A group of San Diego and Baja California universities, along with diplomatic leaders and other organizations, will on Friday announce a new international alliance intended to strengthen academic ties across the border.

The CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium is intended to increase the flow of academics both ways across the international border and support a skilled workforce.

"Education and research build bridges that turn borders into opportunities," said Pradeep K. Khosla, chancellor of UC San Diego, one of CHEC's founding member institutions. "By uniting California and Baja California's premier institutions, the CaliBaja Higher Education Consortium will amplify talent, spark joint innovation and foster shared prosperity that will benefit our entire binational region."

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