for U.S. Mexican Studies share a building.

While the Institute is an independent, private non-profit, its two neighbors: The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, and the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies, are university academic and research centers. In addition to their core functions, each center offers numerous speakers programs, exhibitions, films, and other events that are open to the public. Please check the relevant websites for more information.

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) has gained national and international renown for the quality of its undergraduate and graduate programs and the scope of its research contributions. It is proud to provide a unique combination of resources focused on Latin America, including the Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies.

Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies (CILAS)
Through this Center, the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) provides one of the most prominent programs for the study of Latin America in the United States. In addition to offering Latin American curricula at both the undergraduate and graduate level, the Latin American program at UCSD has distinctive characteristics. It has over eighty full-time Latin American specialists on faculty, the deliberate integration of teaching, research, and policy analysis, the promotion of interdisciplinary perspectives, and active collaboration with colleagues, students, and leaders from Latin America.

Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies ()
The Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies is a campuswide research unit of the University of California, San Diego. With the support of UCSD’s Office of Research and the University of California Office of the President, the Center has become the premier institute for social science research on Mexico and U.S.-Mexican relations in the United States. The Center participates in and promotes multidisciplinary research relevant to current policy issues in Mexico and to the binational relationship in close collaboration with scientists at Mexican institutions. In addition, most of the Center's research involves comparative studies with a substantial Mexico component.

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