The University of Granada ( es, Universidad de Granada, UGR) is a public

university A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

located in the city of Granada,

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, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V. With more than 60,000 students, it is the fourth largest university in

. Apart from the city of Granada, UGR also has campuses in

Ceuta Ceuta (, , ; ar, سَبْتَة, Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa. Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territorie ...

and Melilla. In the academic year 2012/2013 almost 2,000

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an 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 best Spanish university by international students.

History

In 1526 a

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was founded in Granada by

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V Charles V, french: Charles Quint, it, Carlo V, nl, Karel V, ca, Carles V, la, Carolus V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain ( Castile and Aragon) ...

for the teaching of

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, philosophy,

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and

canon law Canon law (from grc, κανών, , a 'straight measuring rod, ruler') is a set of ordinances and regulations made by ecclesiastical authority (church leadership) for the government of a Christian organization or church and its members. It is th ...

. On 14 July 1531, the establishment of a ''

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'' with the faculties of theology,

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and canon law was granted by a papal bull by

Clement VII Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...

, marking the birth hour of the university.Jílek, Jubor (ed.): "Historical Compendium of European Universities/Répertoire Historique des Universités Européennes", Standing Conference of Rectors, Presidents and Vice-Chancellors of the European Universities (CRE), Geneva 1984, p. 160Frijhoff, Willem: "Patterns", in: Ridder-Symoens, Hilde de (ed.): '' A History of the University in Europe. Vol. 2: Universities in Early Modern Europe (1500–1800)'', Cambridge University Press, 1996, , pp. 43–113 (80–89) This explains its motto "''Universitas Granatensis 1531''" and his official seal, based in its founder

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with representations of the imperial double-headed eagle and Spanish kingdoms. The rectorate of the university of Granada is situated in the Royal Hospital of Granada, inaugurated in 1526 as well during the reign of

and listed nowadays as BIC in the Spanish heritage classification. Recent major new facilities include th
Granada Health Science Technological Park
housing infrastructures and facilities devoted to its four main uses: teaching (98,000 m²), health care (120,000 m²), and research and business development (170,000 m²), with the participation of Spanish CSIC institution.

Rankings

According to several rankings, the University of Granada ranks among top ten best Spanish universities and holds first place in Translation and Interpreting studies. It is also considered the national leader in Computer Science Engineering. UGR also plays a major role in scientific output, placing high in national ranks and being one of the best world universities in computing and mathematics studies.

Centres and Qualifications

UGR is composed of 5 Schools, 22 Faculties and 116 Departments responsible for teaching and researching into specific subject areas. They are spread over five different campuses in the city of Granada (''Centro'', ''Cartuja'', ''Fuentenueva'', ''Aynadamar'' and ''Ciencias de la Salud''), plus two more campuses located in the cities of

and Melilla, Spanish territories in

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Centres located in Granada

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of Building Engineering *

Architecture Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing building ...

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewa ...

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...

and

Telecommunications Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...

* Faculty of Fine Arts * Faculty of Sciences * Faculty of

Sport Sciences Sports science is a discipline that studies how the healthy human body works during exercise, and how sport and physical activity promote health and performance from cellular to whole body perspectives. The study of sports science traditionally inc ...

* Faculty of

Economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

and Business * Faculty of Education * Faculty of

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and power, and the analysis of political activities, political thought, political behavior, and associated constitutions and la ...

and

Sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of empirical investigation an ...

* Faculty of

Health Sciences The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to health sciences: Health sciences are those sciences which focus on health, or health care, as core parts of their subject matter. Health sciences relate to multiple ac ...

* Faculty of Labour Studies * Faculty of Communication and Documentation * Faculty of

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* Faculty of Pharmacy * Faculty of Philosophy and

Humanities Humanities are academic disciplines that study aspects of human society and culture. In the Renaissance, the term contrasted with divinity and referred to what is now called classics, the main area of secular study in universities at the t ...

* Faculty of

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

* Faculty of Dentistry * Faculty of

Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

* Faculty of Social Work * Faculty of Translation and Interpreting

Campus located in Ceuta

* Faculty of Health Sciences * Faculty of Education and Humanities

Campus located in Melilla

* Faculty of Social Sciences * Faculty of Education, Economy and Technology * Faculty of Nursing The University of Granada also offers a wide range of postgraduate programmes (Master's Degrees, Doctorate Programmes and UGR's Postgraduate studies), made up of studies adapted to the European model.

