University of Cantabria

University of Cantabria
Universidad de Cantabria

Latin: Cantabriae Universitas
Type	Public
Established	1972
Rector	Ángel Pazos Carro^[1]
Academic staff	1,267
Administrative staff	1,088
Students	14,205
Undergraduates	11,668
Postgraduates	2,537
Doctoral students	635
Location	Santander, Torrelavega and Comillas, Cantabria, Spain
Website	http://www.unican.es/

University of Cantabria: Government Pavilion.

University of Cantabria: Interfaculty Building, Faculty of Humanities and School of Teacher Training .

University of Cantabria: Faculty of Sciences.

University of Cantabria: School of Civil Engineering.

University of Cantabria: School of Industrial Engineering and Telecommunications, from the Atlantic Park of Las Llamas.

University of Cantabria: Faculty of Economics and Business Studies and Faculty of Law.

University of Cantabria (UC) (Spanish: Universidad de Cantabria), is a public university located in Santander, Torrelavega and Comillas in Cantabria, Spain. It was founded in 1972 and is organized in 15 schools and colleges.

It was selected as Campus of International Excellence by the Government of Spain in 2009.^[2] The UC is part, as a founding member, of the Group 9 of Spanish Universities (G9), created in 1997 with the aim of promoting collaboration between academic institutions.

The University of Cantabria first appeared in the Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2013 in the range of 151-200 best universities in the world in the field of Physics.^[3]

Organization

The University of Cantabria is divided in 15 schools and faculties.^[4]

Faculty of Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Medicine, associated with the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital
Faculty of Economics and Business Studies
Faculty of Law
International Center for Higher Spanish Studies
Altamira School of Tourism
Gimbernat-Cantabria School of Physiotherapy
School of Teacher Training
School of Civil Engineering
School of Industrial Engineering and Telecommunications
School of Nautical Studies
School of Nursing "Casa de Salud Valdecilla," related to the Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital.
School of Technical Mining Engineering
Teaching Unit of Environmental Engineering

History

The institution was established as such on August 18, 1972, by decree of the Council of Ministers of Spain with the name of University of Santander. Thirteen years later renamed University of Cantabria. It was created by the affiliation of several schools and colleges that were already established either independently or under other universities since the following dates:

1829: The School of Commerce and Navigation, currently School of Nautical Studies.
1901: The School of Industries, the origin of which is the Polytechnic School of Industrial Engineering and Telecommunications.
1915: The Normal School, which is the origin of the current Faculty of Education.
1929: The Valdecilla Hospital School of Nurses, School of Nursing today.
In the 50s Torrelavega welcomes School of Mines and Mining-Metallurgical and Mining-Chemical Factories, which will become the School of Technical Mining Engineering.
1966: School of Civil Engineering, under the University of Valladolid.
1969: School of Social Graduate, then belonging to the University of Oviedo and origin of the Diploma in Labour Relations attached to the School of Law.
1969: College of Sciences, initially only with the specialty of Physical and dependant of the University of Valladolid.

In 1970 the City and Province Council of Santander gave the grounds of Las Llamas in the city of Santander to create a campus of 600,000 square meters for the new university. In 1971 the University District of Santander was established. In 1973 the Medical School was established. In 1978 the new College of Humanities consolidated the autonomy of the University of Cantabria.

International Programs

The UC has signed 216 agreements with European Universities (Erasmus program), 64 with Latin American institutions, 8 with universities in the United States and 1 with an Australian university, sending and receiving more than 600 exchange students within this framework. Additionally, the UC has partnered with International Studies Abroad, a U.S.-based study abroad organization to bring in study abroad students from the U.S. and Canada. The UC is a member of both national and international university networks such as the Compostela Group of Universities and the Santander Network.^[5]

Notes and references

↑ https://web.unican.es/consejo-direccion/rector
↑ Ministerio de Educación del Gobierno de España Resuelta la Convocatoria Campus de Excelencia Internacional, Madrid, 2009, Retrieved on 2009-11-27.(Spanish)
↑ Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2013). "2013 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)" (in English and Chinese). Retrieved 2013-09-17.
↑ http://www.unican.es/en/university/education.htm
↑ http://www.unican.es/en/university/International.htm

External links

University of Cantabria Website (English)(Spanish)

Universities in Spain

Andalusia	Almería Cádiz Córdoba Granada Huelva Jaén Malaga Seville International University of Andalucía Pablo de Olavide Loyola Andalucía

Aragon	Zaragoza San Jorge

Asturias	Oviedo

Balearic Islands	University of the Balearic Islands

Basque Country	Deusto University of the Basque Country Mondragon

Canary Islands	La Laguna Las Palmas de Gran Canaria European University of Canarias Fernando Pessoa-Canarias

Cantabria	University of Cantabria European University of the Atlantic

Castilla–La Mancha	University of Castilla–La Mancha

Castile and León	Burgos León Salamanca Valladolid Catholic University of Ávila IE University Isabel I University Miguel de Cervantes European University Pontifical University of Salamanca

Catalonia	Barcelona Girona Lleida Abat Oliba CEU Autonomous University of Barcelona International University of Catalonia Open University of Catalonia Polytechnic University of Catalonia Pompeu Fabra Ramon Llull Rovira i Virgili Vic

Extremadura	University of Extremadura

Galicia	A Coruña Santiago de Compostela Vigo

La Rioja	University of La Rioja International University of La Rioja

Madrid	Alcalá Autonomous University of Madrid Carlos III Complutense Menéndez Pelayo International University UNED King Juan Carlos Technical University of Madrid Antonio de Nebrija Camilo José Cela CEU San Pablo European University of Madrid Francisco de Vitoria Comillas San Dámaso Universidad a Distancia de Madrid

Murcia	University of Murcia San Antonio Technical University of Cartagena

Navarre	University of Navarra Universidad Pública de Navarra

Valencian Community	Alicante Jaume I Miguel Hernández Technical University of Valencia Valencia San Vicente Mártir CEU Cardenal Herrera Valencian International University European University of Valencia

Compostela Group of Universities

Erasmus University College Brussels São Paulo State University University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy Universidad Mayor Masaryk University Santo Domingo Institute of Technology University of Oulu University of Nantes Ilia State University International School of Management Philipps-Universität Marburg University of Regensburg University of Pécs University of Foggia Kore University of Enna International Telematic University University of Perugia International School of Law and Business University of Malta Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education Universidad Anáhuac Xalapa University of Monterrey University of Guadalajara Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior Universidad La Salle University of Bergen University of Lima Pontifical Catholic University of Peru Adam Mickiewicz University University of Łódź University of Évora University of Lisbon University of Minho Columbus University Pan-European University EMUNI University University of A Coruña University of Almeria University of the Basque Country University of Burgos University of Cádiz University of Cantabria University of Extremadura University of Girona University of Jaen Jaume I University University of León University of Lleida University of Málaga University of Oviedo University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Rovira i Virgili University Salamanca University University of Santiago de Compostela Technical University of Madrid University of Vigo University of Zaragoza Karlstad University University of Fribourg University of Roehampton University of Arizona Drexel University University of Massachusetts Lowell

European University Association Networks of European universities

Santander Network

Coordinates: 43°28′23″N 3°48′04″W / 43.473°N 3.801°W / 43.473; -3.801

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