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University of Granada

The University of Granada (Spanish: Universidad de Granada, UGR) is a public university located in the city of Granada, Spain, and founded in 1531 by Emperor Charles V. With more than 60,000 students,[2] it is the fourth largest university in Spain.[3] Apart from the city of Granada, UGR also has campuses in Ceuta and Melilla.

Motto

Carolus Romanus Imperator Semper Augustus Hispaniae Rex Fundator Universitatis Granatensis, 1531

Charles I, Roman Emperor always Augustus, King of Spain and founder of the University of Granada, 1531

Public

1531 (1531)

Emperor Charles V

395,663,000 €

Pedro Mercado Pacheco

3,400

60,000

Granada
,
Granada, Andalousia
,
Spain

  Red[1]

Coimbra Group, UNIMED

www.ugr.es

The university's Center for Modern Languages (CLM) receives over 10,000 international students each year.[4] In 2014, UGR was voted the best Spanish university by international students.[5] Outstanding in varied fields from Classics to Modern Languages and Computer Science, it has been recognised as the second best university in Spain and as one of the most important among European ancient universities.[6]

History[edit]

In 1526 a college was founded in Granada by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V for the teaching of logic, philosophy, theology and canon law.[7] On 14 July 1531, the establishment of a studium generale with the faculties of theology, arts and canon law was granted by a papal bull by Clement VII, marking the birth hour of the university.[7][8] This explains its motto "Universitas Granatensis 1531" and his official seal, based in its founder coat of arms 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 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and listed nowadays as BIC in the Spanish heritage classification.


Recent major new facilities include the 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.

University rankings

201-300 (2023)

261 (2023)

403 (2023)

601–800 (2023)

313 (2023)

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School for Modern Languages[edit]

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 European Union. The CLM has agreements 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.[18]

Spanish statesman and dramatist.

Francisco de Paula Martínez de la Rosa

philosopher, jurist, and educator. He brought Kraussism to Spain.

Julián Sanz del Río

y Ariza, novelist, journalist, and politician.

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

President of the First Spanish Republic

Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso

archeologist, and historian.

Manuel Gómez-Moreno Martínez

y Baca, orientalist, Arabist, and historian.

Francisco Javier Simonet

doctor, anthropologist, and criminologist.

Federico Olóriz Aguilera

Spanish writer precursor to the Generation of '98 and ambassador in Helsinki.

Angel Ganivet

prominent politician during Second Spanish Republic

Fernando de los Ríos Urruti

President of the Second Spanish Republic

Niceto Alcalá-Zamora

San Martín, writer, diplomat, and politician.

Melchor Almagro

Martín, modernist poet.

Francisco Villaespesa

bohemian, and writer.

Alejandro Sawa

father of Andalusian nationalism

Blas Infante

literary critic, historian, journalist, and politician.

Melchor Fernández Almagro

man of letters from the Spanish Generation of '27

Federico García Lorca

literary critic, and university professor.

José Fernández Montesinos

cultural and intellectual historian, literary critic, and university professor.

Américo Castro

British author.

Frederick Forsyth

Spanish artist.

Juan Francisco Casas

Marquis of Salamanca, Spanish businessman and politician.

José de Salamanca

Famous poet, singer and composer

Joaquín Sabina

literary theorist, literary critic, and university professor.

Juan Carlos Rodríguez Gómez

poet, and university professor.

Antonio Carvajal Milena

Puerto Rican poet

Luis Lloréns Torres

writer and former director of Instituto Cervantes of New York City

Antonio Muñoz Molina

Spanish conductor.

Pablo Heras-Casado

Spanish-Argentine writer, and journalist.

Andrés Neuman

chemist and medical researcher.

Gabriella Morreale de Escobar

medical doctor and scientist.

Antonio Vidal-Puig

physician and politician.

Juan Pizarro Navarrete

List of early modern universities in Europe

Official site of the University of Granada

Center of Modern Languages Site

English language magazine for the region

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