"added over the years. Olegario González de Cardedal, who received the ""Ratzinger Prize"" in 2011, teaches Dogmatic and Fundamental Theology. The University is famous thanks to its faculties of Philosophy, Psychology, Informatics and Education. Currently, the Pontifical University of Salamanca offers the following undergraduate degrees adapted to the European Higher Education Area : Pontifical University of Salamanca The Pontifical University of Salamanca (in Spanish: ""Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca"") is a private Roman Catholic university based in Salamanca, Spain. This Pontifical University has its origins in the unique University of Salamanca, founded in 1218 and one of the oldest institutions of"
"Complutense University of Madrid The Complutense University of Madrid ( or ""Universidad de Madrid"", ) is a public research university located in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. The university enrolls over 86,000 students, being the 3rd largest non-distance European university by enrollment, and consistently ranking as one of the top universities in Spain. According to the Spanish newspaper ""El Mundo"", the university is widely regarded as the most prestigious academic institution in Spain. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the"
"University of Valladolid The University of Valladolid is a public university in the city of Valladolid, province of Valladolid, in the autonomous region of Castile and Leon, Spain. Established in the 13th century, it is one of the oldest universities in the world. The university has 32,000 undergraduate students and more than 2,000 teachers. The University of Valladolid (UVa) is a Spanish public university founded in 1241 as removal of studies at the University of Palencia, founded by Alfonso VIII of Castile, between 1208 and 1212. It is responsible for teaching higher education in seven campuses distributed through four cities"
"University of Alcalá The University of Alcalá () is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Madrid in Spain and also the third-largest city of the region. It was founded in 1293 as a ""Studium Generale"" for the public, and was refounded in 1977. The University of Alcalá is especially renowned in the Spanish-speaking world for its annual presentation of the highly prestigious Cervantes Prize. The University currently enrolls 28,336 students, 17,252 of whom are studying undergraduate degrees which are taught by a teaching staff of 2,608 professors, lecturers and researchers"
"The University of Santiago de Compostela produced a Prime Minister and many Spanish Ministers, Magistrates, Mayors and all the Presidents of Xunta de Galicia. Additionally, many leading professors, scientists and famous writers studied at USC. University of Santiago de Compostela The University of Santiago de Compostela - USC (, ) is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia. It is one of the world's oldest universities in continuous operation. The university traces its roots back to 1495, when a school was opened in Santiago. In 1504,"
"Autonomous University of Madrid The Autonomous University of Madrid (; UAM) is a Spanish public university established in 1968. It is located in northern Madrid; its main campus, Cantoblanco, is located near the cities of Alcobendas, San Sebastián de los Reyes and Tres Cantos. Throughout its history, the UAM has been one of Spain's most prominent higher education institutions, being ranked first amongst Spanish universities by the El Mundo University Supplement (known as ""Las 50 Carreras""), by The Times Higher Education Supplement, and by the Academic Ranking of World Universities yearly published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University. In the rankings"
"University of Santiago de Compostela The University of Santiago de Compostela - USC (, ) is a public university located in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain. A second campus is located in Lugo, Galicia. It is one of the world's oldest universities in continuous operation. The university traces its roots back to 1495, when a school was opened in Santiago. In 1504, Pope Julius II approved the foundation of a university in Santiago but ""the bull for its creation was not granted by Clement VII until 1526"". In 1555 the institute began to separate itself from strictly"
"University of Granada The University of Granada (, UGR) is a public university located in the city of Granada, Spain, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V. With approximately 80,000 students, it is the fourth largest university in Spain. Apart from the city of Granada, UGR also has campuses in Northern Africa (Ceuta and Melilla). In the academic year 2012/2013 almost 2,000 European students were enrolled in UGR through the Erasmus Programme, making it the most popular European destination. The university's Center for Modern Languages (CLM) receives over 10,000 international students each year. In 2014, UGR was voted the"
