The University of California (UC) is a university system with ten campuses in California, USA, and is one of the most influential public university systems in the world, and is known as "the model of public higher education". With the rise and fame of the University of California, Berkeley.

The city named "Berkeley" is also famous in the world. With the development of California's economy and population, it is difficult for the University of California at Berkeley to meet the growing needs of society. At the same time, California's vast geographical and urban distribution also determines that the University of California can not be limited to running schools in Berkeley. Therefore, the University of California later established nine campuses in different regions.

In this way, the university of California system, a giant university system headed by Berkeley campus, was finally formed. The University of California originated from a private College of California. California).

1866, the Standing Committee of California Parliament decided to establish a new "College of Agriculture, Mining and Mechanical Technology" according to the Moreel Act signed by President Lincoln, but there was no suitable campus. At that time, private California colleges lacked operating funds.