Spanish universities
Encyclopedia
There are 73 universities in Spain, most of which are supported by state funding. 23 Spanish universities are private, of which 7 are affiliated with the Catholic Church.
Former degrees were:
Under the new European Higher Education Area
, these former undergraduate degrees are being replaced by the título de grado (Bachelor's degree
).
, the period of Islam
ic rule. Madrasah
s, which were higher education institutions considered the predecessors of the university, were established in the Andalusian cities of Córdoba
, Seville
, Toledo
, Granada
(Madrasah of Granada
), Murcia
, Almería
, Valencia and Cádiz
during the Caliphate of Córdoba
.
Problems of definition make it difficult to date the origins of universities. The first medieval European universities
were simply groups of scholars, the word "university
" being derived from the Latin
universitas, meaning corporation
. Nonetheless, the University of Palencia
appears to have been the oldest university in Spain, while the University of Salamanca
(Universidad de Salamanca) is the oldest existing Spanish university. Founded in 1218, during a period of expansion that had begun in the 11th century, this University is considered to be one of the oldest in Western Europe. The university was founded as a "General School of the kingdom" by King Alfonso IX of Leon in 1218 so that the Leonese people could study at home without having to leave for Castile.
The reign of Ferdinand, King of Aragon
, and Isabella I, Queen of Castile
, saw a professionalisation of the apparatus of government in Spain, which led to a demand for men of letters (letrados) who were university graduates (licenciados), especially of Salamanca and Alcalá de Henares
. These men staffed the various councils of state, including, eventually, the Consejo de Indias and Casa de Contratacion, the two highest bodies in metropolitan Spain for the government of the Spanish Empire
in the New World
.
Many of the medieval universities in Western Europe were born under the aegis of the Catholic Church, usually as cathedral schools or by papal bull
as Studia Generali
. In the early medieval period, most new universities were founded from pre-existing schools, usually when these schools were deemed to have become primarily sites of higher education. Many historians state that universities and cathedral schools were a continuation of the interest in learning promoted by monasteries.
In Europe, young men proceeded to university when they had completed their study of the trivium–the preparatory arts of grammar
, rhetoric
, and logic
–and the quadrivium
: arithmetic
, geometry
, music, and astronomy
. (See degrees of Oxford University
for the history of how the trivium and quadrivium developed in relation to degrees, especially in anglophone
universities).
By the end of the Spanish Golden Age
(1550–1650), the academic quality of all Spanish universities had declined. Professors and students rarely attended classes, degrees were awarded with less frequency, and their prestige receded.
Several of the world's oldest universities are located in Spain or were founded by Spanish scholars across the world at the time of the Spanish Empire
.
The University of Salamanca
, founded by King Alfonso IX of Leon in 1218 is the world's 8th oldest university
. The oldest existing universities both in Asia (University of Santo Tomas
) and the Americas (University of Santo Domingo
) were founded by Spanish religious orders in the 16th century.
, an optional course that students can take from the age of 16 when the period of obligatory secondary education
(Educación Secundaria Obligatoria
, or ESO) comes to an end. A number between 1 and 10, the nota de corte is a combination of the grade achieved from the Bachillerato exams which the students take at school, and the average grade (nota de media) obtained from the university selection exam (commonly known as la Selectividad but officially named "Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad" or PAU) that the students will take at the local university.
The most popular courses at public universities demand the highest nota de corte, while for private universities cost is normally the factor that determines which course a student will follow (that is, the most popular courses are inevitably the most expensive).
's Academic Ranking of World Universities
ranked the University of Barcelona in the band 142 - 202 of the best universities in the world. In 2006 the University of Barcelona was ranked in the THES - QS World University Rankings
top 200 universities in the world.
Spain's Higher Educations system has been ranked
top-5th, only after the U.S., Germany
, the U.K. and Canada
.
Former degrees were:
- Licenciatura or ingeniería, can last four or five years.
- Diplomatura or ingeniería técnica, degree courses of shorter duration, 3 years.