School for Modern Languages

The UGR began admitting international students in 1992 with the founding of the School for Languages (''Centro de Lenguas Modernas''). As of 2009–2010, there were some 5,000 international students, including Erasmus programme exchange students from the

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. The CLM has agreements with 20 universities and study abroad organizations in the U.S. and in

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in order to bring

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s to the UGR, including the American Institute For Foreign Study,

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, International Studies Abroad and the

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Notable alumni

* Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa, Spanish statesman and dramatist. * Julián Sanz del Río, philosopher, jurist, and educator. He brought Kraussism to Spain. * Pedro Antonio de Alarcón y Ariza, novelist, journalist, and politician. * Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso, President of the

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* Manuel Gómez-Moreno Martínez, archeologist, and historian. * Francisco Javier Simonet y Baca, orientalist, Arabist, and historian. * Federico Olóriz Aguilera, doctor, anthropologist, and criminologist. * Angel Ganivet, Spanish writer precursor to the

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and ambassador in

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. *

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, prominent politician during

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Niceto Alcalá-Zamora Niceto Alcalá-Zamora y Torres (6 July 1877 – 18 February 1949) was a Spanish lawyer and politician who served, briefly, as the first prime minister of the Second Spanish Republic, and then—from 1931 to 1936—as its president. Early life ...

, President of the

* Melchor Almagro San Martín, writer, diplomat, and politician. * Francisco Villaespesa Martín, modernist poet. *

Alejandro Sawa Alejandro Sawa Martínez (15 March 1862 – 3 March 1909) was a Spanish bohemian novelist, poet, and journalist. Born in Seville, Sawa was of Greek origin. His father was an importer of wine and sundries. After a brief flirtation with the prie ...

, bohemian, and writer. * Blas Infante, father of Andalusian nationalism * Melchor Fernández Almagro, literary critic, historian, journalist, and politician. *

Federico García Lorca Federico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936), known as Federico García Lorca ( ), was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director. García Lorca achieved international recognition as an emblemat ...

, man of letters from the Spanish

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* José Fernández Montesinos, literary critic, and university professor. * Américo Castro, cultural and intellectual historian, literary critic, and university professor. *

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, British author. * Juan Francisco Casas, Spanish artist. * José de Salamanca, Marquis of Salamanca, Spanish businessman and politician. *

Joaquín Sabina Joaquín Ramón Martínez Sabina (born 12 February 1949) is a Spanish musician, singer, composer, and poet. His songs usually treat about love, heartbreaks and society with a large usage of literary figures similarly to the baroque-literature st ...

, Famous poet, singer and composer * Juan Carlos Rodríguez Gómez, literary theorist, literary critic, and university professor. * Antonio Carvajal Milena, poet, and university professor. * Luis Lloréns Torres, Puerto Rican poet * Antonio Muñoz Molina, writer and former director of

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Pablo Heras-Casado Pablo Heras-Casado (born 1977) is a Spanish conductor. Early life The son of a retired police officer, he began singing with a school choir at the age of seven and piano lessons at the age of nine. He studied music at the conservatory in Grana ...

, Spanish conductor. * Andrés Neuman, Spanish-Argentine writer, and journalist. * Gabriella Morreale de Escobar, chemist and medical researcher. * Antonio Vidal-Puig, medical doctor and scientist. *

Juan Pizarro Navarrete Juan Pizarro Navarrete (October 1945 – 7 November 2022) was a Spanish physician and politician from the region of Andalusia. A member of the People's Party, Pizarro represented the Province of Jaén in the Congress of Deputies from 1991 unt ...

, physician and politician.

References

External links

Official site of the University of GranadaEnglish language magazine for the regionGRE/GMAT/ TOFEL
{{DEFAULTSORT:Granada, University Of 1531 establishments in Spain Educational institutions established in the 1530s Universities and colleges in Spain Universities in Andalusia

History

Rankings

Centres and Qualifications

Centres located in Granada

Campus located in Ceuta

Campus located in Melilla

School for Modern Languages

Notable alumni

See also

References

External links