Welcome to the University of Zaragoza
Although founded in 1542, the University of Zaragoza (with its 35.000 students) has not lost the beat of the times. Meeting point of an increasingly multicultural population with science and research, this institution wants to remain open to a constantly widening and evolving world. We have campuses in Zaragoza, Huesca, Teruel and La Almunia, and some of our faculties, schools and colleges are among the best in Europe in their specialities.
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University of Zaragoza |
The University of Zaragoza is the main centre of technological innovation in the Ebro Valley and enjoys a great prestige among the group of Spanish, European and International universities it has relations with.
Academic staff at the University of Zaragoza are highly specialised and have a broad research and teaching experience. Be it Spanish as a Foreign Language or fields as interesting to international students as Spanish Literature, Geography, Archaeology, Cinema, History, Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems (BIFI Research Group) or Nanotechnologies (among many others), our combination of teaching and research is proving very successful.
We have specialised offices that manage contacts between all kinds of private and public companies or institutions located in Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain or the EU and the different faculties or schools in order to provide students with job and practice opportunities.
At the university of Zaragoza the old traditional studies are offered at “Faculties” (Facultades), e.g. “Facultad de Derecho” (Faculty of Law), while new more technical studies are offered at “Schools” (Escuelas) e.g. “Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Técnica” (University School for Technical Engineering) or “Polytechnics” (Politécnicos), e.g. “Centro Politécnico Superior” (Higher Polytechnic Centre).
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The Three Provinces of Aragon |
The University of Zaragoza is the only public university in the region, which means it is funded by the “Diputación General de Aragón” (Government of Aragon) and the government of Spain. Its activity is spread along the three provinces of Aragon, with teaching campuses and research centres in Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza.
Through the Vice-Rectorship for International Relations, the University of Zaragoza participates in several exchange programmes. It collaborates with Universities and research institutions from Europe, Latin America and the U.S.A., thereby strengthening its international standing.
Some facts about the University of Zaragoza:
Number of University Faculties / Schools / Colleges: 22
Research Institutes: 5
Number of graduate degrees: 94
Number of subjects: 4150
Number of postgraduate studies: 185
Number of teaching staff: 3161
Standard term: September to June
Average fee per year (2006-2007) : € 987,00
Average cost for a 10 month term (incl. fee, accommodation, food, insurance and local transport): € 4.000,00
A total of 33.429 students were registered for the 2006-2007 term, of which:
In Engineering/Technological Studies:
In Social Sciences (incl. Law and Business):
In Health Sciences (incl. Medicine):
In Experimental Sciences:
In Humanities:
In Doctoral studies: |
9.724
13.390
3.729
2.547
2.149
1.890
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22,1 % of students registered in Doctorate Studies were international students. The University of Zaragoza is receiving around 820 European students through the Erasmus programme this year.
Some general useful links:
Academic calendar: http://wzar.unizar.es/servicios/ingles/insti/calen/acces.htm
Admission dates: from 1st July to 9th Oct (approx.) depending on level.
Registration dates: From 1st Sept. to 9th Oct. (approx.) depending on level
General Information in English: http://wzar.unizar.es/servicios/ingles/prese.htm
FAQ’s: http://wzar.unizar.es/servicios/inter/faq_en.htm
Information Centre:
CIUR – Universidad de Zaragoza
C/ Pedro Cerbuna, 12 - 50009 Zaragoza – Spain
ciu@unizar.es
Tel.: + 34 976 761001
Fax: + 34 976 761003
List of our faculties / schools and colleges including their main study areas (for graduate and postgraduate studies) and contact information:
Higher Polytechnic School of Huesca
www.unizar.es/eps/ admingth@unizar.es + 34 974 239301
Study areas: Industrial Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomic Engineering.
Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences
www.unizar.es/facuhu facuhu@unizar.es + 34 974 239391
Study areas: Medicine, Dentistry, Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Physical and Sporting activity
Faculty of Humanities and Education
http://magister.unizar.es admciheh@unizar.es + 34 974 239341
Study areas: Preschool, primary and physical education teacher
Nursing School
admenfeh@unizar.es + 34 974 210288
Study areas: Nursing
School of Business Studies
www.empresarialeshuesca.com admeueeh@unizar.es + 34 974 239373
Study areas: Labour relations, Business Science, Public Management and Administration
Engineering School
www.eupla.unizar.es admingta@unizar.es + 34 976 600813
Study areas: Industrial Engineering, Mechanics, Electronics, Computer Systems, Public Works, Civil Construction, Agriculture, Food Industries, Fruit and Vegetable Industries, Technical Architecture
Engineering School
www.unizar.es/centros/eupt admingtt@unizar.es + 34 978 618102
Study areas: Industrial Design, Telecommunications, Electronics
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities
http://teruel.unizar.es.ccsshh.html adminter@unizar.es + 34 978 618101
Nursing School
http://teruel.unizar.es/enfermeria/enfermeria.html + 34 978 620648
Study areas: Nursing
Faculty of Arts
www.unizar.es/centros/ffiloz secrefil@unizar.es + 34 976 761505
Study areas: History of Art, History, Geography, Philosophy, English Philology, Hispanic Philology, French Philology, Classical Philology, Library Science and Documentation
Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
http://siempre.unizar.es admeconz@unizar.es + 34 976 762131
Study areas: Economics, Business Administration and Management
Faculty of Education
http://educacion.unizar.es admeducz@unizar.es +34 976 761301
Study areas: School Teachers of: Foreign Languages, Primary Education, Musical Education, Physical Education, Special Education, Audition and Language, Psycho-pedagogy.
Faculty of Law
www.unizar.es/centros/fderez admderez@unizar.es + 34 976 761497
Study areas: Joint Programme Management and Business Administration / Law, Law
Faculty of Medicine
http://wzar.unizar.es/acad/fac/med/unizar.html admmediz@unizar.es + 34 976 762068
Study areas: Medicine
Faculty of Sciences
http://ciencias.unizar.es admcienz@unizar.es + 34 976 761158
Study areas: Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Physics, Biochemistry, Optics/Optometry, Statistics
Faculty of Veterinary Sciences
http://wzar.unizar.es/acad/fac/vete/unizar.html admvetez@unizar.es + 34 976 761611
Study areas: Veterinary Medicine, Food Science and Technology
Higher Engineering School
www.cps.unizar.es admcepsz@unizar.es + 34 976 762032
Study areas: Chemical, Industrial, Computer and Telecommunications Engineering
School of Business Studies
www.unizar.es/eueez/eueez.html admenfez@unizar.es + 34 976 762700
Study areas: Business Science
School of Health Sciences
www.unizar.es/enfez admenfez@unizar.es + 34 976 761751
Study areas: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Nursing
School of Industrial Engineering
www.unizar.es/euitiz admingtz@unizar.es + 34 976 762188
Study areas: Industrial Chemistry, Mechanics, Electronics, Electricity and Design.
School of Social Studies
http://www.eupla.unizar.es admingta@unizar.es + 34 976 762121
Study areas: Social Work, Labour Relations
School of Tourism
acaeturz@unizar.es + 34 976 203120
Study areas: Tourism
Besides the official studies, the University of Zaragoza offers other interesting possibilities to international students:
Courses in Spanish as a Foreign Language are run throughout the year and vary between 90 and 570 hours. We offer all levels and some specialised courses. Courses along the academic term are offered in Zaragoza, while the Summer Courses are offered in Jaca – The Pyrenees. The University of Zaragoza was the first Spanish university to offer Spanish Courses for international students in 1927. That makes us pioneers and gives us the world’s richest experience.
Please find all relevant information here:
Cursos de Español como Lengua Extranjera
C/ Pedro Cerbuna, 12
E-50009 Zaragoza – Spain
http://wzar.unizar.es/uz/difusion/unizar.html
ele@unizar.es
Tel. + 34 976 761047
Fax: + 34 976 762050
The Visiting Students Programme is aimed at society in general. Among others, at international students. It opens the opportunity of studying subjects included in some given studies (graduate or postgraduate), without these subjects being part of an official qualification. It is possible to take courses in Spanish as a Foreign Language and certain subjects at the same time.