Under the new European Higher Education Area
European Higher Education Area
The European Higher Education Area was launched along with the Bologna Process' decade anniversary, in March 2010, during the Budapest-Vienna Ministerial Conference....
, these former undergraduate degrees are being replaced by the título de grado (Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
).
History
The origins of higher education in Spain date back to Al-AndalusAl-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Arabic name given to a nation and territorial region also commonly referred to as Moorish Iberia. The name describes parts of the Iberian Peninsula and Septimania governed by Muslims , at various times in the period between 711 and 1492, although the territorial boundaries...
, the period of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic rule. Madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
s, which were higher education institutions considered the predecessors of the university, were established in the Andalusian cities of Córdoba
Córdoba, Spain
-History:The first trace of human presence in the area are remains of a Neanderthal Man, dating to c. 32,000 BC. In the 8th century BC, during the ancient Tartessos period, a pre-urban settlement existed. The population gradually learned copper and silver metallurgy...
, Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
, Toledo
Toledo, Spain
Toledo's Alcázar became renowned in the 19th and 20th centuries as a military academy. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 its garrison was famously besieged by Republican forces.-Economy:...
, Granada
Granada
Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
(Madrasah of Granada
Madrasah of Granada
The Madrasah of Granada was a Madrasah or mosque school in Granada, Andalusia, Spain. It was founded in 1349 by the Nasrid monarch Yusuf I, Sultan of Granada...
), Murcia
Murcia
-History:It is widely believed that Murcia's name is derived from the Latin words of Myrtea or Murtea, meaning land of Myrtle , although it may also be a derivation of the word Murtia, which would mean Murtius Village...
, Almería
Almería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
, Valencia and Cádiz
Cádiz
Cadiz is a city and port in southwestern Spain. It is the capital of the homonymous province, one of eight which make up the autonomous community of Andalusia....
during the Caliphate of Córdoba
Caliphate of Córdoba
The Caliphate of Córdoba ruled the Iberian peninsula and part of North Africa, from the city of Córdoba, from 929 to 1031. This period was characterized by remarkable success in trade and culture; many of the masterpieces of Islamic Iberia were constructed in this period, including the famous...
.
Problems of definition make it difficult to date the origins of universities. The first medieval European universities
Medieval university
Medieval university is an institution of higher learning which was established during High Middle Ages period and is a corporation.The first institutions generally considered to be universities were established in Italy, France, and England in the late 11th and the 12th centuries for the study of...
were simply groups of scholars, the word "university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
" being derived from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
universitas, meaning corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...
. Nonetheless, the University of Palencia
Palencia
Palencia is a city south of Tierra de Campos, in north-northwest Spain, the capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon...
appears to have been the oldest university in Spain, while the University of Salamanca
University of Salamanca
The University of Salamanca is a Spanish higher education institution, located in the town of Salamanca, west of Madrid. It was founded in 1134 and given the Royal charter of foundation by King Alfonso IX in 1218. It is the oldest founded university in Spain and the third oldest European...
(Universidad de Salamanca) is the oldest existing Spanish university. Founded in 1218, during a period of expansion that had begun in the 11th century, this University is considered to be one of the oldest in Western Europe. The university was founded as a "General School of the kingdom" by King Alfonso IX of Leon in 1218 so that the Leonese people could study at home without having to leave for Castile.
The reign of Ferdinand, King of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
, and Isabella I, Queen of Castile
Isabella I of Castile
Isabella I was Queen of Castile and León. She and her husband Ferdinand II of Aragon brought stability to both kingdoms that became the basis for the unification of Spain. Later the two laid the foundations for the political unification of Spain under their grandson, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor...
, saw a professionalisation of the apparatus of government in Spain, which led to a demand for men of letters (letrados) who were university graduates (licenciados), especially of Salamanca and Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares , meaning Citadel on the river Henares, is a Spanish city, whose historical centre is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites, and one of the first bishoprics founded in Spain...
