Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Baja California (CICESE)

The Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education of Ensenada , Baja California , (CICESE), in Mexico, was created in 1973 by the federal government as part of the initiative to decentralize scientific activities and modernize the country. CICESE belongs to the system of public research centers of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT) and over more than four decades, it has evolved to become one of the main scientific centers in Mexico.