What does UC mean?

University of California (UC) is a university system composed of 65,438+00 public universities in California, USA. It is the most influential public university system in the world and is known as "the model of public higher education". University of California 1853 originated from California College in Oakland, California, and 1868 was renamed University of California. At the same time, in memory of george berkeley, one of the greatest philosophers in18th century, it was finally named the University of California at Berkeley, and Berkeley became the origin and the earliest campus of the University of California [1]. (Note: The University of California is not a university but an administrative system, and there is no so-called "main campus". "Campus" is just a misunderstanding in Chinese translation in history, and each campus is a completely independent university [2])

Today, the University of California has developed into a giant university system with 10 campuses, which has a far-reaching impact on the development of the world [3]. The University of California 10 campuses (universities) are Berkeley (UCB), Davis (UCD), Irvine (UCI), Los Angeles (UCLA), Merced (UCM) and Riverside. UCR), Santa Barbara (UCSB), Santa Cruz (UCSC), San Diego (University of California, San Diego) and San Francisco (UCSF).

The University of California is the largest university alliance in the world, and its universities are among the best in various academic indicators and rankings. These campuses are independent and closely related to each other, and exist as independent universities. Together, they formed the famous University of California in the United States and even the world.