. These men staffed the various councils of state, including, eventually, the Consejo de Indias and Casa de Contratacion, the two highest bodies in metropolitan Spain for the government of the Spanish Empire
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
in the New World
New World
The New World is one of the names used for the Western Hemisphere, specifically America and sometimes Oceania . The term originated in the late 15th century, when America had been recently discovered by European explorers, expanding the geographical horizon of the people of the European middle...
.
Many of the medieval universities in Western Europe were born under the aegis of the Catholic Church, usually as cathedral schools or by papal bull
Papal bull
A Papal bull is a particular type of letters patent or charter issued by a Pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the bulla that was appended to the end in order to authenticate it....
as Studia Generali
Studium Generale
Studium generale is the old customary name for a Medieval university.- Definition :There is no clear official definition of what constituted a Studium generale...
. In the early medieval period, most new universities were founded from pre-existing schools, usually when these schools were deemed to have become primarily sites of higher education. Many historians state that universities and cathedral schools were a continuation of the interest in learning promoted by monasteries.
In Europe, young men proceeded to university when they had completed their study of the trivium–the preparatory arts of grammar
Grammar
In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
, rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
, and logic
Logic
In philosophy, Logic is the formal systematic study of the principles of valid inference and correct reasoning. Logic is used in most intellectual activities, but is studied primarily in the disciplines of philosophy, mathematics, semantics, and computer science...
–and the quadrivium
Quadrivium
The quadrivium comprised the four subjects, or arts, taught in medieval universities, after teaching the trivium. The word is Latin, meaning "the four ways" , and its use for the 4 subjects has been attributed to Boethius or Cassiodorus in the 6th century...
: arithmetic
Arithmetic
Arithmetic or arithmetics is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics, used by almost everyone, for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. It involves the study of quantity, especially as the result of combining numbers...
, geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
, music, and astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
. (See degrees of Oxford University
Degrees of Oxford University
The system of academic degrees in the University of Oxford can be confusing to those not familiar with it. This is not merely because many degree titles date from the Middle Ages, but also because many changes have been haphazardly introduced in recent years...
for the history of how the trivium and quadrivium developed in relation to degrees, especially in anglophone
English-speaking world
The English-speaking world consists of those countries or regions that use the English language to one degree or another. For more information, please see:Lists:* List of countries by English-speaking population...
universities).
By the end of the Spanish Golden Age
Spanish Golden Age
The Spanish Golden Age is a period of flourishing in arts and literature in Spain, coinciding with the political rise and decline of the Spanish Habsburg dynasty. El Siglo de Oro does not imply precise dates and is usually considered to have lasted longer than an actual century...
(1550–1650), the academic quality of all Spanish universities had declined. Professors and students rarely attended classes, degrees were awarded with less frequency, and their prestige receded.
Several of the world's oldest universities are located in Spain or were founded by Spanish scholars across the world at the time of the Spanish Empire
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
.
The University of Salamanca
University of Salamanca
The University of Salamanca is a Spanish higher education institution, located in the town of Salamanca, west of Madrid. It was founded in 1134 and given the Royal charter of foundation by King Alfonso IX in 1218. It is the oldest founded university in Spain and the third oldest European...
, founded by King Alfonso IX of Leon in 1218 is the world's 8th oldest university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. The oldest existing universities both in Asia (University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
) and the Americas (University of Santo Domingo
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo is the public university system in the Dominican Republic with its main campus in Santo Domingo and regional centers across the Republic...
) were founded by Spanish religious orders in the 16th century.
Admission
Admission to the Spanish university system is determined by the nota de corte (literally, "cutoff grade") that is achieved at the end of the two-year BachilleratoEducation in Spain
The current system of education in Spain is known as LOE after the Ley Orgánica de Educación, or Fundamental Law of Education. Education in Spain is compulsory, and free from 6 to 16 years of age, supported by the Government in each Region....