"Salamanca Salamanca () is a city in western Spain that is the capital of the Province of Salamanca in the community of Castile and León. The city lies on several hills by the Tormes River. Its Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. With a metropolitan population of 228,881 in 2012 according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), Salamanca is the second most populated urban area in Castile and León, after Valladolid (414,000), and ahead of León (187,000) and Burgos (176,000). It is one of the most important university cities in Spain and supplies 16%"
"the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas borrow architectural elements from those found at the University of Alcalá. University of Alcalá The University of Alcalá () is a public university located in Alcalá de Henares, a city 35 km (22 miles) northeast of Madrid in Spain and also the third-largest city of the region. It was founded in 1293 as a ""Studium Generale"" for the public, and was refounded in 1977. The University of Alcalá is especially renowned in the Spanish-speaking world for its annual presentation of the highly prestigious Cervantes Prize. The University currently enrolls 28,336 students,"
"University of Zaragoza The University of Zaragoza, sometimes referred to as Saragossa University (in Spanish: ""Universidad de Zaragoza"") is a university located in Zaragoza, in the Aragon region of Spain. Founded in 1542, it is one of the oldest universities in Spain, with a history dating back to the Roman period. The university has over 40,000 students in its 22 faculties. The university is the only public university in the region. Its activity is spread along the three provinces of Aragon, with teaching campuses and research centres in Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza. Ecclesiastical Schools were the initial elements of the"
"University of Deusto The University of Deusto (; ) is a Spanish private university owned by the Society of Jesus, with campuses in Bilbao and San Sebastián, and the Deusto Business School branch in Madrid. The University of Deusto is the oldest private university in Spain. The University of Deusto first opened in 1886, having been founded because of the Basque Country's desire to have its own university and the Society of Jesus's wish to move its School of Higher Studies in Laguardia to a more central place. To that effect a huge building was designed by architect Francisco de"
"Leganés Leganés () is a city in central Spain. Part of the greater Madrid conurbation - mainly a satellite-city with a population of 186,066 (1 January 2009) it is located about 11 km southwest of the city centre. Leganés houses a branch of the Universidad Carlos III, founded in 1989, namely the Escuela Politecnica Superior (EPS) which offers Telecommunications Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Computer Engineering, among many other degrees. Universidad Carlos III is recognized as first-class in research and teaching among other universities in Spain. The other campuses of University Carlos III are situated in Getafe and Colmenarejo, however the"
"universities in the world. It has 10,000 staff members and a student population of 117,000. Nearly all academic staff are Spanish. It is located on two campuses, in the university quarter Ciudad Universitaria at Moncloa in Madrid, and in Somosaguas. The Complutense University of Madrid was founded in Alcalá de Henares, old Complutum, by Cardinal Cisneros in 1499. Nevertherless, its real origin dates back from 1293, when King Sancho IV of Castile built the General Schools of Alcalá, which would give rise to Cisnero's Complutense University. During the course of 1509-1510 five schools were already operative: Artes y Filosofía (Arts"
"Alfonso X El Sabio University Alfonso X el Sabio University (""Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio"" in Spanish language, UAX) is a private university in Madrid, Spain. The UAX offers its students the option of carrying out a university exchange in one of more than 150 universities Founded in 1992, was the first private Spanish university authorised by the country’s parliament in 1993. Located in north-east Madrid, in Villanueva de la Cañada around 30 kilometres from the centre of the capital UAX is fully adapted to the European Higher Education Area and the professional skills are recognised in all EU member"
"University of Castilla–La Mancha The University of Castilla–La Mancha (UCLM) is a Spanish university. It offers courses in the cities of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Toledo, Almadén and Talavera de la Reina. This university was recognised by law on 30 June 1982, and began to operate three years later. The current University of Castilla–La Mancha is not the key educational institution in the region. Centuries ago, the University of Sigüenza, until the late 15th century, and the Pontifical and Royal University College of Santa Catalina of Toledo, originating precisely at the end of that same century, were already offering educational"
