University of Alcalá
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One of Europe’s oldest universities (1293).
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Declared World Heritage Site by UNESCO
(1998). One of only five university cities to boast
this distinction.
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“Hispania Nostra” Award and Royal Academy of
Fine Arts of San Fernando Medal of Honour for
the University’s standing commitment to
recovering its cultural heritage and conserving its
rich architectural patrimony.
HISTORICAL TRAJECTORY
AND CULTURAL TRADITION
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Leader in teaching and diffusion of Spanish language and culture:
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Host of the Miguel de Cervantes Prize.
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Over 1,500 students from 50 countries study Spanish at Alcalingua, the
University of Alcalá’s Centre for Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language,
regarded as one of most prestigious in the world:
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SICTED Tourist Quality Seal.
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Ministry of Education and Cervantes Institute accredited examining
centre for Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE).
HISTORICAL TRAJECTORY
AND CULTURAL TRADITION
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STRATEGIC LOCATION
FRANCIA
Bilbao
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Medium-sized university city, with wideranging cultural programme and lively
student scene.
Zaragoza
Madrid
ALCALÁ
30 kilometres from Madrid, with excellent
road and rail communications.
Located in the Henares Corridor, a
dynamic business hub and commercial
centre.
Barcelona
Valencia
Sevilla
LOCATION OF THE UNIVERSITY
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40
UNDERGRADUATE
DEGREES
70
MASTER´S
AND
DOCTORAL
DEGREES
360
ONGOING
EDUCATION
PROGRAMMES
* Approximate figures
Teaching and research in all
branches of knowledge:
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Arts and Humanities
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Sciences
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Health Sciences
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Social and Legal Sciences
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Engineering and Architecture
TEACHING FACTS AND FIGURES
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INTERNATIONALISATION
(University of Shanghai): Top Spanish university
for attracting international undergraduate
students
+20%
INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
U Multirank: The UAH has
obtained maximum scores
for international mobility,
UNDERGRADUATE
(incoming students and
AND POSTGRADUATE
outgoing students).
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QS Stars University Ratings:
Maximum scores for
internationalization (five stars).
Certificate for Very Good International
Student Satisfaction
QS World University Ranking: 2nd best Spanish
public university for attracting international
students (undergraduate and postgraduate).
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One of the world’s top 700
universities according to the
QS World University Ranking.
3,500 universities from 60 countries assessed
One of the world’s best 400 universities for “Arts and Humanities” and
among the top 200 for:
- “English Language and Literature”
- “Modern Languages”
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic
Ranking of World Universities (ARWU 2013):
The UAH is ranked among the world’s top
200 universities for Computer Science.
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