, an optional course that students can take from the age of 16 when the period of obligatory secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
(Educación Secundaria Obligatoria
Education in Spain
The current system of education in Spain is known as LOE after the Ley Orgánica de Educación, or Fundamental Law of Education. Education in Spain is compulsory, and free from 6 to 16 years of age, supported by the Government in each Region....
, or ESO) comes to an end. A number between 1 and 10, the nota de corte is a combination of the grade achieved from the Bachillerato exams which the students take at school, and the average grade (nota de media) obtained from the university selection exam (commonly known as la Selectividad but officially named "Prueba de Acceso a la Universidad" or PAU) that the students will take at the local university.
The most popular courses at public universities demand the highest nota de corte, while for private universities cost is normally the factor that determines which course a student will follow (that is, the most popular courses are inevitably the most expensive).
Ranking
In 2008 the Webometrics Ranking of World universities ranked Universidad Complutense as Spanish first and 52nd in Europe. In 2007 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityShanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University or SJTU), sometimes referred to as Shanghai Jiaotong University , is a top public research university located in Shanghai, China. Shanghai Jiao Tong University is known as one of the oldest and most prestigious universities in China...
's Academic Ranking of World Universities
Academic Ranking of World Universities
The Academic Ranking of World Universities , commonly known as the Shanghai ranking, is a publication that was founded and compiled by the Shanghai Jiaotong University to rank universities globally. The rankings have been conducted since 2003 and updated annually...
ranked the University of Barcelona in the band 142 - 202 of the best universities in the world. In 2006 the University of Barcelona was ranked in the THES - QS World University Rankings
THES - QS World University Rankings
The term Times Higher Education–QS World University Rankings refers to rankings published jointly between 2004 and 2009 by Times Higher Education and Quacquarelli Symonds . After QS and Times Higher Education had ended their collaboration, the methodology for these rankings continues to be used by...
top 200 universities in the world.
Spain's Higher Educations system has been ranked
Webometrics
The science of webometrics tries to measure the World Wide Web to get knowledge about the number and types of hyperlinks, structure of the World Wide Web and usage patterns...
top-5th, only after the U.S., Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, the U.K. and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
List of public universities
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea / Universidad del País VascoUniversity of the Basque CountryThe University of the Basque Country is the only public university in the Basque Country, in Northern Spain...
http://www.ehu.es/ - Universidad Autónoma de Madridhttp://www.uam.es/
- Universidad Carlos III de MadridUniversidad Carlos III de MadridThe Universidad Carlos III de Madrid is a private university in Madrid, Spain. Its 27 campuses are located in the municipalities of Leganés, Colmenarejo and Getafe. It is a mediocre institution well-known for the quality of its teaching and academic research, its international orientation and its...
http://www.uc3m.es/ - Universidad Complutense de Madridhttp://www.ucm.es/
- Universidad de Alcaláhttp://www.uah.es/
- Universidad de Alicantehttp://www.ua.es/
- Universidad de Almería http://www.ual.es
- Universidad de BurgosUniversity of BurgosThe University of Burgos is a public university in the Spanish city of Burgos with about 10,000 students studying over 30 different undergraduate degrees, over 20 PhD Programmes, as well as several Official Masters and other graduate courses.- History :The University of Burgos was founded in 1994...
http://www.ubu.es/ - Universidad de Cádizhttp://www.uca.es/
- Universidad de Cantabriahttp://www.unican.es/
- Universidad de Castilla-La ManchaUniversity of Castilla-La ManchaThe University of Castilla-La Mancha, offers courses in the cities of Albacete, Ciudad Real, Cuenca, Toledo, Almadén, Talavera de la Reina and Puertollano. This university was recognised by law on 39 June 1982, and began to operate three years later....