"foundations: the Barcelona Science Park Foundation (PCB), which includes the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IRBB); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL). It is a member of the Coimbra Group, LERU, European University Association, Mediterranean Universities Union, International Research Universities Network and Vives Network. Established on 3 November 1450, it is the fifth oldest university in Spain and one of the oldest universities in the world. The University was founded under the royal prerogative granted by King Alfonso V of Aragon, in Naples, on 3 November 1450. For"
"and Science Schools in Reina Mercedes. The library holds about 777,000 volumes. University of Seville The University of Seville (""Universidad de Sevilla"") is a university in Seville, Spain. Founded under the name of ""Colegio Santa María de Jesús"" in 1505, it has a present student body of over 65,000, and is one of the top-ranked universities in the country. The University of Seville originally dates to the 15th century. Created by Archdeacon Maese Rodrigo Fernández de Santaella, it was originally called ""Colegio de Santa Maria de Jesus"", and was confirmed as a practicing university in 1505 by the papal bull"
"is called LOE (""Ley Orgánica de Educación""). Madrid is home to a large number of public and private universities. Some of them are among the oldest in the world, and many of them are the most prestigious universities in Spain. The National Distance Education University (""Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia""; UNED) has as its mission the public service of higher education through the modality of distance education. At more than 205,000 students (2015), UNED has the largest student population in Spain and is one of the largest universities in Europe. Since 1972, UNED has sought to translate into action"
"University of Valencia The University of Valencia ( ; also known by the acronym ""UV"") is a university located in the Spanish city of Valencia. It is one of the oldest surviving universities in Spain, and the oldest in the Valencian Community, and is regarded as one of Spain's leading academic institutions. The University was founded in 1499, and currently has around 55,000 students. Most of the courses are given through the medium of Spanish, but the university has promised to increase the number of courses available in Valencian. Moreover, in some degrees part of the teaching is in English."
"On 7 November 1947, the former building of the university, designed by Francesc Soriano and constructed from 1718 to 1740, was declared a cultural monument of national significance by the Spanish government. University of Cervera The Royal and Pontifical University of Cervera () was a Spanish university located in Cervera, Province of Lleida, Catalonia. The institution was founded in 1717 by Philip V of Spain, who sought to compensate Cervera for its supportive stance during the War of the Spanish Succession. Conversely, he also sought to penalize the rest of Catalonia for its support to the Habsburgs. Thus, the six"
"Comillas Pontifical University Comillas Pontifical University () is a private university in Madrid, Spain. It is a Catholic university run by the Society of Jesus. Comillas is the only Spanish university that appears in the Times Higher Education 2013 ranking. The university is involved in a number of academic exchange programmes, work practice schemes and international projects with over 200 institutions of higher education in Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia. Pope Leo XIII founded the Seminary of St. Anthony of Padua in 1890 in the town of Comillas, Cantabria, in response to efforts made by the Marquis of"
"King Juan Carlos University King Juan Carlos University (, URJC) is a Spanish public research university located in the southern area of the Community of Madrid (Spain), with four campuses at Móstoles, Alcorcón, Vicálvaro and Fuenlabrada. It is named after former king Juan Carlos I of Spain and has the Latin motto ""Non nova, sed nove"" (""Not new things, but in a new way""). It was established in 1996 by the government of the Community of Madrid. With 44.916 students, it is the second-biggest public university in the Community of Madrid, behind the historical Universidad Complutense. URJC is one of"
"with 20 universities and study abroad organizations in the U.S. and in Canada in order to bring North Americans to the UGR, including the American Institute For Foreign Study, Arcadia University, International Studies Abroad and the University of Delaware. University of Granada The University of Granada (, UGR) is a public university located in the city of Granada, Spain, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V. With approximately 80,000 students, it is the fourth largest university in Spain. Apart from the city of Granada, UGR also has campuses in Northern Africa (Ceuta and Melilla). In the academic year 2012/2013"
"and the Humanities, as well as the University Clinic of Navarra, the Center for Applied Medical Research and the Institute of Society and Culture. University of Navarra The University of Navarra is a private not-for-profit university located on the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei, as a corporate work of the apostolate of Opus Dei. The University of Navarra is ranked as the best private university in Spain. Through its six campuses (Pamplona, San Sebastián, Madrid, Barcelona, Munich and New York City), the University confers"
