King Juan Carlos University

King Juan Carlos University
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Motto

Non nova, sed nove

("Not new things, but in a new way")
Type Public
Established 8 July 1996,
Rector Fernando Suárez Bilbao
Administrative staff
1,904
Students 37,939 (2015)[1]
Location Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
Campus Móstoles, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Vicálvaro and Madrid
Colors         
Nickname URJC
Affiliations CRUE
Website www.urjc.es

King Juan Carlos University (Spanish: Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, URJC) is a top 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 king Juan Carlos I of Spain. It was established in 1996 and has the Latin motto Non nova, sed nove ("Not new things, but in a new way").

With 37,939 students, it is the second biggest public university in the Community of Madrid.[2] URJC is one of 8 universities in the Community of Madrid, and it is the second newest university in the Community.

Studies

King Juan Carlos University offers a wide range of degrees, all adapted to the European Higher Education Area. This includes 64 undergraduate degrees, 44 dual degrees, 6 English-taught degrees, 6 university degrees on-line, 18 diplomas, 8 Engineering degrees, as well as a wide range of official master’s (81), doctoral programs and their own degrees and training (34), all related to the areas of Health Sciences, Experimental Sciences and Technology, Communication Sciences, and Law and Social Sciences. King Juan Carlos University has four campuses currently operating in Madrid, Fuenlabrada, Móstoles and Vicálvaro, and a Foundation whose headquarters are located in Madrid’s Plaza de Manuel Becerra.

Principalship of URJC, Móstoles.

Campus

The URJC is divided into four campuses. Each campus is composed of one or more schools:

Each school or college is independently governed by a Dean or School Director, and it is divided into academic departments.

Affiliated centers:

Colleges:

University Centers:

King Juan Carlos University organizes its Summer courses in Aranjuez.

Academic programs

Studies include: Computer Science, Telecommunication Engineering, Chemical engineering, Environmental Science, Odontology, Medicine, Nursing, Physiotherapy, Audiovisual Communication, Telecommunications, Tourism, Journalism, Law, Economy, Business Administration and Management, Sociology, History, Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Food Science and Technology, Biology, Odontology, Psychology, Preschool Education, International Relations, Visual Arts and Dance, Criminology,among others.

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Notable people

In 2007 Juan Velarde Fuertes, Iñaki Gabilondo, Luis del Olmo and Antonio Mingote were awarded a Honorary Doctorate from King Juan Carlos University. In January 2008, Bernardo Kliksberg became the first foreigner to receive an honorary doctorate degree from the university with Jaime Gil Aluja, José Antonio Pastor Ridruejo and Fernando Sánchez Calero. In 2011 Honorary doctorate was awarded to Harald zur Hausen, Ramón Tamames and Peter Waldmann.[3]

In 2014 James A. Yorke, distinguished University Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Maryland and recipient of the 2003 Japan Prize in Science and Technology, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from King Juan Carlos University.[4] Prof. Yorke, is worldwide known for the definition of the mathematical term chaos in 1975.

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