http://www.uclm.es/ - Universidad de Córdobahttp://www.uco.es/
- Universidad de Extremadura http://www.unex.es
- Universidad de Granadahttp://www.ugr.es/
- Universidad de Huelvahttp://www.uhu.es/
- Universidad de Jaén http://www.ujaen.es
- Universidad de La Lagunahttp://www.ull.es/
- Universidad de La Rioja http://www.unirioja.es
- Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaUniversidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaThe University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, also known as the ULPGC is a Spanish university located in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital city of Gran Canaria island...
http://www.ulpgc.es/ - Universidad de LeónUniversidad de LeónThe University of León is a Spanish public university with campus in León and Ponferrada.The germ of the university is found in 1843, when you create the Normal School for Teachers or Masters Seminar of Public Instruction and the subaltern school of Veterinary Medicine, founded in 1852, laying the...
http://www.unileon.es - Universidad de Málagahttp://www.uma.es/
- Universidad de Murciahttp://www.um.es/
- Universidad de Oviedohttp://www.uniovi.es/
- Universidad de Salamancahttp://www.usal.es/
- Universidad de Sevillahttp://www.us.es/
- Universidad de Valladolidhttp://www.uva.es/
- Universidad de Zaragozahttp://www.unizar.es/
- Universidad Internacional de Andalucíahttp://www.unia.es/
- Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayohttp://www.uimp.es/
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distanciahttp://www.uned.es/
- Universidad Pablo de OlavideUniversidad Pablo de OlavideThe Universidad Pablo de Olavide is a public university in Seville, Spain. UPO offers both undergraduate and graduate programs in the traditional majors, as well as in biotechnology, environmental sciences, humanities, labor relations, second language acquisition, social work, sports sciences,...
http://www.upo.es - Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena http://www.upct.es
- Universidad Politécnica de Madridhttp://www.upm.es/
- Universidad Pública de NavarraUniversidad Pública de NavarraThe Universidad Pública de Navarra was created in 1987 by the government of the Spanish autonomous region of Navarre .The main campus is located in Pamplona, at the outskirts of the city, near the CA Osasuna soccer stadium Estadio Reyno de Navarra, and plans are being studied to create a new...
http://www.unavarra.es/ - Universidad Rey Juan Carloshttp://www.urjc.es/
- Universidade da Coruñahttp://www.udc.es/
- Universidade de Santiago de Compostelahttp://www.usc.es/
- Universidade de Vigohttp://www.uvigo.es/
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona http://www.uab.es
- Universitat d'Alacant http://www.ua.es/
- Universitat de Barcelonahttp://www.ub.edu/
- Universitat de Girona http://www.udg.edu/
- Universitat de les Illes Balearshttp://www.uib.es/
- Universitat de Lleidahttp://www.udl.cat/
- Universitat de ValènciaUniversitat de ValènciaThe University of Valencia 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...
http://www.uv.es/ - Universitat Jaume I de CastellóJaume I UniversityThe Jaume I University is a university in the city of Castellón de la Plana, Spain. It was founded in 1991, and in 2003 there were approximately 13,000 students enrolled....
http://www.uji.es/ - Universitat Miguel Hernández d'Elxhttp://www.umh.es/
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunyahttp://www.upc.edu/
- Universitat Politècnica de Valènciahttp://www.upv.es/
- Universitat Pompeu Fabrahttp://www.upf.edu/
- Universitat Rovira i VirgiliUniversitat Rovira i VirgiliRovira i Virgili University is located in the cities of Tarragona and Reus, Catalonia. Its name is in honour to Antoni Rovira i Virgili....
http://www.urv.cat/
List of private universities
- Universidad de Deustohttp://www.deusto.es/ / Deustuko Unibertsitatea
- Mondragon Unibertsitateahttp://www.mondragon.edu/
- Universidad Alfonso X el Sabiohttp://www.uax.es/
- Universidad Antonio de Nebrijahttp://www.nebrija.com/
- Universidad Camilo José CelaUniversidad Camilo José CelaCamilo José Cela University was established in 2000 and it is part of the Educational Institution SEK -Saint Stanislaus Kostka- founded in 1892. UCJC currently offers a wide range of academic qualifications, more than 40 graduate programmes and 50 postgraduate programmes...