"Getafe Getafe () is a city in the south of the Madrid metropolitan area, Spain, and one of the most populated and industrialised cities in the area. It is home to one of the oldest Spanish military air bases and the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Within the city is the Cerro de los Ángeles, or ""Hill of the Angels"", a site considered the geographical center of the Iberian Peninsula. Getafe is located 13 km south of Madrid's city centre, within a flat area of Spain's Meseta Central in the Manzanares River basin. Getafe's proximity to Madrid fostered industrial development"
"50 in science, technology and health fields). University of Girona The University of Girona (; ) is located in the city of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It was reconstituted as a university in 1991, and as of 2010 consists of several campus and buildings across Girona: ""Montilivi"", ""Barri Vell"", ""Centre"", and ""Parc Científic i Tecnològic"", but his history remounts to its creation in 1446. A fifth one, ""Campus de Ciències de la Salut"", was projected some time ago but has yet to advance beyond being an idea. Since its founding, the university has had five presidents (): Josep Maria Nadal i"
"of the fifteenth century and the first years of the sixteenth; thereafter it fell into decay. It was suppressed in 1837. The university is mentioned in Cervantes' novel ""Don Quixote"": “Often he had arguments with the priest of his village, who was a scholar and a graduate of Siguenza . . . .” Sigüenza Sigüenza () is a city in the Serranía de Guadalajara comarca, Province of Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha, Spain. The site of the ancient ""Segontia"" (""dominating over the valley"") of the Celtiberian Arevaci, now called ""Villavieja"" (“old town”), is half a league distant from the present Sigüenza. Livy"
"to retain the longstanding configuration, rather than to restore an even earlier one. University of Osuna The University of Osuna (), officially the Colegio-Universidad de la Purísima Concepción en Osuna (""College-University of the Immaculate Conception in Osuna"") was a university in Osuna, Kingdom of Seville, Spain from 1548 until 1824. Spain granted the university building the status of a monument in 2004. Since 1995, the building has again been a site for university-level studies. The University of Osuna was founded based on a bull of Pope Paul III, and it was a peer university to the likes of the universities"
"and UNAN-León. National Autonomous University of Nicaragua–León The National Autonomous University of Nicaragua–León (, UNAN-León) is a state-funded public university of Nicaragua. UNAN-León is the oldest university in the country, established in 1812. UNAN-León has its roots in the Tridentine Seminary College of Saint Raymond (), established in the city of León in 1680. In 1812, UNAN-León became the second university in Central America and the last one established during the end of the Spanish colony in the Americas. By government decree in 1983, the campus of the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua in León and Managua, became two separate"
"organising courses and providing students with internships in enterprises. The first university in Murcia was founded as the Universitas Studiorum Murciana by Alfonso X of Castile around 1272. The current modern University of Murcia was founded in 1915, making it the tenth oldest university in Spain among the modern universities, but its seal carries the date of the thirteenth century founding. The University of Murcia has two campuses: La Merced, the original campus in the center of the city; and the larger Espinardo, 5 km to the north, which houses most students. A third campus for medical and health studies"
"of the old Universidad Complutense in the city centre, including the modern Colegio de San Ildefonso, and other ""Colegios"", and the structures have served as a model for other universities across the Spanish territories in the Americas and other dependencies. The university chapel dedicated to Saint Ildefonso has a monument to the university's founder, Cardinal Cisneros, by Fancelli, an Italian sculptor. Although the present university is named ""Universidad de Alcalá"", the ancient institution founded by Cisneros is the one now called ""Universidad Complutense"" located in the capital city of Madrid (""Complutensis"" is the Latin word for ""native of Alcalá""). The"
"in Spain, was built in 661 in the province's Baños de Cerrato. During the thirteenth century a university was founded in the province. It was the first university in Spain and one of the first in the world. It was later shifted to Valladolid. The province is bordered on the north by Cantabria, on the west by the province of León, on the east by the province of Burgos and on the south by the province of Valladolid. In Palencia large protected areas such as the Natural Park of Fuentes Carrionas and Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palencia are located. The term historical"