WHAT IS HUC?
The Hemispheric University Consortium is a selective alliance of universities across the Americas, including institutions from Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, and the United States, committed to fostering collaborative academic and research endeavors that respond to global and regional challenges.
Through coordinated research initiatives, shared infrastructure, and academic partnerships, HUC member institutions work together to strengthen higher education and research capacity throughout the Americas.
Through coordinated research initiatives, shared infrastructure, and academic partnerships, HUC member institutions work together to strengthen higher education and research capacity throughout the Americas.
ORIGINS & EVOLUTION
Founded in 2018, the Hemispheric University Consortium (HUC) brings together leading universities from across the Americas to advance collaboration in research, education, and innovation.
What began as a network for institutional dialogue has evolved into an active platform for collaborative initiatives, connecting faculty, students, researchers, and university leaders through shared programs and projects.
Today, HUC continues to strengthen academic partnerships across the hemisphere while addressing common challenges through collective action and knowledge exchange.
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HUC Members
Universidad Austral
Universidad Andrés Bello
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
York University
Unicamp
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad de los Andes
Universidad de Costa Rica
The University of the West Indies
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
York University
University of Montreal
University of California, Los Angeles – UCLA
Universidade Estadual de Campinas — Unicamp
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Universidad de los Andes
Universidad de Costa Rica
Universidad Austral
Universidad Andrés Bello
The University of the West Indies
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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CORE PRIORITIES
HUC’s work is aligned with addressing complex challenges through collective university action, particularly in areas such as:
Public Health, Wellbeing and Human Prosperity
Climate Change, Sustainability and Resilience
Entrepreneurship and Inclusive Innovation
Crime, Conflict, and Corruption
Technology and Innovation
for Education
Mission & Values
The Hemispheric University Consortium (HUC) brings together leading universities across the Americas with a shared mission to advance academic collaboration, research excellence, and innovation in addressing the most pressing challenges facing our region and the world.
Its vision is to build a connected hemispheric community of higher education institutions where knowledge is co-created through strategic partnerships, interdisciplinary research, and the exchange of ideas, empowering future generations of global leaders committed to sustainable development, inclusion, and societal well-being.
GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
HUC operates under a clear governance framework that connects leadership with operational working groups. This structure ensures high-level strategic direction alongside operational implementation across initiatives.
General Assembly
Highest decision making body
President & Vice President
Provide leadership
Executive Committee
Strategic oversight and regional representation
Secretariat
Coordination and implementation
Officers
Member Representatives Institutional liaison and operational engagement
Working Groups
Thematic deployment of initiatives
(Academic, Research, Communication)
The governance structure of HUC ensures strategic leadership, operational coordination and institutional representation across the member universities.
HUC GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Strategic leadership and institutional oversight
Mag. Julián Rodríguez Priore
Pbro. Dr. Secilio Espinal Espinal
Dr. Diego Quiroga
Professor Lisa Philipps
Dra. Raquel Bernal Salazar
Professor Julio Castro Sepúlveda
Dr. Paulo Cesar Montagner
Professor Sir Hillary Beckles
Dr. Juan Carlos de la Llera
Dr. Carlos Araya Leandro
Julio Frenk
Daniel Jutras
Dr. Wilfredo Antonio Gonzáles Lozada
HUC SECRETARIAT
Institutional and operational coordination and program implementation
Mag. Ana E. Galiano
Lic. Nazareth López Gabeiras
HUC OFFICERS
Institutional representatives appointed by member universities
Jovana Batarce
Daniel Cantinelli Sevillano
María Gabriela Espeche Gil
Helen Balderama
Dr. Cristina Guerra
Catalina Gerstmann
Johanna Mick Clausen
Yorleni Aguilar
Dr. Jonathan Palatz Cedeño
Kiara Guerra Ayala