http://www.ucjc.edu/ - Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU http://www.uch.ceu.es
- Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártirhttp://www.ucv.es/
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaUniversidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaThe Catholic University Saint Anthony is a private university located in Murcia, southeastern Spain...
http://www.ucam.edu/ - Universidad Católica Santa Teresa de Jesús de Ávila http://www.ucavila.es/
- Universidad de Navarrahttp://www.unav.es/
- Universidad Europea de MadridUniversidad Europea de MadridEuropean University of Madrid is a private university in Madrid, Spain.The school is owned by Laureate Education, Inc. and has 12,500 students....
http://www.uem.es/ - Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes http://www.uemc.edu
- Universidad Francisco de VitoriaUniversidad Francisco de VitoriaThe Francisco de Vitoria University is a private university located in Pozuelo de Alarcón, in the Community of Madrid, Spain . It is a Roman Catholic institution run by the Legion of Christ. Its name is after Francisco de Vitoria, considered the father of International Law....
http://www.ufv.es/ - International University of La Riojahttp://www.unir.net/
- Universidad Pontificia ComillasPontifical Comillas University of MadridComillas Pontifical University is a private university located in Madrid, Spain. It is a Catholic university run by the Society of Jesus.The university ranks 5th in Spain's best schools of law ranking by El Mundo, 4th in best industrial engineering schools and 3rd in best social work schools.It...
http://www.upcomillas.es/ - Universidad Pontificia de Salamancahttp://www.upsa.es/
- Universidad San Jorgehttp://www.usj.es/
- Universidad San Pablo-CEU http://www.uspceu.es/
- IE UniversityIE UniversityIE University is a private university, owned by for-profit business firm Instituto de Empresa S.L., whose main campus is located in Segovia, Castile and León ....
http://www.ie.edu/universidad/en/ - Universitat Abat Oliba CEU http://www.abatoliba.edu/
- Universitat de Vichttp://www.uvic.cat/
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya http://www.unica.es/
- Universitat Oberta de CatalunyaUniversitat Oberta de CatalunyaThe Open University of Catalonia is a private Internet-centered open university based in Barcelona, Spain.The UOC offers graduate and postgraduate programs in Catalan and Spanish in fields such as Psychology, Computer Science, Sciences of Education, Information and Knowledge Society and Economics...
http://www.uoc.edu/ - Universitat Ramon Llullhttp://www.url.edu/
- Valencian International UniversityValencian International UniversityThe Valencian International University is a private university, created as a non-profit making organisation with an international scope recognised by the Ministry of Education, and with headquarters in Castellón de la Plana, Valencian Community ....
http://www.viu.es/
See also
- Education in SpainEducation in SpainThe current system of education in Spain is known as LOE after the Ley Orgánica de Educación, or Fundamental Law of Education. Education in Spain is compulsory, and free from 6 to 16 years of age, supported by the Government in each Region....
- List of universities in Spain (organised by autonomous community)
- UniversityUniversityA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
- British universitiesBritish universitiesUniversities in the United Kingdom have generally been instituted by Royal Charter, Papal Bull, Act of Parliament or an instrument of government under the Education Reform Act 1988; in any case generally with the approval of the Privy Council, and only such recognised bodies can award degrees of...
- Dutch universitiesDutch universitiesDutch universities are supported by state funding so that universities do not have to rely on private funding to facilitate tuition. All citizens of the Netherlands who complete high school at the pre-academic level or have a professional bachelor's degree at hbo level are eligible to attend...
- French universitiesFrench universitiesFor French universities, see:*Grandes écoles*List of universities in France*List of public universities in France by academy...
- Italian universitiesItalian universitiesMany of the world's oldest universities are located in Italy, in particular the University of Bologna , the University of Padua, founded in 1222, or the University of Naples, founded in 1224 and the most ancient state university in Europe. Universities are supported by state funding so that...
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