The time for submitting admission applications is approximately between 15th June and 15th July. Please get in touch with the faculty that offer the courses you are interested in.
You can find out what subjects are available under:
http://wzar.unizar.es/servicios/coord/visit/visit.htm
The University of Zaragoza covers a wide spectrum of knowledge organised within the following areas:
- Engineering and Technology
- Experimental Sciences
- Health Sciences
- Social and Juridical Sciences
- Humanities
In 2005 the annual figure allocated by the University of Zaragoza to research and development was € 36 million. There are 202 research groups, formed by 2.293 researchers, currently working on their projects.
Four Research Institutes have been created within the university along the last 15 years. Their excellent work has brought them national and international recognition in their fields. They are:
- Institute for Nanoscience of Aragon (INA) : http://ina.unizar.es/
- Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Systems (BIFI) : http://bifi.unizar.es/
- Institute for Engineering Research of Aragon (I3A): http://i3a.unizar.es/eng/index_eng.php
- Homogeneous Catalysis Research Institute (IUCH): http://iuch.unizar.es/
For more information on other different research groups and fields, please refer to the web site of each faculty (listed above).
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Palacio de la Aljafería - Zaragoza |
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| The Oldest Building of the U. of Zaragoza - "El Paraninfo" |
Zaragoza, Capital City of Aragon, is a multicultural modern and ancient city with 700,000 inhabitants and over 2000 years of history. Zaragoza is the Roman, Muslim, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles mingling with a dynamic high-tech 21st Century City feverishly getting ready for the 2008 International Exposition. Zaragoza is R+D, modern communications and industry, transport networks and first-class logistics. Zaragoza is also museums and theatres, restaurants and shops, pubs and discos, parks and, not far away, the Pyrenees with plenty of outdoor activities. But Zaragoza is, above all, its friendly and welcoming people.
Aragon is one of the seven autonomic regions (comunidades autónomas) of Spain. It is made up of the provinces of Huesca, Teruel and Zaragoza, with a total of 730 boroughs (municipios).
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The Pyrenees in Aragon - A two-hour drive from Zaragoza |
Aragon has an area of 47,720 square kilometres. The province of Zaragoza is the one which covers the widest area with 17,274 square kilometres, followed by Huesca with 15,636 square kilometres and Teruel with 14,810. In relation to size, Aragon is the fourth largest autonomic region in Spain and occupies 9,42% of the Spanish territory.
Aragon is located in the Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. It has a sunny continental climate. In the north it shares an international border with France. To the east it borders with the Spanish Provinces of Navarre, La Rioja, Soria, Guadalajara and Cuenca, to the South it borders with Valencia and Cuenca and to the West with Castellon, Lerida and Tarragona.
Aragon tourist information:
http://www.zaragoza-ciudad.com/aragon/index.htm
Council of Zaragoza – City Video :
http://www.zaragoza.es/azar/video/turismo_en.mpg
Web-site of the Expo-2008:
http://www.expozaragoza2008.es/EN/index.asp
Spain, as stated in the Preamble of the 1978 Constitution, pursues justice, freedom and security for all its peoples and citizens within a political system based on democracy and an economic system based on the free-market economy. Another very important goal stated in the Constitution is the establishment of peaceful and cooperative relations among all the peoples in the world.
Spain occupies an area of 504.788 square kilometres as part of the Iberian Peninsula in south-western Europe. It shares borders with France in the northeast and Portugal in the west. It is also surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea from the northeast to the southeast and by the Atlantic Ocean in the southwest, the northwest and the north. It also includes the Balearic Archipelago in the Mediterranean and the Canary Archipelago in the Atlantic, as well as the two African Enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla.
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The Autonomous Regions (Comunidades Autónomas) of Spain. |
From the Castles of Castilla to the rocky northern coastline, from the sandy Mediterranean Beaches to the magic landscapes of the Pyrenees, from the world of art to its modern yet traditional cuisine, Spain always has something in reserve to delight your senses.
Spanish economy is based mainly on industry, tourism, services and agriculture. New technologies are now part of Spanish life as much as they are in any other European country, and the development of new sustainable energy sources as well as other specific technologies is being strongly supported.
Sources / links:
http://www.spain.info |
